How on earth do you solo people deal with traps?

Trau · 02-16-2003, 08:45 PM

Hard!

Jon Irenicus · 02-16-2003, 09:32 PM

Easy... just turn the difficulty all the way down when dealing with traps(otherwise prepare to get raped by the traps with Insane damage) then turn it back on once u finished.

Tancred · 02-16-2003, 09:54 PM

The usual procedure; leap 20 feet up into the air and scatter myself over a wide area...

SixOfSpades · 02-16-2003, 10:03 PM

*slaps Tancred for watching too much Blackadder*

Most Soloists use cheese: They've already played the game enough times to have memorized where all the Traps are, and what they do when you step on them.

- Wizards: Stoneskin and Mirror Image will solve almost all your difficulties, and Spell Immunity will solve the rest. Dundee once remarked on how odd it was that he felt perfectly at ease standing in the middle of a Cloudkill--he had no problems breathing at all, as long as there was a Mirror Image to take the damage for him.
- Warriors: Take it like a man. What are you complaining about? You'll always make your Save, and you've got an inexhaustible supply of Healing Potions. (Or, at least, you'd better.) Suck it up. Besides, you can Mirror Image too, once per day.
- Bards: See Wizards.
- Monks: The majority of Traps can actually be avoided. If you can see where they are, you can walk around 'em. Also, you've got decent hitpoints, and good Saves, and the best Magic Resistance. And you, too, can Mirror Image.
- Priests: They've got hitpoints, but no phenomenal Saves or Magic Resistance.....and no Mirror Image. Druids have Stoneskins, and Clerics have Find Traps.

[ 02-16-2003, 10:25 PM: Message edited by: SixOfSpades ]

Xero279 · 02-16-2003, 10:16 PM

it would be much easier to send in a summon over the trap, but that doesnt work lol believe me, ive tryed it.

Jon Irenicus · 02-17-2003, 12:06 AM

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Originally posted by Xero279:
it would be much easier to send in a summon over the trap, but that doesnt work lol believe me, ive tryed it.

Ah... it doesn't work on the traps in the game. But it works on the traps that thiefs plant( I worked the tactic out when using the Sola Mod after being rapped by those damn "traps")

Xero279 · 02-17-2003, 12:08 AM

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Originally posted by Jon Irenicus:

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Originally posted by Xero279:
it would be much easier to send in a summon over the trap, but that doesnt work lol believe me, ive tryed it.

Ah... it doesn't work on the traps in the game. But it works on the traps that thiefs plant( I worked the tactic out when using the Sola Mod after being rapped by those damn "traps")[/QUOTE]i know, thats why i said "but that doesnt work"

Jon Irenicus · 02-17-2003, 12:12 AM

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Originally posted by Xero279:

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Originally posted by Jon Irenicus:

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Originally posted by Xero279:
it would be much easier to send in a summon over the trap, but that doesnt work lol believe me, ive tryed it.

Ah... it doesn't work on the traps in the game. But it works on the traps that thiefs plant( I worked the tactic out when using the Sola Mod after being rapped by those damn "traps")[/QUOTE]i know, thats why i said "but that doesnt work" [/QUOTE]I know, I just wanted to point out the fact that u can get pass through the traps made by thiefs without getting hurt( I wonder if people ever run into that problem...)

Xero279 · 02-17-2003, 12:21 AM

Jon:

O, i misunderstood you. i thought you were saying the i was wrong or somethig and summons cant set off enemys traps when i had just said that [img]smile.gif[/img]

but anyway, ya, summoned creatures can set off enemy thief traps, but if your thief planted the trap, it wont hurt you though.

Radek · 02-17-2003, 05:37 AM

Let us summarize. You cannot do anything with the traps unless you are a thief (perhaps some dual class or multiclass). Lowering the game difficulty should be below your dignity. Knowledge about locations of the traps (it's not a cheese!) helps - but the traps are still here, you haven't disarmed them. Intentional triggering the traps isn't satisfactory - the traps should be disarmed, not triggered. Give up. Trigger the traps which you must trigger and bypass the traps which you can bypass. Open (trigger) only those trapped chests which contain something valuable and let the rest of trapped chests be.

02-16-2003, 08:45 PM	#1
Trau Zhentarim Guard Join Date: July 10, 2002 Location: Martinez, California, United States of America Age: 40 Posts: 366	Hard! __________________ Black Bush: \"UN got a problem with me in Iraq? You know what you should do? You should sanction me. Sanction me with your army. Oh wait, you don\'t have an army. I guess that means you should need to shut the fk up! SHUT THE FK UP!\"

02-16-2003, 09:32 PM	#2
Jon Irenicus Elminster Join Date: July 24, 2002 Location: New Zealand Age: 37 Posts: 407	Easy... just turn the difficulty all the way down when dealing with traps(otherwise prepare to get raped by the traps with Insane damage) then turn it back on once u finished. __________________ Strike with great VENGEANCE!!!

02-16-2003, 09:54 PM	#3
Tancred White Dragon Join Date: April 1, 2001 Location: UK Age: 45 Posts: 1,893	The usual procedure; leap 20 feet up into the air and scatter myself over a wide area... __________________ \"HELP! I\'ve superglued myself to a flaming bowling ball!\"

02-16-2003, 10:03 PM	#4
SixOfSpades Dracolisk Join Date: September 16, 2001 Location: Bellingham, WA, USA Age: 48 Posts: 6,901	slaps Tancred for watching too much Blackadder Most Soloists use cheese: They've already played the game enough times to have memorized where all the Traps are, and what they do when you step on them. - Wizards: Stoneskin and Mirror Image will solve almost all your difficulties, and Spell Immunity will solve the rest. Dundee once remarked on how odd it was that he felt perfectly at ease standing in the middle of a Cloudkill--he had no problems breathing at all, as long as there was a Mirror Image to take the damage for him. - Warriors: Take it like a man. What are you complaining about? You'll always make your Save, and you've got an inexhaustible supply of Healing Potions. (Or, at least, you'd better.) Suck it up. Besides, you can Mirror Image too, once per day. - Bards: See Wizards. - Monks: The majority of Traps can actually be avoided. If you can see where they are, you can walk around 'em. Also, you've got decent hitpoints, and good Saves, and the best Magic Resistance. And you, too, can Mirror Image. - Priests: They've got hitpoints, but no phenomenal Saves or Magic Resistance.....and no Mirror Image. Druids have Stoneskins, and Clerics have Find Traps. [ 02-16-2003, 10:25 PM: Message edited by: SixOfSpades ] __________________ Volothamp's Comeuppance Everything you ever needed to know about the entire Baldur's Gate series......except spoilers.

02-16-2003, 10:16 PM	#5
Xero279 Symbol of Cyric Join Date: May 12, 2002 Location: Atlanta Age: 37 Posts: 1,360	it would be much easier to send in a summon over the trap, but that doesnt work lol believe me, ive tryed it. __________________ <br /> <img border=\"0\" alt=\"[music04]\" title=\"\" src=\"graemlins/music04.gif\" /> Live to Rock, Rock to Live <img border=\"0\" alt=\"[rocking2]\" title=\"\" src=\"graemlins/rocking2.gif\" /> <br />[url]\"http://www.livejournal.com/users/Xero279\" target=\"_blank\">...From The Mind of Xero</a>

02-17-2003, 12:21 AM	#9
Xero279 Symbol of Cyric Join Date: May 12, 2002 Location: Atlanta Age: 37 Posts: 1,360	Jon: O, i misunderstood you. i thought you were saying the i was wrong or somethig and summons cant set off enemys traps when i had just said that [img]smile.gif[/img] but anyway, ya, summoned creatures can set off enemy thief traps, but if your thief planted the trap, it wont hurt you though. __________________ <br /> <img border=\"0\" alt=\"[music04]\" title=\"\" src=\"graemlins/music04.gif\" /> Live to Rock, Rock to Live <img border=\"0\" alt=\"[rocking2]\" title=\"\" src=\"graemlins/rocking2.gif\" /> <br />[url]\"http://www.livejournal.com/users/Xero279\" target=\"_blank\">...From The Mind of Xero</a>

02-17-2003, 05:37 AM	#10
Radek Red Dragon Join Date: April 3, 2001 Location: Prague, Czech Republic Posts: 1,586	Let us summarize. You cannot do anything with the traps unless you are a thief (perhaps some dual class or multiclass). Lowering the game difficulty should be below your dignity. Knowledge about locations of the traps (it's not a cheese!) helps - but the traps are still here, you haven't disarmed them. Intentional triggering the traps isn't satisfactory - the traps should be disarmed, not triggered. Give up. Trigger the traps which you must trigger and bypass the traps which you can bypass. Open (trigger) only those trapped chests which contain something valuable and let the rest of trapped chests be. __________________ My name is Demon\'s Last Day. Yes, the last one.

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