They want hidden mechanics so the community can figure them out. Remember we are in beta, and when full release comes out we’ll have figured out tons of secret stuff.
Exploration is definitely part of the game.
One secret mechanic is that sadhus can buff up their out of body attack by having them walk over a buff/debuff cell. It nealry doubles their attack. None of that is said anywhere in the game but the community figured it out.
The game rewards knowledgeable players and makes stupid ones feel even stupider.
