Moving past the political stuff here, I truly don't understand what the first commenter is mad about.

Enigma is explicitly a reward-less puzzle box that's only relevant for people who find the hunt to be its own justification. There's nothing else in FL lost by not pursuing it, and writing inaccessible works is a perfectly reasonable choice with a long history. I'd ask the commenter if they feel similarly angry about Kryptos, and if not why not? <a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kryptos">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kryptos</a>

(Beyond all of that, "enforce a ban on anyone helping each other to participate" is outright false. Enigma operates under the same "yes by PM, no by public post" rules as SMEN endings and fate-locked content. It's not a ban on helping, it's a policy that outlasted Alexis, and it's actually present in almost all paid FL content as well as this free Ambition.)