Transporter Trap = F this Game

[Maverick]

Was feeling great after just killing the dragon. Then I get the transporter trap in the dragon-burnt ruins that ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ sends me to Sellia Crystal Cave, where I died, lost ALOT of runes, and then died trying to get them, of course. ♥♥♥♥ this game. ♥♥♥♥ like this isn't hard difficulty at this point. It's just ♥♥♥♥-eating grin trolling by the devs who have no respect for the player's time.

[Sparhawk 59]

All you had to do was run outside the entrance bring up map and travel back to first step

[Krazy Wallet]

You have a second to back away from the smoke when you open the trapped chests. You didn't react in time and found out what happens. This is also after a series of errors that eventually cost you your runes.

1. You had a nearby site of grace to level up after the dragon fight but you went to the ruins
2. you opened a chest and didn't react to the smoke (not a DS2 vet?)
3. You died in the trap cave
4. You died again before recovering your runes
5. You're upset because you made mistakes
6. You make a post blaming the game rather than your own mistakes/decisions
7. Welcome to Elden Ring

This is the style of Elden Ring. Deaths are there to teach you something and make you better. You think that's unfair? Just wait to meet the good stuff

[Krazy Wallet]

I should also note, I died there as well. But my response was to laugh my butt off and slowly make my way out of the cave into the wonderful land that I was teleported to. I died a few more times after that. The key takeaway is to learn from your deaths. Unless you glitched through the floor and fell into the abyss, every death is your fault and you could have prevented it. Adopt this mentality and you will become an awesome Elden Ring player in no time.

[Maverick]

Originally posted by Krazy Wallet:

You have a second to back away from the smoke when you open the trapped chests. You didn't react in time and found out what happens. This is also after a series of errors that eventually cost you your runes.

1. You had a nearby site of grace to level up after the dragon fight but you went to the ruins
2. you opened a chest and didn't react to the smoke (not a DS2 vet?)
3. You died in the trap cave
4. You died again before recovering your runes
5. You're upset because you made mistakes
6. You make a post blaming the game rather than your own mistakes/decisions
7. Welcome to Elden Ring

You think that's unfair? Just wait to meet the good stuff

It would have been nice to know that about the chest BEFOREHAND, and no, I never played DS2. This was a cruel beginner's trap and nothing less from a game that is heavily trying to screw you over at every turn.

Site of grace was the first place I went. Also, they sent me there, so I thought it was for an important reason, an objective, and so I had to clear that dungeon right then and there. Most of the runes I lost were from the cave, because I got pretty deep, but there's where I died, with no more bolts to shoot those ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ electric bugs. Didn't feel like transporting around to merchants looking for who had bolts to buy, so I went back in. It was try to get the runes back, or just leave them there.

No, I'm upset because I fell victim to a beginner's trap and got sent to a place I'm not ready to be at yet, resulting in my death and loss of runes. You just don't like that I'm criticizing and pissed off at this game, an over-worshipped, over-hyped game that you're not allowed to criticize. No ♥♥♥♥ I'm upset. These events just happened now and I wanted to break my controller.

[psheue]

Is this your first FROM game? They've always loved trolling their customers.

I could almost hear them laughing the first time I saw rot pots thrown at lowbies.

[Maverick]

Originally posted by Krazy Wallet:

every death is your fault and you could have prevented it

Unless you were born an Elden Ring guru, or are psychic, you can't possibly foresee every trap and danger that may lead to your death, or know how deadly an enemy can be, so no, not every death is the player's fault and can be prevented. This can't be said about ANY game.

[Maverick]

Originally posted by psheue:

Is this your first FROM game? They've always loved trolling their customers.

I could almost hear them laughing the first time I saw rot pots thrown at lowbies.

:raft_bruce:

Yes, it is. Don't get me wrong, this game is very well made and I do like it. I see it's appeal and like a challenge, but there's some things that go beyond difficulty and are just unfair trolling, resulting in a lot of wasted time. That's when I get pissed.

[Krazy Wallet]

Originally posted by Maverick:

Originally posted by Krazy Wallet:

You have a second to back away from the smoke when you open the trapped chests. You didn't react in time and found out what happens. This is also after a series of errors that eventually cost you your runes.

1. You had a nearby site of grace to level up after the dragon fight but you went to the ruins
2. you opened a chest and didn't react to the smoke (not a DS2 vet?)
3. You died in the trap cave
4. You died again before recovering your runes
5. You're upset because you made mistakes
6. You make a post blaming the game rather than your own mistakes/decisions
7. Welcome to Elden Ring

You think that's unfair? Just wait to meet the good stuff

It would have been nice to know that about the chest BEFOREHAND, and no, I never played DS2. This was a cruel beginner's trap and nothing less from a game that is heavily trying to screw you over at every turn.

Site of grace was the first place I went. Also, they sent me there, so I thought it was for an important reason, an objective, and so I had to clear that dungeon right then and there. Most of the runes I lost were from the cave, because I got pretty deep, but there's where I died, with no more bolts to shoot those ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ electric bugs. Didn't feel like transporting around to merchants looking for who had bolts to buy, so I went back in. It was try to get the runes back, or just leave them there.

No, I'm upset because I fell victim to a beginner's trap and got sent to a place I'm not ready to be at yet, resulting in my death and loss of runes. You just don't like that I'm criticizing and pissed off at this game, an over-worshipped, over-hyped game that you're not allowed to criticize. No ♥♥♥♥ I'm upset. These events just happened now and I wanted to break my controller.

I get it, we have all been dark souled before (elden ringed now?). Just the other day, I lost a couple hundred thousand souls in DS1 because I got careless. It's frustrating, but it's teaching you a lesson. If this simple trap and a single dungeon of runes is enough to enrage you and make you want to break your controller, you're in for a rough ride.

If you take a minute to reflect on what has happened, you'll realized that you learned a lot. These are lessons that will protect you well in the coming ambushes and fights for the rest of the game.

1. Chests can be trapped - approach with caution
2. You can be sent into areas you aren't ready to tackle - perhaps consider a safe passage out and returning later
3. There are ranged enemies in hard to reach locations - how will I handle those in the future? Will I ensure that I have a full stock of bolts/arrows while I explore?
4. Should I continue venturing forward, deep into a cave system, when I'm underleveled and potentially running out of healing items, or should I turn back?

Yes, I was poking fun in my post because this is the Elden Ring/Dark Souls experience. But there's also wisdom in it if you learn this lesson. Take accountability for every death that isn't a glitch (falling through the floor). You will be faced with unfair odds - it is up to you to figure out how to even the playing field and come out victorious. Don't care about runes. You'll lose them, yes. But you will earn them back. Especially at the start of the game, it won't impact your end level. It can hurt and be disappointing, but runes really aren't that important.

[Krazy Wallet]

Originally posted by Maverick:

Originally posted by Krazy Wallet:

every death is your fault and you could have prevented it

Unless you were born an Elden Ring guru, or are psychic, you can't possibly foresee every trap and danger that may lead to your death, or know how deadly an enemy can be, so no, not every death is the player's fault and can be prevented. This can't be said about ANY game.

You misunderstand me. I'm not saying that a newbie will go into Elden Ring and do a perfect, deathless run. That's quite a tall order. Even as veteran who has sunk hundreds of hours into these types of games, Elden Ring got several over on me.

What I mean is that each, individual death was a result of an incorrect response. That's the lesson to be had. I'm not saying that you'll never make an incorrect response, but taking accountability will make you a superb player and make this experience far more enjoyable. You will die, many times. But other players have successfully avoided those deaths, even first time players, because they reacted appropriately at one of the critical junctures. As you focus on making better decisions more often, even new traps will be successfully avoided.

Understand, claiming something is "unfair" and "I couldn't have known this" takes accountability away from you, the player. This means you won't learn from it, and you will continue approaching and playing these games with a similar or same mentality; never improving because it wasn't "your fault". As soon as you realize that the trap was unforeseen by you and you made the mistake of not backing away immediately, you've instantly made yourself a better player. When you go to loot something moving forward, there will be that small voice in your head saying, "be prepared for bull to happen!!". When bullcrap inevitably does happen, your keen mind will recognize it and react before you die.

TLDR: Be reflective in your gameplay; take accountability for your mistakes that resulted in death. If you continue to deflect and excuse your mistakes as the game being "unfair", you'll never improve and will always be caught off guard when a new trap is introduced

[MundM]

Happened to me first time playing, too, and I loved it! A bunch of high tier materials and rewards in that dungeon, where you saved a ton of time getting there. You might not even find the dungeon without the trap.
I just sneaky sneaked and was forced to learn how to fight the walking roaches if I had to. Finding the exit felt amazing, and then seeing what world I was brought to, was terrifying!

So no, I disagree, that trap isn't bad, it's amazing!

[impuretrash2878]

you'll earn those runes back in no time. It's not that big of a deal.

[Krazy Wallet]

Your christening to the souls community is official. You can now relate to the pain we have all felt at some point in our journey

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3W0iX-nZ4g

[impuretrash2878]

I remember once I lost like 99 mil or some ridiculous number in Souls 1 because I forgot to pick them up after a duel. I wasn't planning on using them except to maybe buy some firebombs or whatever but I was still pretty upset.

[MundM]

Originally posted by impuretrash2878:

I remember once I lost like 99 mil or some ridiculous number in Souls 1 because I forgot to pick them up after a duel. I wasn't planning on using them except to maybe buy some firebombs or whatever but I was still pretty upset.

Yeah, but given you didn't level up anymore if you wanted to have a pvp char, souls meant nothing. You got tens of thousands of souls after each duel anyway.

[Krazy Wallet]

Originally posted by impuretrash2878:

I remember once I lost like 99 mil or some ridiculous number in Souls 1 because I forgot to pick them up after a duel. I wasn't planning on using them except to maybe buy some firebombs or whatever but I was still pretty upset.

With inflation, those firebombs be getting expensive! That hurts, dude!