10 Items In Video Games That Trolled You

7. Crit - Borderlands 3

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Gearbox Software

This gun is actually fantastic, unlike some of the items and gear in this list you aren’t being trolled by its stats which are above average.

No, the troll here is much more specific. And hilarious. This is Borderlands we're talking about, after all. Alongside special weapon effects like 150% critical hit damage and healing the player for 8% of all damage you deal with the impressive submachine gun, it’s also slippery when wet.

What this basically means is that every time you reload it you have a 5% of just straight up dropping the thing. Which is an A+ troll.

Since the weapon is so powerful in doing damage while ensuring you remain nigh-on unkillable due to being consistently healed, you’re most vulnerable when reloading. Quite apart from the combat disadvantage that comes with losing grip on your weapon part way through a serious encounter, it’s also presumably pretty embarrassing. Just try not to drop it anywhere you won’t be able to retrieve it if you can avoid it.

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