I love the favorite monster thread so I thought I would do a most annoying monster thread.
For me it HAS to be the greavers, when there is a group of them that is. Gawd, I just want a huge tennis racket to smack them all. :)
Most annoying monster in the game
Sun, 09/25/2011 - 20:00
Sun, 09/25/2011 - 20:28
#2
I hate Greavers there to fast
I hate Greavers there to fast to dodge out the way off and follow you for miles and they can brake though your shield in one hit HATE THEM!
lvl 3 Wolvers can be a pain in the ass if there a lot of them and you don't know how to deal with them get a Callahan and back pedal lots problem solved
Sun, 09/25/2011 - 20:35
#3
i really hate....
i really hate the guys who say ''Catch this'' in level 20 and beyond and trow 5 bombs at you... ajjjaajajajaja they are super cool, but i still hate the Bastardo! they could kill you in a second if you dont be care full!
Sun, 09/25/2011 - 20:53
#4
Greavers
There's nothing you can do if they swarm you from different directions. If they are the shock version, you're in for a lot of hurt.
Sun, 09/25/2011 - 21:16
#5
For me it would be the
For me it would be the devilites, I mean when they are in mobs and upgrade from their boss in tier 3, I think to myself: "I need a bomb"
Sun, 09/25/2011 - 21:31
#6
You need to use piercing
You need to use piercing against grievers is all, Imagine needles being shoved into their soft body...
Sun, 09/25/2011 - 21:33
#7
If only stabbing moths irl
If only stabbing moths irl worked like that... Unfortunately there almost impossible to hit.
Sun, 09/25/2011 - 21:41
#8
Robots with lasers make me something something
Greavers? Haven't faced those bats too often but if one draws aggro the others can clean up.
Gremlins? Take out the cleric, clean up pyros and demos, and you're good.
Devilites? I like them too much, you don't see a working-class demon in a lot of places.
But there's this one guy I see a lot. You know him as a Retrode, I call him a laser... well... can't say the last word here. Because on Tier 2, they shoot lasers, and if you face a bunch of them you better have some good backup.
Oh, and pinkies. You call them Phantoms. As long as you don't get surrounded you can deal with most guys.
I've noticed none of you have said turrets, but I guess you're just glad they can't move.
Sun, 09/25/2011 - 21:47
#9
I am annoyed by everything at some point, but now...
As I play this game, I learned how to fight the !@#$ that annoys me...
1. Wolvers - done!
2. Lumbers - done!
3. Gun Puppies - done!
4. Devilites - done!
But now...
1. Greaver - sorry, is there no counter to these guys than attack like crazy? Block = dead usually. And forget to bring piercing weapon = dead. I'm talking about solo of course. If there are others, you are usually faced by 1 or 2 at a time, or someone draws all the months and other party members can attack freely.
2. Polyps - when there's 8 in arena there's just too many projectiles, plus they have no blind spot, I am usually stuck in the corner shooting down the 2 nearby, or in the swordie case, attack attack block and hope shield doesn't break...
If only stabbing moths irl worked like that... Unfortunately there almost impossible to hit.
RL moths are rather small. Note how large Greavers are compared to knights... :D
Sun, 09/25/2011 - 21:58
#10
I find Phantoms are
I find Phantoms are pushovers. Just over-active Zombies, and die in as many hits. If I had to pick one enemy it would be Retrodes. Because they can launch an attack literally as soon as they spawn, and unlike Devilites take more then a couple hits to beat into submissions.
~Gwen
Sun, 09/25/2011 - 22:17
#11
It's a tie between retrodes
It's a tie between retrodes and pollups (only because my poor grey owlite shield can't handle piercing). The range for retrodes is ridiculous. Juuuust when you think you're out of reach bam! And don't get me started on those lasers. In t3 all they bring is pain.
I actually don't mind greavers because all you have to do is hit them with your divine avenger and they're down in 2 hits. You don't even have to chase them because they fly right at you. Best to keep your back to a wall. :]
Sun, 09/25/2011 - 22:23
#12
Rocket Puppies. Particularily
Rocket Puppies. Particularily the ones who hit you from 4 screens away while you're busy typing.
Sun, 09/25/2011 - 22:31
#13
Greavers, you really need a
Greavers, you really need a flourish/snarble barb when dealing with a group of them, especially the freeze/shock ones, not to mention their status effect coming through your shield.
Sun, 09/25/2011 - 23:33
#14
Greavers aren't annoying,
Greavers aren't annoying, they just hurt a lot if they manage to hit you. That can be fairly easily avoided, though.
No, for me it has to be wolvers, at least the big ones, and devilites for much the same reason: they dodge everything and, after some point, manage to deal a fair bit of damage as well. These are hands-down the only mobs I don't like fighting one-on-one and turn into a nightmare if it's a whole group of them.
I never had the shock variety of the gremlin bombers before but the combination alone sounds painful.
Earlier I had a level where I ran into oil slimes, which is generally not a big deal at all but then one of them caught fire, next thing I knew EVERYTHING WAS ON FIRE. I had never had this much trouble staying alive with these mobs before, not even the ones that were aflame. Completely changed my opinion on them.
Gremlin menders get an honorable mention, too. Everything I mentioned earlier can be dealt with, but throw a mender in the mix...
Sun, 09/25/2011 - 23:37
#15
Menders.
Menders. No Doubt. They will keep a T3: round 3 arena: final round of enemies healthy and kicking your butt, all the while staying nestled in the center off the mass of enemies being completely protected. I. Hate. Menders.
Mon, 09/26/2011 - 01:48
#16
Mini Jellies. Only the green
Mini Jellies. Only the green kind.
Mon, 09/26/2011 - 02:24
#17
Retrodes are so terrible it's
Retrodes are so terrible it's not even funny.
As well as Howlitzers. Like regular Gun Puppies, BUT THEY CAN STILL BLOW UP IN YOU FACE once you kill them. Arenas where a whole bunch of them pops are a lot more hellish once you need to dodge regular attacks AND floating heads.
Mon, 09/26/2011 - 02:28
#18
More then 4 Multi shot
More than 4 Multi shot turrets
Mon, 09/26/2011 - 02:47
#19
Greavers. I hate them so
Greavers. I hate them so much. They're the bastards of the sky.
Mon, 09/26/2011 - 04:48
#20
Speaking as a Gunner...
I'd have to say either Wolvers, Fiends(ESPECIALLY Grievers and the devs to a lesser extent), and to a lesser extent, Gremlins.
Usually I just run around randomly dropping cryo-bombs when we have to fight them so I don't want to rip out my hair AND make my party want to rip out my hair for forcing all the mobs to constantly dodge around or shield...
Mon, 09/26/2011 - 05:24
#21
Whats annoying to me is...
The gremlin bombers,retrodes, and greavers. I have a hard time catching the bombers they are so fast. Retrodes are sooo powerful O_O and dont even get me started on its beam D:, greavers i just hate when they are status inducing (fire or shock) and they mob you and kill you in like 5 seconds...
Mon, 09/26/2011 - 05:47
#22
Mini cubes
Those annoying #$@%ers. They swarm around you, take as many hits as a big jelly to kill, and drop no loot or heat. Argh.
Mon, 09/26/2011 - 06:13
#23
"Greavers aren't annoying,
"Greavers aren't annoying, they just hurt a lot if they manage to hit you. That can be fairly easily avoided, though."
Rotfl, seems like you are still sitting in T1 - in T3 they easily outrun you.
Mon, 09/26/2011 - 06:44
#24
i used to hate greavers.
then
i used to hate greavers.
then some guy put an autogun on the auction house with uv very high fiends for like 9k or something.
i turned it into a blitz needle and i love greavers so much now.
Mon, 09/26/2011 - 06:55
#25
-Devilities
-Greavers
/Thread
-Devilities
-Greavers
/Thread
Mon, 09/26/2011 - 06:56
#26
I actually have no problem
I actually have no problem with greavers. Just don't let them blindside you. The best way to keep them from hitting you is to hit them first as one strike can break their readying attack easily.
Alpha Ashtails are the biggest thorn in my side. I've recently found a better way to fight wolvers but they are still gigantic pain in the butts. My armor combo doesn't have much fire resistance so these guys easily take me out in a couple hits. Regular ashtails are okay, I could fight those all day, but the alphas are tricky for me.
Devilites are also annoying but only in large groups.
Mon, 09/26/2011 - 07:36
#27
Zelda
trojans and vanaduke, only they can lock u in corners causing an unfair gameplay where ur hands are bound
Mon, 09/26/2011 - 08:56
#28
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How are Greavers annoying? They're the biggest pushovers in the game, more so with a piercing weapon.
Lumbers, Alpha Wolvers, Mechaknights, tier two+ Retrodes, Devilites and Mini Jellies, all in large groups are annoying. Menders and Silkwings are inherently annoying. Polyps are freaking annoying (the only turret that doesn't tell you where it's facing, and fires off all five shots at once in tier three). Yesmen are just horrifying when you decide to go for the only Devilite that doesn't do jack sheets, and once you kill it, you have forty-four overtimers trying to skewer your butt on a rotisserie spit. Darkfang Thwackers' pseudo-charge attack can go die in a pit. Tier one and two Toxic Lichens, for some reason, have this incredibly borked attack range, and screws you over if you're fighting more than one of them at a time.
IRONCLAW AND DARKFANG DEMOS
And tier three Rocket Puppies fouk up everything when they come in groups of two or more (tier three arena with eight rocket puppies lol).
Mon, 09/26/2011 - 09:24
#29
@Paweu: Yeah, I am. Still
@Paweu: Yeah, I am. Still doing T2 runs, so that's worth taking into account.
Mon, 09/26/2011 - 09:50
#30
@ sylvanus
t3 rocket puppies
@ sylvanus
t3 rocket puppies are jerks!
retrodes are so much harder in a group than they are solo.
solo, you always know where they are going to shoot!
Mon, 09/26/2011 - 10:02
#31
^i agree
when an arena (especially icemaul) pops the retrodes, they immediately fire lasers (backing it up with the fact that you had to lag a bit). If you are not prepared to shield immediately, then maybe more than half of the time, youll get status (damn annoying with shock)
Mon, 09/26/2011 - 11:23
#32
I absolutely hate fighting
I absolutely hate fighting devilites and alpha wolvers. A few of the wolvers isn't too bad, but when there's like 8 spawned and 2 silkwings in an t2/3 arena, it's extremely annoying. haha
Mon, 09/26/2011 - 11:40
#33
Devilites. Always devilites.
Devilites. Always devilites. They dodge range attacks (and even though you can learn to anticipate and aim where they're going to jump, it's still annoying) but worst of all, I hate how they not only can throw stuff at you from all the way across the room, but they deliberately are set to do their incredibly fast, almost-no-warning attacks the instant you start attacking. Like, FML if I forget there's a devilite level coming up and I've got a kamarin and some bombs equipped or something. :I
Mon, 09/26/2011 - 11:41
#34
I would say...
All gremlins and devilites in T3. They just get that buff that makes them such a pain to fight.
Mon, 09/26/2011 - 11:50
#35
Not really a monster but the
Not really a monster but the most annoying, for me are... blast boxes!!!
How many times did I lose health by blasting myself with those darn boxes :'(
I hate them, way more than greavers, devilites or whatever...
Mon, 09/26/2011 - 11:53
#36
The Flourish and Snarble Barb
The Flourish and Snarble Barb have a VERY WIDE arc on the first swing of their regular combo. (Like, possibly wider than 180 degrees.) You can swat aside Greavers very easily by just swinging once, shield canceling, swinging again, and just repeating this until they all drop dead. Their attack is interrupted by any damage, so you're not in any danger. Slow swords (Sealed Sword and Troika series) have a similar swing arc, so it works with them too.
What annoys ME is... Those friggin' Gremlin Demos. HOLD STILL YOU FUZZY LITTLE MUTANT
Mon, 09/26/2011 - 12:17
#37
Well it's obvious.
Well for me, it's easily scuttlebots. The most OP monster in game by far, I mean those bullets they shoot go so far, and they hobble 10X faster then greavers. Bullets do a crapload of like, 15 bars per bullet. SO OP, OOO FIX DE SCUTTLES!
Mon, 09/26/2011 - 12:37
#38
I've got to go with the demo
I've got to go with the demo gremlins for most annoying just because they do so little but take so long to finally pin down. Gremlins are a pain because they can do a lot of damage really quickly from a long range but that's only if you approach it incorrectly
Mon, 09/26/2011 - 12:54
#39
Devilites and Retrodes
Devilites and Retrodes, these two breeds irritate me too!
Mon, 09/26/2011 - 13:20
#40
Retrodes.
Retrodes so
Retrodes.
Retrodes so MUCH.
They can do a 360 swipe on you and their reach is bigger than a truck.
And that Beam, THAT HORRIBLE BEAM.
I would pay through the nose to get a gun which shoots retrode lasers.
Mon, 09/26/2011 - 13:43
#41
the reallly big invincible cats
i think they are sooooooo annoying but i cnat remember their names
i hate em cuz theyre invincible
Mon, 09/26/2011 - 14:13
#42
Retrodes.. Scorchers..
Retrodes.. Scorchers.. Demos..
Pretty much anything that can throw an AoE or ranged attack.
..Because I went with swords. Can I have that laser gun? :l
Mon, 09/26/2011 - 15:14
#43
Arena insult
Tier 2 or 3: Two Menders, Oilers and and Hotrodes -- healing each other...
Most annoying would probably be devilites.
Mon, 09/26/2011 - 15:52
#44
Anything that has the
Anything that has the potential to shock you. Period.
Mon, 09/26/2011 - 16:46
#45
Speaking of Arenas
One time, I was soloing the last stage of an arena. The last wave they send at me was some retrodes, a couple of healers, a bunch of slimes...and about 10 or 12 of those demos.
I now hate gremlins.
Mon, 09/26/2011 - 18:18
#47
Devilites and Greavers
Devilites and Greavers
But I do have a solution for those pesky ne'er-do-wells though.
Devilites: while most people argue that the Argent Peacemaker is only useful for FSC, I find that a patient Knight will have great success with this against Devilites. Pick a few off from the group and periodically switch between shielding and shooting (I would recommend around 4 shots with the AP.)
They will dodge but will run into the next bullet if you practice and get to know their dodging pattern, (remember, they are made up of 0s and 1s and being so, they will have some sort of pattern, especially because they exist in Java.)
Greavers: simple solution; put distance between you and the greaver, if you have aggro on it it will follow you. They will suddenly preform a quick lunge and then take about 1~2 seconds to charge for their attack. In this time, turn around and meet the greaver with a sword, preferably. Any attack will interrupt their attack; finish with a combo if you're confident with your timing.
Just what I do though, it works pretty well.
Mon, 09/26/2011 - 18:19
#48
Room full of gun puppies
As a gunslinger who likes to carry two guns and no sword, I have to vote for the room full of gun puppies. Put four or so multi-shot gun puppies and a couple of homing rockets, and say goodbye to your ME for the day, cause you are in SK hell. You might get skilled enough to survive, but more than likely you will be forced to return to Haven or Revive. Sword players might find it easier to just go banzai on this situation, but for a gunslinger it is tough.
Mon, 09/26/2011 - 18:25
#49
They all are pretty annoying....
I hate those laser shooting constructs.
Mon, 09/26/2011 - 18:42
#50
Devil-ITs.
just the shock
Devil-ITs.
just the shock ones.
that's all.
Not quite sure. It used to be greavers, all the way, but then I learned how to fight them. Just attack. They're still probably the worst, especially when there are other enemies to deal with. Tier 3 Devilites are a pain too though, and Grimalkins piss me off since you can't shield against them.