What Trap Gets You...EVERY SINGLE TIME?!

[EBHughsThe1st]

In Super Mario Galaxy 2,
there's this course that you have to roll down in the rock suit.
At the very end I can't ever make that jump.
May not be a trap, but I fell through it a dozen or so times.

 

[coldshadow]

Ive gotten good at the platforming stuff but I always get screwd over by the ones with fake power ups/wepons...."WOO SPEED BOOST!*gets crushed*"

 

[MazzaTheFirst]

Any random stranger in any random game: "Kind sir? Could you please help me with *objective*? I would be ever so grateful."
It is usually a trap. But I can't help the feeling 'What if this person really needs help? Hah, I am just paranoid, this couldn't possib- *dead*'

Also, my minions on Evil Genius always trip my own traps. How many traps? ALL OF THEM.

 

[Mantonio]

Shalebridge Cradle.

(I'll give you a minute to stop hyperventilating)

I ALWAYS forget that the Puppets can't be killed by a simple backstab. I ALWAYS walk over them, making them get back up. And I ALWAYS scream.

 

[ItsAChiaotzu]

Claymores.

Camp enabling pieces of shit.

Claymores again.

Oblivion, Fallout, I saw thoes traps from two miles away, but Claymores in MW will get me everytime.

Which is why I use scrambler pro. *Click* HA!

That reminds me a hilarious time that I was watching my cousin play, and he didn't realise that he Scrambler Pro on, and so he heard the click, freaked out for about a second and then was so confused when nothing happened. Oh, and then he got his arse blown up.

 

[Broady Brio]

Anything involving chance or luck. I know it's equal with everyone but I swear it lobsides.

In real life, my gulliblity. It is retardedly large.

 

[geldonyetich]

People who pick arguments with me by misreading my messages, then think I'm arguing with them when I attempt to clarify where they misunderstood me. It's a trolling so subtle that they themselves are often unaware they're doing it.

So you're saying everyone but you is a troll?

Good example, if slightly too obvious given the context.

Just because my name has numbers in it doesn't mean I'm a troll, I bet you suck at MW2 n00b, why don't you go crawling back to your precious Galo!

The first example was better. This second one is too obviously just making noise for making noise's sake.

It was a realistic rendition for trolling defensive behavior. If you thought before you spoke you would know.

Ah yes, this is a much better example of getting offended over typical failure to read. Add something like, "if you weren't so stupid, you would have known this" adds fuel to keep the flame war going.

Normally, that would totally get me, but given that the thread topic is about the kinds of traps I fall in, I'm on my guard and not so prone to do so.

If there's a better example of getting offended over typical failure to read then why don't you show it to me instead of generalizing. When I talk about something I give examples.

I would, but as you may imagine, it's very tiring to be constantly dragged into arguments that I never intended to happen because people were simply unable or unwilling to understand what I wrote.

For example, if you think I'm discussing anything new that I didn't already say on the very first post I made on this thread, you're mistaken. On the contrary, this little back and forth between you and me has been the unintentional epiphany of what I was saying.

You're trying very hard to start and win an argument with me, but I'm definitely not interested. My simply expressing I'm not interested it seems to you as though I am arguing. So you keep asking me to explain. That is the trap I that gets me every single time. Like/believe it or not, you are trying very hard to troll me here, and that I actually took the time to reply is me falling for it again.

Once, I got so upset over somebody for not getting the message that I started taking on a really negative tone - that was the only time I landed a probation on The Escapist forums. Forever denied the Legendary Poster badge, simply for tirelessly trying to explain to immature little pissants that they have a natural but ridiculous sophomoric tendency to try to win arguments even where there are none.

 

[JEBWrench]

Ooh look, some wonderful Trea- HELL!

(Mimics)

God. Damn. Mimics.

 

[feather240]

People who pick arguments with me by misreading my messages, then think I'm arguing with them when I attempt to clarify where they misunderstood me. It's a trolling so subtle that they themselves are often unaware they're doing it.

So you're saying everyone but you is a troll?

Good example, if slightly too obvious given the context.

Just because my name has numbers in it doesn't mean I'm a troll, I bet you suck at MW2 n00b, why don't you go crawling back to your precious Galo!

The first example was better. This second one is too obviously just making noise for making noise's sake.

It was a realistic rendition for trolling defensive behavior. If you thought before you spoke you would know.

Ah yes, this is a much better example of getting offended over typical failure to read. Add something like, "if you weren't so stupid, you would have known this" adds fuel to keep the flame war going.

Normally, that would totally get me, but given that the thread topic is about the kinds of traps I fall in, I'm on my guard and not so prone to do so.

If there's a better example of getting offended over typical failure to read then why don't you show it to me instead of generalizing. When I talk about something I give examples.

I would, but as you may imagine, it's very tiring to be constantly dragged into arguments that I never intended to happen because people were simply unable or unwilling to understand what I wrote.

For example, if you think I'm discussing anything new that I didn't already say on the very first post I made on this thread, you're mistaken.

You're trying very hard to start and win an argument with me, but I'm definitely not interested. My simply expressing I'm not interested it seems that's grounds enough to be arguing to you. For me, that is a trap.

Once, I got so upset over somebody for not getting the message that I started taking on a really negative tone - that was the only time I landed a probation on The Escapist forums. Forever denied the Legendary Poster badge, simply for tirelessly trying to explain to immature little pissants that their natural sophomoric tendencies are trying to win arguments even where there are none.

I got my first warning because a guy didn't want to explain why he thought what he thought, even though the thread name was "Why do you guys hate such and such?" Why...

(C-C-COMBO BREAKER!)

 

[darksolgamer]

The traps in cutscenes where a button command comes up and your not paying attention cause its a cutscene.

I used to put the controller down during cutscenes until I played Resident Evil 4, the game was like "FUCK YOU, YOU DON'T GET A BREAK!".

Ah, how I loved the knife fight in RE4 for the first time >.<

 

[geldonyetich]

People who pick arguments with me by misreading my messages, then think I'm arguing with them when I attempt to clarify where they misunderstood me. It's a trolling so subtle that they themselves are often unaware they're doing it.

So you're saying everyone but you is a troll?

Good example, if slightly too obvious given the context.

Just because my name has numbers in it doesn't mean I'm a troll, I bet you suck at MW2 n00b, why don't you go crawling back to your precious Galo!

The first example was better. This second one is too obviously just making noise for making noise's sake.

It was a realistic rendition for trolling defensive behavior. If you thought before you spoke you would know.

Ah yes, this is a much better example of getting offended over typical failure to read. Add something like, "if you weren't so stupid, you would have known this" adds fuel to keep the flame war going.

Normally, that would totally get me, but given that the thread topic is about the kinds of traps I fall in, I'm on my guard and not so prone to do so.

If there's a better example of getting offended over typical failure to read then why don't you show it to me instead of generalizing. When I talk about something I give examples.

I would, but as you may imagine, it's very tiring to be constantly dragged into arguments that I never intended to happen because people were simply unable or unwilling to understand what I wrote.

For example, if you think I'm discussing anything new that I didn't already say on the very first post I made on this thread, you're mistaken.

You're trying very hard to start and win an argument with me, but I'm definitely not interested. My simply expressing I'm not interested it seems that's grounds enough to be arguing to you. For me, that is a trap.

Once, I got so upset over somebody for not getting the message that I started taking on a really negative tone - that was the only time I landed a probation on The Escapist forums. Forever denied the Legendary Poster badge, simply for tirelessly trying to explain to immature little pissants that their natural sophomoric tendencies are trying to win arguments even where there are none.

I got my first warning because a guy didn't want to explain why he thought what he thought, even though the thread name was "Why do you guys hate such and such?" Why...

(C-C-COMBO BREAKER!)

Hah, I wish that mod was around when I was trying to appeal my probation, it seems one of them understands my pain.

 

[Banana Phone Man]

I will post this for relevance:


I will say any sort of tripwire trap usually gets me. The annoying ones are in Fallout 3. When I'm sneaking in places without a care in the world and I hear a sort of twang. I think to myself "was that a trap or another can?" then I later think to myself "did the weather forcast predict chances of falling grenades? Oh shi..."

 

[feather240]

People who pick arguments with me by misreading my messages, then think I'm arguing with them when I attempt to clarify where they misunderstood me. It's a trolling so subtle that they themselves are often unaware they're doing it.

So you're saying everyone but you is a troll?

Good example, if slightly too obvious given the context.

Just because my name has numbers in it doesn't mean I'm a troll, I bet you suck at MW2 n00b, why don't you go crawling back to your precious Galo!

The first example was better. This second one is too obviously just making noise for making noise's sake.

It was a realistic rendition for trolling defensive behavior. If you thought before you spoke you would know.

Ah yes, this is a much better example of getting offended over typical failure to read. Add something like, "if you weren't so stupid, you would have known this" adds fuel to keep the flame war going.

Normally, that would totally get me, but given that the thread topic is about the kinds of traps I fall in, I'm on my guard and not so prone to do so.

If there's a better example of getting offended over typical failure to read then why don't you show it to me instead of generalizing. When I talk about something I give examples.

I would, but as you may imagine, it's very tiring to be constantly dragged into arguments that I never intended to happen because people were simply unable or unwilling to understand what I wrote.

For example, if you think I'm discussing anything new that I didn't already say on the very first post I made on this thread, you're mistaken.

You're trying very hard to start and win an argument with me, but I'm definitely not interested. My simply expressing I'm not interested it seems that's grounds enough to be arguing to you. For me, that is a trap.

Once, I got so upset over somebody for not getting the message that I started taking on a really negative tone - that was the only time I landed a probation on The Escapist forums. Forever denied the Legendary Poster badge, simply for tirelessly trying to explain to immature little pissants that their natural sophomoric tendencies are trying to win arguments even where there are none.

I got my first warning because a guy didn't want to explain why he thought what he thought, even though the thread name was "Why do you guys hate such and such?" Why...

(C-C-COMBO BREAKER!)

Hah, I wish that mod was around when I was trying to appeal my probation, it seems one of them understands my pain.

No, I still got in trouble, but it was my first offense so I was fine. I hate Mods, all mods. (Except for you Escapist mods, you guys are great!)

 

[googleit6]

It's not so much a trap, but the random QTE in Assassin's Creed 2 cutscenes always screws me up somewhere.
My first playthrough, I totally missed the chance to hug Leonardo, and I felt like a dipshit for making him sad. I had put the controller down thinking "Oh, a cutscene." Only to scramble like an idiot trying to right myself to press square or circle before I acidentally rejected Leo.
My second playthrough, I was showing off my hidden blade, and I missed the prompt. I ended up showing off... my hidden blade mechinism. Yep. It was pretty intense. *Sarcasm*
The funny thing was, I got the same reaction that I would have if I had gotten the prompt. Taking that response out of context gave me a chuckle, though.

 

[lord death jr]

A red button.... Must Press It.......

maybe there cookies if we press that button

 

[Hazy]

Spoiler: This one

Everyone's gay for Bridget.

Moving on, buttons. They usually end up releasing a dolphin with machine guns or arrows or some other, even more lethal device.

EDIT: Can't believe I forgot, those tripwires in Oblivion's fortresses. Y'know, the ones that end up dropping a spiked club or some other means of hurting me? Those things get me every time.

 

[Crispee]

In one part of Super Paper Mario, there was a Mushroom on a string being pulled by one of the villains, even though it's obviously a trap I often lose all common sense and chase it as though it's something rare.

 

[Azure Sky]

Spoiler: This one

But in all seriousness, timed jumping puzzles are thing that I normally hate. It can often be hard to see where your character is going to land, which results in SPLAT! INSTA-DEATH.

I see what you did thar!
...now wheres the soap to gouge out my eyes with e.e

Crumbling floor traps! They get me every damn time!!! >.<!!!

 

[Valkyrie101]

Rickrolls, and pretty much every trap in Oblivion. Curse high health and Restoration for making me complacent.

 

[BiscuitTrouser]

Funny everyone mentions Dragon Age. I've never had a big problem with the majority of traps in that game, but then again as a rogue you ought to spot them first. There was one trap in particular my cunning rogue senses could not protect me from though, it's in The Pearl.

That's one fucking huge trap.

I wouldn't be surprised if it even caused me several injuries.

This trap took me hook line and sinker, the devs did a good job there.