What's a trope/ trap although over used... you still absolutely love?

[Gougaru]

Although I'm not the biggest spider mastermind fan.. I love when they're used as a infight turret during a big fight. Just really satisfying and stressful 

[volleyvalley]

Specters lying in some sort of liquid, whether in water, nukage, blood or lava. I like it because it gives Specters some sort of an backstory, as in they're the victims of some form of radiation.

 

 

[Gougaru]

Oh absolutely! Specs used that way will never get old and still make you cautious about using that rocket launcher 

[Lucius Wooding]

Cacodemons and lost souls set to ambush, and placed below the edge of a pit. You approach the edge unsuspectingly, and hear the hiss as a wall of them rise to greet you.

[Xaser]

Archviles in exit rooms.

[FecalMystAche]

Fake exits like in E2M6.

[Kwisior]

The ones where you're ambushed from both sides and need to manage them, preferably with the rocket launcher (although that one's not really overused).

Edited June 15, 2023 by Kwisior

[ItsPower303]

Definitely fake exits for me, never fails to get me and can be really quite dicy if I've already gotten through the map by the skin of my teeth

[CapersOnSalad]

Holes leading to different floors like in MAP02 or MAP05. I like the pseudo room-over-room feel and it gives a level another layer of architectural complexity. 

Edited June 15, 2023 by CapersOnSalad

[Maximum Matt]

Chaingunners behind false walls.  

[Stupid Bunny]

Going into an empty cavernous room with a lot of obvious teleport destinations and/or lowering walls surrounding a single key on a pedestal in the middle. It’s so predictable what’s coming but damned if it isn’t effective 

[rita remton]

archviles and chaingunners, together on turrets/high ground.

[Dusty_Rhodes]

On 6/14/2023 at 3:33 PM, Xaser said:

Archviles in exit rooms.

Add some FIREBLU for the old Jimmy Exit© It's a classic.

A personal favorite trope for me is empty room that immediately has walls lower revealing mobs after you walk in. 

 

I missed @Stupid Bunny's comment. Basically exactly what he said. 

Edited June 16, 2023 by Dusty_Rhodes

[Dreamskull]

16 hours ago, Maximum Matt said:

Chaingunners behind false walls.  

 

I originally came in here out of morbid curiosity, but I actually found myself agreeing with a few positions.

You on the other hand take the cake on satisfying the original reason for coming here. WOW 

 

[FecalMystAche]

4 hours ago, rita remton said:

archviles and chaingunners, together on turrets/high ground.

I agree. Always loved this pairing. The arch-vile basically supports the chaingunner, almost like a sniper and their spotter team-up. Taking the arch-vile out first will keep the chaingunner(s) out of the fight, as otherwise the arch-vile will keep the sniper nest in working order. 

[Silhouette 03]

The pick up key or walk over linedef that lowers to the ground and reveals a large part of the map. I just find it cool. Every.Single.Time.

[LadyMistDragon]

Large teleport traps. Going from something like 5-30 or more enemies in a space of less than 30 seconds can be really intense!

[Gougaru]

10 minutes ago, LadyMistDragon said:

Large teleport traps. Going from something like 5-30 or more enemies in a space of less than 30 seconds can be really intense!

Absolutely! And if you're gaurds down.. hurting time 

[Major Arlene]

SSG and large zombieman hordes, name a more classic combo

[KeaganDunn]

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[Hebonky]

I find Caco Clouds very entertaining. That and large clumps of archviles

[Wo0p]

A single exit-room Pinky. It's just a nice palate cleanser if you've been through a large or obtuse combat puzzle. Pull out that SSG in preparation and blow that sad lonesome pinky to smithereens as a final huzzah on the level.

[RataUnderground]

An enemy in your back before the start, plutonia style. 

[Electro Rage]

Revenant Hordes are awesome. Especially if the mapper places a cyber or two in there!

[Gougaru]

10 hours ago, Major Arlene said:

SSG and large zombieman hordes, name a more classic combo

Pictured this in slow mo

[Manny84]

In "spooky" wads, the trope of "you turn around and the corridor/room behind you has changed somehow" works on me every single time. Like MyHouse.wad or The Thing You Can't Defeat.

[Chezza]

On 6/16/2023 at 10:33 AM, Maximum Matt said:

Chaingunners behind false walls.  

You're a monster.

[Logamuffin]

Big switch activated staircases like in E1M3, E2M4 etc. Just seeing the little steps go up one by one fills me with an odd sense of satisfaction

[HumanBean]

On 6/14/2023 at 5:39 PM, volleyvalley said:

Specters lying in some sort of liquid, whether in water, nukage, blood or lava. I like it because it gives Specters some sort of an backstory, as in they're the victims of some form of radiation.

 

yeah i agree i love small details like this

 

[Tiramisu]

A beefy Hell Knight/Baron ambush immediately after you pick up the rocket launcher