Map towers vs auto map vs no map

[SvennoJ]

Goodnightmoon said:

The game gives you the option, you don't have to use the towers, the important places you go to still get marked in the map, so you could just don't activate any tower.

As for me, I don't see how it hurts the game at all because it unlocks a mostly empty map, so I only see terrain but have no clue of what I'm going to find on that terrain, only the names of some zones.

You can see every tree and puddle, enemy camp layouts, likely places for Koroks, mini boss encounter areas, guardians, springs, maze layout and other important features. Maybe the first few zones it seems like an empty map, yet after a while it's a big spoiler.

Anyway I completed exploring Akela first before heading up to the tower (nice one to sneak on to) and my mental map was pretty accurate albeit 45 degrees rotated compared to the actual map. I still rather have an automap then no map, the flame carrying quest was a bit confusing to find the way back in the dark and rain.