Every trap I've detected, in game thus far, has prevented me from looting the chest.  If I can't detect the trap, then I can loot the chest (and get zapped), but if I detect the trap, I am no longer able to interact with the chest.  For example, in one of the houses in Dyrwood, there is a trapped chest.  I detected that it was trapped, and had the "Loot Chest" Hand Icon, but just cannot loot the chest.

 

I wonder if I just don't know how to disarm traps, or if this would be considered a bug.  

I have the same problem and both mu cipher and my rogue have mechanic skill.  No message appears saying that more sill or lockpicks are needed.

Edited December 24, 201411 yr by Nakia

This is a bug, and pretty game-breaking annoying - In my latest play-trough i didn't use stealth at all, and had to take the damage from traps... Or miss the good loot ...

I noticed this yesterday, probably the same house in Dyrwood, too. I wasn't sure if it was a bug or if I'm just functionally retarded, so I didn't report it yet. I wanted to see if it's the same with other traps, and judging from what Nakia and Cluas said, it's game-wide.

It's the same with every trap. There is no option to disarm it once you find it. In fact, the game won't even let you come near the trapped object/spot, which means the option to just take the hit is closed off to you if you actually detected it. So the solution is to not search for traps in the first place? Yikes.

Edited January 7, 201511 yr by Stun

It's a bug. It worked before. They will certainly fix it, so you can all relax.

http://forums.obsidian.net/topic/69776-392-cant-disarm-chests/