When a Boss Enters Another Phase/Additional Boss
More Enemies Approach
Enemies Start Buffing/Warding
Enemies Get Revived by an Hidden Enemy
Arena Grounds Get Compromised by Poison, Acid, Fire & ETC.

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[deleted] t1_jadua8y wrote on February 28, 2023 at 6:50 PM

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SpyderZT t1_jadvgcy wrote on February 28, 2023 at 6:57 PM

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As long as you have the toolset to handle it, I'm good with all that. What I dislike is when you're given an obstacle your have no method of handling, and it's not being thrown at you in the service if learning / finding the counter.

Like a party based encounter where one of the characters is Randomly removed from the battle, and you can neither direct it, nor recover from it. So if the Wrong character is ejected, it's an instant Game Over, and it was just a Die Roll that determined that.

Gay_Charlie OP t1_jadvoda wrote on February 28, 2023 at 6:58 PM

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Replying to SpyderZT (#2,118,234)

You can't pick one?

Celtic_Crown t1_jadw0bf wrote on February 28, 2023 at 7:00 PM

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Additional phases. Especially when the battle changes in a big way, like the Medusa fight in Kid Icarus Uprising.

Gay_Charlie OP t1_jadwg69 wrote on February 28, 2023 at 7:03 PM

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Replying to Celtic_Crown (#2,118,432)

I agree, I hate it when boss stages do not compliment each other.

SpyderZT t1_jadx9l2 wrote on February 28, 2023 at 7:08 PM

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Replying to Gay_Charlie (#2,118,307)

I mean, I enjoy them all equally, caveated as above. Any one of them will annoy me equally if there is no counter. That is the thing that I like least. A variety of challenge types make a game more interesting. ;P (I'm a person that likes Ice and Water levels though, so take that as you will)

Celtic_Crown t1_jadxeau wrote on February 28, 2023 at 7:09 PM

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Replying to Gay_Charlie (#2,118,579)

Oh, I misread your post. XD No I LIKE additional phases (unless there's an insane number).

My actual dislike when the ground suddenly becomes dangerous.

Gay_Charlie OP t1_jadxj8c wrote on February 28, 2023 at 7:10 PM

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Replying to SpyderZT (#2,118,850)

Okay lol, so which one is worse without a counter?

Gay_Charlie OP t1_jadxlcb wrote on February 28, 2023 at 7:10 PM

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Replying to Celtic_Crown (#2,118,897)

Same

SpyderZT t1_jady7be wrote on February 28, 2023 at 7:14 PM

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Replying to Gay_Charlie (#2,118,942)

I love all my kids equally. ;P

2 & 4 are functionally the same. So I guess if they're endless and you can literally never reach the end of reviving / additional enemies, that would be the worst. But there's exactly 1 game I know of that Ever did that, and it was awesome because it was part of the narrative and necessary. ;P

The issue with you question is that I can think of as many enjoyable variants of those items as I can think of badly implemented versions, and so none of them stand out "By Design".