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This entry succinctly explains why the Puppy Stompertron is such a frustrating boss to fight: it has high stats, immunity to statuses, powerful attacks, and the mechanics to make it easier aren't universally applicable. By cutting out the extraneous details, the example becomes much easier to read while still managing to communicate key points on why the Puppy Stompertron is ThatOneBoss.

As you can see, this entry is hard to read because it's loaded with tangents on whole-game strategies and numbers that mean nothing to an outsider, when all that's needed is to explain how the Puppy Stompertron boss is harder than the rest of the game. So, let's see how Alice can clean up her entry after reading this page and figuring out what to avoid:

This entry is much more succinct in stating why the Puppy Stompertron is an example of That One Boss: it has high stats, immunity to statuses, powerful attacks, and the mechanics to make it easier aren't universally applicable. By cutting out details, the example becomes easier to read and digestible, yet the non-Walkthrough Mode entry still manages to communicate key points on why the Puppy Stompertron is this trope.

While it is understandable why Walkthrough Mode happens, wiki articles are not {{walkthrough}}s for how to beat ThatOneBoss or ThatOneLevel. Trope examples should be generic enough that those who aren't familiar with the game can understand them, and shouldn't be cluttered with something like the exact attack strength of a weapon or helpful asides about which two of the three {{Superboss}}es can be affected by the GameBreaker. This isn't to say that you shouldn't list your example with little to no information, which is [[Administrivia/ZeroContextExample the opposite problem]]; you just need to explain why your example is that of the trope in question in a way that's digestible to the average reader.

While it is understandable why Walkthrough Mode happens, wiki articles are not walkthroughs for how to beat ThatOneBoss or ThatOneLevel. Trope examples should be generic enough that those who aren't familiar with the game can understand them, and shouldn't be cluttered with something like the exact attack strength of a weapon or helpful asides about which two of the three {{Superboss}}es can be affected by the GameBreaker. This isn't to say that you shouldn't list your example with little to no information, which is [[Administrivia/ZeroContextExample the opposite problem]]; you just need to explain why your example is that of the trope in question in a way that's digestible to the average reader.

A form of writing on TV Tropes that seeks to exhaustively list every relevant game mechanic. This can occur when an example is written or expanded upon for long enough, with multiple editors adding more and more tidbits of information that bury the actually relevant part -- how a trope occurs in the media.

A particular kind of Administrivia/{{natter}} that is similar to Administrivia/ThreadMode. This occurs in video game and tabletop game tropes when a list of examples gets derailed into a discussion about game mechanics or a simple list of information about the game in question. BossBattle tropes and tropes about game difficulty are likely to get caught up in this.

For example, let's say Alice adds the Puppy Stomper 3000 to ThatOneBoss. Bob follows this up by stating, "[[Administrivia/ConversationInTheMainPage Actually]], the Puppy Stomper isn't tough if you have the Ring of Puppy Protection, which only requires you to do X, Y and Z." Then Clara comes by and adds, "[[Administrivia/JustifyingEdit To be fair]], you need Sven in your party to use the Ring of Puppy Protection. It's easier to use the Stick of Puppy Protection, which only requires you to bring the Ring of Puppy Protection to the Ring Transumation Fairy in Scary Town."

Using the example from the above paragraph, here's what it looks like on a page.
* ThatOneBoss: Puppy Stomper 3000 is hard because of blah blah.
** Actually, the Puppy Stomper isn't tough if you have the Ring of Puppy Protection, which only requires you to do X, Y and Z.
*** To be fair, you need Sven in your party to use the Ring of Puppy Protection. It's easier to use the Stick of Puppy Protection, which only requires you to bring the Ring of Puppy Protection to the Ring Transumation Fairy in Scary Town.
While it is understandable why this happens, wiki articles are not forum threads for offering advice on how to beat ThatOneBoss or ThatOneLevel. Trope examples should be generic enough that those who aren't familiar with the game can understand them, and shouldn't be cluttered with something like the exact attack strength of a weapon or helpful asides about which two of the three {{Superboss}}es can be affected by the GameBreaker. This isn't to say that you should't list your example with little to no information, which is [[Administrivia/ZeroContextExample the opposite problem]]; you just need to explain why your example is that of the trope in question in a way that's digestable to the average reader.

While it is understandable why this happens, wiki articles are not forum threads for offering advice on how to beat ThatOneBoss or ThatOneLevel. Trope examples should be generic enough that those who aren't familiar with the game can understand them, and shouldn't be cluttered with something like the exact attack strength of a weapon or helpful asides about which two of the three {{Superboss}}es can be affected by the GameBreaker.

* {{Unwinnable}}
** UnintentionallyUnwinnable
** UnwinnableByDesign

While it is understandable why this happens, wiki articles are not forum threads for offering advice on how to beat ThatOneBoss or ThatOneLevel. Trope examples should be generic enough that those who aren't familiar with the game can understand them, and shouldn't be cluttered with something like the exact attack strength of a weapon or helpful asides about which two of the three {{Bonus Boss}}es can be affected by the GameBreaker.

* BonusBoss

** UnwinnableByMistake

** UnwinnableByInsanity

While it is understandable why this happens, we're ''not'' a game guide resource like Website/{{GameFAQs}}, a Website/YouTube gaming channel or [[TheWikiRule a given game's wiki]]. Trope examples should be generic enough that those who aren't familiar with the game can understand them, and shouldn't be cluttered with something like the exact attack strength of a weapon or helpful asides about which two of the three {{Bonus Boss}}es can be affected by the GameBreaker.

While it is understandable why this happens, we're ''not'' Website/{{GameFAQs}}. Trope examples should be generic enough that those who aren't familiar with the game can understand them, and shouldn't be cluttered with something like the exact attack strength of a weapon or helpful asides about which two of the three {{Bonus Boss}}es can be affected by the GameBreaker.

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