I recently picked it up for the first time and had no issue whatsoever getting it to do what I needed it to do without any guidance.
Are tooltips abuse now?
Here's an example screenshot: https://imgur.com/a/MSBDDmM
Should it be also stated in documentation? Yes, tooltips alone should not be acceptable. But here they are doing their job; that's why they are called tooltips, because they give you tips about an option that might otherwise feel obscure.