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Title: Scariest PS creature
Post by: Can-ned Food on June 21, 2015, 10:43:49 pm
I included them all, even the ones I wouldn't consider, but I'm especially looking for the two you think are the most nightmarish ones, whether you may find them disturbing or scary, and whether hostile or not.
I also didn't include subtypes, so if you would choose the wrathrat then pick the Giant Rat, for example.
I probably got excessive with the inclusiveness, but you never know with phobias.  Cotton balls or helium balloons, anyone?  However, I did exclude the arguably cutest or inoffensive ones.

EDIT:
Drat!  I'm an idiot, and when I was finalizing my list I omitted the trepors.  They're not your usual monsters:  not at all hostile unless you threaten them, and they even shout gratuitous greetings to nobody in particular, but they have that face like the Zanties from the Outer Limits which did creep me quite a bit.
So, please let us know if you would've liked to vote for them, and consider that a bonus point!
Title: Re: Scariest PS creature
Post by: Geoni on June 21, 2015, 11:35:39 pm
There are a couple on this list, but I haven't seen some of them in game yet, particularly the grue, so I can't vote for that simply because I don't know how it looks, even though its concept isn't exactly something I'd want to encounter.

Voted tefusang and grendol with that said. Honorable mention to the gorweals (...) and the ulbernaut and friends (intimidating).
Title: Re: Scariest PS creature
Post by: Rigwyn on June 21, 2015, 11:57:44 pm
The grue is by far the scariest!
Haven't seen one? I'm not surprised.
Title: Re: Scariest PS creature
Post by: LigH on June 22, 2015, 02:23:08 am
Did you include creatures one can only read about yet?

By the way, Trefusang
Title: Re: Scariest PS creature
Post by: Can-ned Food on June 22, 2015, 02:36:43 am
Yes, it seems that Trepor + Tefusang = Trefusang.

Originally I intended only to include three of them, but thought it would be more informative to expand the list.  I did only include ones that had pictures of them somewhere, if not inside the gameworld environment itself, but yes, I expect the player experiences would skew impressions somewhat.

p.s. putting the grue on there was with tongue-in-cheek, but not as a joke.
Title: Re: Scariest PS creature
Post by: CheatCat on June 22, 2015, 02:42:00 am
Ulbernauts and there variants. Specially the Maulberlord. They give me the creeps when popping up from nowhere.
Grendols are creepy too.

Consumers are kind of cute but I would prefer to never see a real one.
Title: Re: Scariest PS creature
Post by: Candy on June 22, 2015, 04:06:45 am
Where's the option for Rigwyn? He's easily the scariest creature in PS. :P
Title: Re: Scariest PS creature
Post by: Bonifarzia on June 22, 2015, 06:56:21 am
You clearly forgot the scariest of all mighty creatures: The yulbar!
Never seen one grown to its full size? Look here  ;D
http://psps.psde.de/image/view/263/_original
Title: Re: Scariest PS creature
Post by: LigH on June 22, 2015, 08:51:34 am
*blink* Yulbar evolves to ... Yulbernaut?!
Title: Re: Scariest PS creature
Post by: MishkaL1138 on June 22, 2015, 09:36:42 am
Scariest of all is...
CAPSLOCK
Title: Re: Scariest PS creature
Post by: Bonifarzia on June 22, 2015, 03:37:10 pm
I already shamelessly bumped an old picture, but hey, this is hard to resist now.
Scariest of all is...
(http://psps.psde.de/images/CAPSLOCK.png)
Title: Re: Scariest PS creature
Post by: iridia on June 22, 2015, 07:12:04 pm
Ever have a good look at these "cute" creatures? Beats CAPSLOCK by far!

(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/4696712/psforum/monster-yulbie.png)
Title: Re: Scariest PS creature
Post by: Roled on June 22, 2015, 07:26:52 pm
Boni!! you found my little Rusco!! send him home please....
RR
Title: Re: Scariest PS creature
Post by: Tidebringer on June 22, 2015, 07:27:42 pm
Ever have a good look at these "cute" creatures? Beats CAPSLOCK by far!

I agree.
Title: Re: Scariest PS creature
Post by: Kaerli_Stronwylle on June 22, 2015, 10:42:40 pm
Unfortunately...there are scarier things in RL yet.  Like being on a collision course with 9000 tons headed at you at >100mph.  (I, thankfully, have not been their personally.  I'd rather not be there, for that matter, but there are people who have been...)
Title: Re: Scariest PS creature
Post by: CheatCat on June 23, 2015, 01:12:01 am
You clearly forgot the scariest of all mighty creatures: The yulbar!
Never seen one grown to its full size? Look here  ;D
http://psps.psde.de/image/view/263/_original

Not even a full stack of ulbernauts and it's likes can beat it!
Title: Re: Scariest PS creature
Post by: LigH on June 23, 2015, 01:43:27 am
Wait, I know ... the scariest is ... Bonifarzia hunting. :)
Title: Re: Scariest PS creature
Post by: Candy on June 24, 2015, 06:42:03 am
Unfortunately...there are scarier things in RL yet.  Like being on a collision course with 9000 tons headed at you at >100mph.  (I, thankfully, have not been their personally.  I'd rather not be there, for that matter, but there are people who have been...)

What about heading for a radioactive Crystal that you know will cause your true death with little to no means of escape?
Title: Re: Scariest PS creature
Post by: LigH on June 24, 2015, 07:56:31 am
What about politicians trading the freedom and sovereignty of their nation for a vague perspective of possibly growing economy (like TTIP, TiSA, CETA, etc.)? That's really scary in my current life. A pity it is off-topic here.
Title: Re: Scariest PS creature
Post by: Cairn on June 24, 2015, 01:02:26 pm
demon Kikiri from the noob years  - by far the scariest.
Title: Re: Scariest PS creature
Post by: Can-ned Food on June 29, 2015, 09:56:58 am
I guess not that many arthrophobes were bothered by the arangmas.

Also, here's something for LigH:
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/98/Euromonster.png)
Title: Re: Scariest PS creature
Post by: Ayko on July 21, 2015, 08:15:10 am
I get really freaked out by things with 8 legs....
Title: Re: Scariest PS creatures a
Post by: Demagul Riwe on July 21, 2015, 05:34:03 pm
Why are GORWEALS winning when there are GIANT WALKING BALLS OF MAGMA that frighten the ENTIRE SUNSHINE AND SHADOW SQUADRONS!?  ::|  ::|  ::|
Title: Re: Scariest PS creature
Post by: Can-ned Food on July 21, 2015, 11:42:59 pm
Perhaps several respondents did not know that they were able to choose 2 of the scariest.

And it's grendols that are leading the poll, though a few did give lesser mention to the gorweals.

Anyways, I was hoping to help the devs know which monsters to include in new content, but twenty-three players surely isn't demonstrative enough.
Title: Re: Scariest PS creature
Post by: LigH on July 22, 2015, 02:41:53 am
You may be afraid of things you never met; but you can be scared only by things you witnessed.

I have never seen a Lavvar yet. I visited the lava cave only during the introduction event.