diff --git a/worlds/AutoWorld.py b/worlds/AutoWorld.py
index 067bf30403..8b7e127cdf 100644
--- a/worlds/AutoWorld.py
+++ b/worlds/AutoWorld.py
@@ -109,7 +109,12 @@ class AutoLogicRegister(type):
                     raise Exception(f"Name conflict on Logic Mixin {name} trying to overwrite {item_name}")
 
                 assert callable(function) or "init_mixin" in dct, (
-                    f"{name} defined class variable {item_name} without also having init_mixin."
+                    f"{name} defined class variable {item_name} without also having init_mixin.\n\n"
+                    "Explanation:\n"
+                    "Class variables that will be mutated need to be ininialized as instance variables in init_mixin.\n"
+                    "If your LogicMixin variables aren't actually mutable / you don't intend to mutate them, "
+                    "there is no point in using LogixMixin.\n"
+                    "LogicMixin exists to track custom state variables that change when items are collected/removed."
                 )
 
                 setattr(CollectionState, item_name, function)