Things that you never use in games

[timeadept]

stealth, unless u count things like silencers on guns in MP or radar jammers, and even then i dont sneak around, i still leg it with those set ups.
i will of course use stealth if the game demands it.

pistols, unless i HAVE to.

Oh yeah, debuffs are usually useless too. Why drag the fight out when you can just put thous resources into getting a better damage output? The thing is that it's hard to balance as a designer because if the debuff is strong enough to speed up the average fight then why would you ever not use them?

are u mad?? debuffs are your best friend in those long-ass battles, especially boss fights, debuff the hell out of the opponent, buff yourself up then hammer away for 5 minutes.

You and I seem to play very different games. I always end up using stealth in Hitman, or some form of it when i shoot people in a careful order so as not to alert them all at once. In that game i almost always use a silenced pistol, it's with me at all times.

But no i'm not mad, it's just that even the bosses in the RPGs i play either go down too quickly, or the buffs and debuffs wear off after like 5 rounds and have to be reapplied, even then they aren't particularly useful. In Golden Sun, there are physical attacks, Psyenergy, and Dijinn Summons. I know Psyenergy damage is blocked by resistance, but physical attacks run off att and def, then there are special "howl" criticals, that special weapons have, and i don't know if they do Psyenergy damage or physical. Then the Djinn Summons, i THINK they deal Psy damage, but i really don't know. So i have the 3 buffs and 4 debuffs, yes there is no buff that increases the damage you do with Psyenergy, actually for that matter there is no debuff that decreases Psyenergy strength either so, 3 and 3. In any case, it's all such a mess with the stats that trying to figure out which buffs help what is completely hopeless, not that any of that matters, cause Djinni summons are very powerful but can only be used very infrequently, and unless you find special gear and weapons, you don't worry about trying to use howl strikes. And yeah, the buffs wear off after like 5 rounds, or the boss just casts "break" and "your stats have returned to normal".

It's such an easily countered mess that anything but the resistance buff is entirely useless (and possibly the defense debuff and i think theres a resistance debuff too). Because at least that blocks a lot of AOE damage when you consider how much each individual party member resisted.

 

[Weaver]

In FPS games I rarely use "the big gun" like a rocket launcher or such things. Just because ammo is limited I always "save it" for when I really need it. Then I save so much I never use it.

 

[Kingsnake661]

I have a whole bunch of neat and cool powers in Mass Effect 2 my sentinal could be using.. but i tend to find myself shoting stuff in the face wtih my AR and replenishing my shields with energy drain and not really needing anything else... On insainity.

I don't use half the crap i have on me in Batman AA unless it's absoility called for. No homing batawrangs... or crap like that. Just kung fu madness...

In my old MMO days, there were way to many throw a ways skills you'd train just to get a better one down the line, to count.

 

[BENZOOKA]

I'm basically never a mage, or a similar magic wielder.

Never use VATS in Fallout games.

And a whole lot of other things.

 

[CardinalPiggles]

stealth, unless u count things like silencers on guns in MP or radar jammers, and even then i dont sneak around, i still leg it with those set ups.
i will of course use stealth if the game demands it.

pistols, unless i HAVE to.

Oh yeah, debuffs are usually useless too. Why drag the fight out when you can just put thous resources into getting a better damage output? The thing is that it's hard to balance as a designer because if the debuff is strong enough to speed up the average fight then why would you ever not use them?

are u mad?? debuffs are your best friend in those long-ass battles, especially boss fights, debuff the hell out of the opponent, buff yourself up then hammer away for 5 minutes.

You and I seem to play very different games. I always end up using stealth in Hitman, or some form of it when i shoot people in a careful order so as not to alert them all at once. In that game i almost always use a silenced pistol, it's with me at all times.

But no i'm not mad, it's just that even the bosses in the RPGs i play either go down too quickly, or the buffs and debuffs wear off after like 5 rounds and have to be reapplied, even then they aren't particularly useful. In Golden Sun, there are physical attacks, Psyenergy, and Dijinn Summons. I know Psyenergy damage is blocked by resistance, but physical attacks run off att and def, then there are special "howl" criticals, that special weapons have, and i don't know if they do Psyenergy damage or physical. Then the Djinn Summons, i THINK they deal Psy damage, but i really don't know. So i have the 3 buffs and 4 debuffs, yes there is no buff that increases the damage you do with Psyenergy, actually for that matter there is no debuff that decreases Psyenergy strength either so, 3 and 3. In any case, it's all such a mess with the stats that trying to figure out which buffs help what is completely hopeless, not that any of that matters, cause Djinni summons are very powerful but can only be used very infrequently, and unless you find special gear and weapons, you don't worry about trying to use howl strikes. And yeah, the buffs wear off after like 5 rounds, or the boss just casts "break" and "your stats have returned to normal".

It's such an easily countered mess that anything but the resistance buff is entirely useless (and possibly the defense debuff and i think theres a resistance debuff too). Because at least that blocks a lot of AOE damage when you consider how much each individual party member resisted.

i guess we do play different games, for example, Pokemon... debuffs were great, global agenda, debuffs are great, final fantasy, debuffs are... good.

lets just agree that it differs from game to game, yh?

 

[PureIrony]

I've only played an RPG using an archer character once. Never again.

 

[bushwhacker2k]

I almost never use basic one-use items even though it'd probably make the game easier.

 

[DaHero]

I will never (properly) use a sniper rifle. I'm no coward.

A...freaking...men! I never intend to use sniper rifles ever for the same reason.

 

[Not-here-anymore]

Traps in RPG's. Healing items in JRPG's (healing magic works fine!)

Melee attacks in FPS (because my panicked up close reaction is SPRRAAAAY!)

Diamond tools in Minecraft, because I always worry I'll need them later

 

[Bekn]

I'm a lot more well rounded then I used to be, though I also don't use traps.

I avoid Axes like the plague too.

Axes are the bane of my gaming life.

I'm currently playing Far Cry 2 (and thoroughly enjoying it) and I never use any sort of automatic weapon unless it's mounted on a vehicle. I always use sniper rifles.

 

[4173]

Any consumable really. I'll use health potions if I'm desperate but I hate it. Even on final bosses I'm loathe to use anything.

 

[Lokithrsourcerer]

lean
auto aim
difficulty lower than hard (except tom clancy games of course)
crafting materials (except for WoW)

 

[putowtin]

Grenades and Mines
Normally end up blowing my self up if I try to use them!!!

 

[Lokithrsourcerer]

I rarely, or almost never, use potions or poisons other than the basic healing or mana pot. And even then I much prefer to get by without that when possible.

In Dragon Age for example, I don't use those resistance-buffing pots and I don't use traps either. Even though I'm a rogue with maxed out trap-making.

dude just been playing a rogue in dragon age recently so much fun to stack a shed load of traps in a corridor then drop stealth and wait for all the bad guys to die trying to run for me try it if only for laughs

 

[Frozen Donkey Wheel2]

I will never (properly) use a sniper rifle. I'm no coward.

This. But because I'm bad at it.

 

[shadyh8er]

I never use the shotgun in FPS's. I think this is due to the fact that I've been spoiled by the ridiculously overpowered M3 from Resident Evil 5. Seriously, when upgraded all the way it never takes more than two hits to kill normal enemies, regardless of range.

Spoiler: Pic of said shotgun.

 

[KingGolem]

Grenades. I HATE grenades. They're just so damn inaccurate, especially since I'm not actually aiming and throwing like I would in the real world and instead just pressing a button. That's why I never use them.

 

[Aris Khandr]

One time use items. I almost always hold onto them "for emergencies", and end up never using them.

 

[trooperpaul]

Aiming
I just like to fire until my enemies are mixed with the wallpaper, and my choice in weaponry reflects this.

 

[Eumersian]

In many RPGs, I never use short-term buffs on my party. I'm not sure why. I know that they are balanced to be beneficial, but I just never think of them.