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Code for the highest common denominator.
There's a certain type of person that you're aiming to please. They're the kind of person who lies awake in bed thinking "I wonder what would happen if I tried this." They're the sort of person who spots connections. They'll see an opportunity to use one object in totally unrelated area on the other side of the mud. They'll track down what you think is the smallest, most minute detail, and worry at it until it makes sense in the grand scheme of things.
With that in mind, everything you add to your area should have a purpose and it should be possible for players to figure it all out without having to resort to reading the code. If you have a necklace with writing on it, make it possible for someone, somewhere, be able to read it. Don't just have a string saying: "You can not make out the words."
If you code for that person then every other style of player you get through it will also be catered for.
And don't write a forest area. Coming up with enough unique descriptions for a bunch of trees will drive you insane.
Yours,
Pris
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