How many days will you take off when Skyrim launches : V - Skyrim

» Sat May 28, 2011 2:48 pm

I dont understand your will it be legit options, you should have had 'other'. I will take 2 days off from work and yes it will be legit, I will request them off ahead of time. 3 days total, as I will request the days off after my normal day off.

I think this is covered by "official holiday", as your normal day off doesn't count towards this poll

Unless you are planning to mix and match fake illness and holiday (which might rouse a little suspicion...)

» Sat May 28, 2011 11:18 am

It comes out on a Friday, and I'm hoping for a midnight release. If I take get the game the second it comes out, then take Friday off, I will have three days to play the game. I can easily go for three days without sleep, but I will want around four hours of sleep directly before school starts. Factoring in the time it will take me to drive back from Best Buy, that should allow for over 65 hours of gaming before returning to school on Monday. That should give me adequate time to wet my appetite for TES.

Yes, I am really planning on staying up for three days straight to play a game. Not the first time I have done it, and it won't be the last.

» Sat May 28, 2011 11:55 am

I won't be taking any days off for Skyrim, from work, college or otherwise. No point buying games if you haven't got the money to pay for them.

» Sat May 28, 2011 12:32 pm

A full 24 hours devoted to Skyrim exploration.

» Sat May 28, 2011 9:43 pm

nope I'm just gonna have some late night sessions when my gf is in bed, although I will probably pull a good few all-dayers, probably without meaning to

You should rather have some late-night sessions with your gf in bed

Seriosuly, I can play Skyrim anytime, what's the rush with 11/11/11. I'll get it eventually, patience is my middle name.

» Sat May 28, 2011 6:29 pm

I won't be taking any days off for Skyrim, from work, college or otherwise. No point buying games if you haven't got the money to pay for them.

That's the joy of paid holidays :celebration:

» Sun May 29, 2011 2:02 am

Not any, Skyrim isnt going to go anywhere

Besides if i work that day I'll think of it as paying for the game.

» Sun May 29, 2011 12:46 am

That's the joy of paid holidays :celebration:

Don't get many of those with a part-time job, and my college schedule doesn't allow for a full-time job. :sad:

Still, 11/11/11 falls on a Friday, so I should be able to get enough of a Skyrim fix to sate me over the weekend.

» Sat May 28, 2011 6:42 pm

I think this is covered by "official holiday", as your normal day off doesn't count towards this poll

Unless you are planning to mix and match fake illness and holiday (which might rouse a little suspicion...)

Its not a holiday, I just don't won't to work that day, I don't need a reason as long as I request it at least 2 weeks in advance.

» Sat May 28, 2011 11:57 am

I've got a week scheduled and I have more than enough to warrant a week for a good game. Good job and benefits. That said Beth better deliver on 11-11-11 cuz rescheduling is just a pain :tops:

» Sun May 29, 2011 2:20 am

Don't get many of those with a part-time job, and my college schedule doesn't allow for a full-time job. :sad:

I'm part time - but the downside is that I can't do any overtime to boost my wage. That's the good thing about having a game like this to play - on holidays I normally end up going out and amusing myself by spending money. This way I can have fun without over spending (allowing for birthday presents for my bf, of course).

» Sat May 28, 2011 4:17 pm

Its not a holiday, I just don't won't to work that day, I don't need a reason as long as I request it at least 2 weeks in advance.

Ok to clariy the four types of day off:

Weekend/not on shift/national holiday - don't include at all
Paid holiday (you request it, you get the day off, you still get paid for that day) - include as official holiday
Unpaid holiday (you request it, you get the day off, but no pay) - include as official holiday
Fake illness (you just don't turn up on the day, you may or may not get paid) - include as fake illness

Does this help?

» Sat May 28, 2011 12:32 pm

I learned from oblivion, wait for modders.

» Sat May 28, 2011 5:15 pm

the friday it comes out and the monday after the weekend.

» Sat May 28, 2011 3:23 pm

in my excitement I would eat the plastic wraqer and get sick, landing me 1 day off

» Sun May 29, 2011 1:04 am

No because waiting to get home and play it makes it better :thumbsup:

» Sat May 28, 2011 6:18 pm

I don't bother planning my next week out, much less 9 months down the road.

» Sat May 28, 2011 6:12 pm

I'm going to quit my life and play until my fingers bleed, then play some more. :nod: :nod: :nod:

» Sat May 28, 2011 8:49 pm

The timing for the launch is tough for me, as I usually take my vacations right at the end of the year. None the less, I'll be taking off at least a week for Skyrim.

» Sat May 28, 2011 2:10 pm

I'll have class, and I won't neglect my studies for a game.

I'll just neglect my social life and spend every free moment in Skyrim. :teehee:

» Sun May 29, 2011 2:07 am

When Oblivion came out I took 3 days off to enjoy the game at my leisure.

At the end of the 3 days I thought to myself "I should have taken more".

I'm toying with the idea of a week... that sounds a little crazy even to me though...

What do you think?

too many? :3

» Sat May 28, 2011 11:42 pm

Well, seeing as I'll be in my first semester of Senior year in college...There is no way I'd be taking days off. At best, I'll get the game and play it on Saturday/Sunday and on the afternoons when I get home from school and if I don't have work I need to do.

In fact, now that I think about it...I probably shouldn't get Skyrim until the Christmas holidays (which will likely begin in the beginning of December for my university). At least once I'm done with my Finals, I can march to Gamestop, get the game, and spend the whole holiday playing it.

It'll be the first semester of my senior year of college too, only I won't have much work to do because I got all of my major and general curriculum requirements out of the way early on. Unless I get motivated and finally start studying for my lsat I'll probably be skipping a lot of classes and playing this game all day and night for at least 4 days.

» Sat May 28, 2011 11:53 am

When Oblivion came out I took 3 days off to enjoy the game at my leisure.

At the end of the 3 days I thought to myself "I should have taken more".

I'm toying with the idea of a week... that sounds a little crazy even to me though...

What do you think?

Take 1 and a half!

» Sat May 28, 2011 9:36 pm

lol. I thought I would be the only one who was going to say none. I don't plan on buying SK until its been out for a while, by that time I may even have a good idea if it will win GOTY, if it looks like it will I will just wait till that comes out. I am tired of rebuying the game when goty comes out (I've done so 3 times now) plus I have been a little disapointed by gamesas lately. (FO3 being the exception)

» Sat May 28, 2011 5:46 pm

Well it's a weekend so.....