General Discussion Your feelings on zapper-bot levels

I'm the opposite - I dislike zappers. Yeah, there are some levels with zappers that I like and play often, such as "Dodge bots" by @Moogies race, but for the most part zappers and / or too many tricks will be the deciding factor as to whether I download a level or not. And I really hate electric stairs.

 

If "electric stairs" is referring to zappers embedded inside the stairs, then I also agree that they're annoying (almost as annoying as hidden draggables). I'm fine with one or two in a level (for the element of surprise ), but not when there are like 5 alternative pathways and 4 of them have hidden zappers. That would no longer be a surprise, but only makes it a test of patience with trial and error, not a puzzle.

 

Electric stairs is kind of acceptable, if not too many. Because players can still be alert of stairs and first find other safer pathways which clearly no trap could be hidden. But hidden zappers between 2 diagonal blocks are ridiculous. Every wall corners could be a trap...orz.

 

Newbie to the forum here. Ironically, the first Level I posted is a zapper -- but no annoying hidden ones. I'm like you, I like zapper levels where the strategy isn't killed off (along with B ... over and over again). Anyway, take a look on the Levels if interested. Hoping it's not #rage!

 

Like most, when I started designing I did a lot of levels with Zappers (my first 3 levels had zapperbots), I think it's an easy way to tell the player "not that way" when you're still learning, but as the other have pointed out, if the level becomes a cycle of "Got zapped, got to restart..." then it becomes a frustrating level where you'll either need a lot of patience or advanced skills.
A hidden element or two are fine as long as the intended solution is revealed after "failing" with the first path, otherwise it will just turn players off.

 

I hate zapper bots levels because they are almost useless but making B (if there is B) die.:mad:

 

I don't like the zapper bot levels in the original levels at all. I have zappers in my baseball level to represent a foul ball and am considering taking them out.

 

In one side, I am fans of that if it used for made paths like P / pillarR do. And in another side, I ain't fans of that if it used for avoided things for B.

 

I kinda dislike zapper bots even though I use them.I don't hate levels with them if there are like 2 or 3 of them.I only use them when I run out of options or think that I can use them as cooperation with the level.

 

I use zapper only necessarily

Too much zapper ruin the fun of level.:mad:
But also it's a challenge to play with zapper.

 

I'll use zappers where necessary, but I don't like zapper dodging.

 

I like levels that have zapper-bots, and also like levels without them.

 

Haha zapper bots in levels go brrrrrrrrr

 

Zapper Bots give access to the elevated zapper trick and can be stepped on by R/L.

I like zapper bots. I don't care for zapper bot dodging. I think every bot in a level should have a purpose, and walking back and forth is something an automatic slider can do.

 

Zappers rule! Seriously.
There's not a lot of variety to work with.
Zappers are the one and only "NO".

 

Me too love zapper levels

 

Same to you my friend