13 years ago- Find a job to work my way up that will allow me to schedule my days off

11 Years ago - Marry a woman that appreciates my gaming, but doesn't game herself (that way stuff gets done)

10-5 years ago - produce 3 children (gender unimportant)

3 weeks ago - Look at schedule of early release and ensure you are off for Early launch.

2 weeks ago - tell wife that you are buying the $49 Explorer pack.

2 days later - tell wife that they have a $99 pack that lets you play 2 days earlier than the explorer, but you just cant justify spending that much money

10 minutes after telling wife that - Wife state's "So your off this weekend and other people will be online but you wont. So now i will have to hear you whine and complain that you cant play for two more days. Just go buy the more expensive pack"

3 minutes after conversation with wife - Purchase Imperial Pack

3 Day's before launch - Head out to buy a sundry of snacks (chips/salsa, pizza bites, 2 bags of peanut butter fudge batter (for wife to bake), 12 pack of cream soda, 6 pack of Dos Equis (after all i'm the most interesting man on this forum currently), and whatever else ends up in the basket.

Spend 48 hours on forums making sure nothing is new that i need to watch,read, listen or post.

Ensure a solid 9 hours of sleep, waking up 2 hours prior to launch

Take shower and groom self really well (understanding it may have to last for 2 days)

Ask wife to make you breakfast

After rolling of the eyes, run up to McDonalds and get a #11 with medium coffee (2 cream - 2 sugar)

Clean Man Cave (i know, if the kids all have computers in the room it doesn't really count as a "man cave" but let me dream for a sec) furiously for the next 20 minutes - ensure all items are clean and do a quick restart on computer to ensure everything is up to date.

Train 10 year old son on how the basic's work in the game - Appoint him as /AFK BIO captain

Have wife bake the first batch of fudge

Tell the children not to eat it

Appoint the 6 year old girl to tell me if her two older brothers eat any of dad's fudge.

Find out 2 older brothers bribed younger sister with larger portion of fudge.

Have wife bake 2nd batch.

Give Wife some extra money and let her know how much i appreciate her!

/Wave goodbye has she heads out shopping.

Close door to Man Cave.

Commense to 48 hours of Elder Scrolls Online gaming!

Everything in life has led up to this glorious moment

One word for you.. Cheating .... Lol

Man, you're hardcoe, all I did was upgrade my internet speed and do a defrag.

I wish I could put that much effort into gaming.

Hats off to you, sir.

Favorite part ^.^

This reminds me, I need to hit the stores tomorrow and gather some vital supplies for Sunday! Wouldn't want to run out of snacks now would we?

Is this going to be in a movie?

Laughed like 3 times and am sharing this with the wife. She will roll her eyes, but deep down she loves that I am a gamer. Thanks for writing this up.

Hold your ground! Hold your ground!

Sons of Ebonheart, of Tamriel, my brothers,

I see in your eyes the same fear that would take the heart of me.

A day may come when the excitement of ESO fails,

when we forsake our friends

and break all bonds of waiting patiently,

but it is not this day.

An hour left of waiting and still no sound of online servers,

when suddenly there's an update,

but it is not this day!

This day we wait!!

By all that you hold dear on this good Earth,

I bid you stand, ESO PLAYERS!!!

This is the only part i really disagree with. I have been dating for the last 7 to 9 years (i lost count) a gamer girl and let me tell you, its so much better having someone to play with. Who cares if stuff doesn't get done. Hell she made me buy her the imperial edition and i got the normal one. Mostly so we could use the rings.

It actually works out way better, i don't buy flowers or candy, i buy video games. Now we both get enjoyment out of the gifts.

the stamina! lol

You sir need to add a SSD to that internet speed upgrade.

I think you left out when you got to McDonalds you also ordered a new graphics card along with your medium coffee with two cream, two sugar?

She won't know right?

See i can understand the idea of marrying a woman who does not game so that stuff gets done, but stuff not getting done while you and your wife are at the computer for 48 hours is not a big issue if there is nobody else in the house who will notice

/slowclap

Well done Sir.

Notice the capital 'S' in Sir? You earned it buddy!

It should be made into one and shown every year at Easter in between The Ten Commandments and Ben-Hur.

I also shared with wife , she loved it as did I , Wife said she will take care of me while I go through the first 4 days of ESO ( she knows how long I have been talking about this game) make me dinner , bring me soda pop ect...

I am so gratefull to have a wonderfull partner, soooo lets get this party started , open the gates already!!

That's awesome man, I hope you enjoy it as much as i do !

Some of us....will look to the right.......and see their wife creating her chars at 7am. And it was her idea to get two copies of ce

Lol 13 years ago you had a dream and you did it

I married a man who doesn't game. But I've made preparations that he can follow easily ;P

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