Processor's definitely bottlenecking that card, especially for a TES engine. But sweet rig nonetheless. I have the same specs w/ i7 (if you're near a microcenter, pick one up for $200!)


Anywho, I'd probably actually clean off my desk, and make a worthy gaming environment days beforehand. I'd be neither hungry, nor completely full, just have a drink while I'm playing. I'd whip out my tanker headphones and just check out from the rest of life from the time I get the game in the evening until about noon the next day.

Then, as a "break", I'd check out the forums, tesnexus for the h of it, and take a walk.

I'd come back, nap for about 5 hours, and repeat the process for a good week or so, reading the game guide and gritting my teeth during all my classes.. Or just skip them altogether

Best case scenario: The game comes out days before Christmas break or Spring break, or even summer

Place the game on the heap of my roleplaying games (well ok its not a heap its a section of my shelves) and get dinner.

Sorry, I'm not a ritual type.

Make myself comfortable, and if I've decided on the PS3 version, salivate as I carefully remove the cellophane from it's plastic shell and open it up to uncover a most remarkable gem of Blu-ray magic. PC, I rip that sh** right out of the box as obsess over my screen while all of Tamriel is installed over the course of two hours.

Inform all of my close relations that I will be dead to the world at large, Get some Dr Pepper [or tea], make sure I have plenty of food in the kitchen that does not require much preparation, kick back in my favorite chair, read the manual, then play it until I've done everything.

Then come to the forums and bask in the love of my fellows.

You just got home from buying TES V...

but it's really 5 days later. Ain't slept, barely ate, and no one wants to get too close to you...

Ya but that could still be a year or more away, *sighs*

I don't say, i would not kill anyone when it turns out i have a bad disc..



story of my life.

Finally after a day or two threatening stores and finally being able 2 play the game: making my woodelf character and go on an insane rampage of rat massacre

I live by my self, So I gotta do the shopping and pay the bills, and cook dinner, etc. I have very little obligations but single life has its distractions. But thats pretty much what I did when I had all 4 wisom teeth out. I didnt go anywhere, and just stayed home and ate the canned food in my cupboard. I played Oblivion all day every day for about a month. Though I still had to go do the shopping and pay the bills on Wednesdays.

Get loads of food and water then blockade and sound proof the door and play until I'm dead or my electricity is disconnected.

I'll get home and put it in. After listening to the music, I'll watch the intro clip before character creation to get a gist of what the plot is. I'll check out each race to see what they look like now before going back to Imperial.

Then I'll say this: "Should I bring back Gregreo Oscarus? Roleplay his descendants? Or make a completely different Imperial?"

Remembering all the fun times I've had playing as Gregreo, I'll check the date the game takes place in. If it's during Gregreo's lifetime (a guess), I'll make an older version of him (make him a really, really old man or just middle-aged). If not, I'll make it his descendant, a girl. She'll be known as...Lydia Oscarus!

Now to figure out why she's in jail. She ought to make a "Talk to Dead" spell and have a chat with ol' Gregreo about why her family keeps starting each game arrested.

Well, for me, I turn the PC or my Ps3 "ON".

Or if my parents aren't there, I play 'till I get bored, or I cant get a good focus on the screen, with my eyes... ...but this topic is on pre-gaming rituals... so I don't have any.

Hmmm what would I honestly do?

Take game out and start installing it.

Read the instruction manual while the game takes 1-3 hours to install (that's how it works nowadays. We will see if there are any DRM internet download fun to deal with or not).

Play through the beginning of the game. Do a few dungeons, look at some cities then immediately start getting antsy about what kind of MODs are already getting made.

Check TESNexus for mods.

Download TES Construction Set for TES V.

Crack open the game and start looking at things.

Get lost in modding (again), while taking short "breaks" of several hours playing my character.

Eventually make myself play at least one guild and the main quest before I spoil the ending looking through the Construction Set.


That's actually an accurate description of what will probably go down after I get the game.

As I was reading that I thought you were going to say " Finally, I purchase the Twilight box set movies, tie them to a string on a remote control car and drive it into a massive bonfire" because that is what I would do.

I haven't left my house to purchase a game since I discovered the internet. What with Steam and Direct 2 Disk games and all.

I wish I could set aside school in favor of a video game, sometimes, but I can't. From past experiences, when I get a new game that I love to play, I think about that game all day during school when I can't play it instead of paying attention to class until I'm sick of the game, but I still have to go to school, I still do my homework, and I still try on tests and quizzes. With the AP/ACE courses I have this year and will have next year, as well as college after that, my gaming hobby is being painfully crippled, and I can't stand it.

If you think that's bad, just wait until advlt life. No summers except for Fourth of July and other paid vacations (that are minimum), work from 9-5...

Yeah. I'd start thinking about what job I'd like to have and work towards that if I were you, mate. 'Cause you'll be working until you're in your mid-60s at least.

hahahahaha you poor people!!! im a rich boy who doesnt have to work!!! lol i wish. A way out of this "no holiday" problem is becoming a teacher!!!!

As for the ritual. I would read manual, install the game and watch the intro and think about what im going to be.

In the meantime i would have been building HYPE like a madman!!!!

Crixus!!! you will rise again!!!!!!

I will be on the forums seeing how we can do something because of "bugs" in the game. See if we can get away from long load times, or freezes that keep coming up.

The girlfriend and I will probably play it side by side on two computers like we did with Oblivion. And Fallout 3.

Backflips, of course.

Of course

I, knowing how awesome and boring I am, would just install the game going "Oh meh gawd my favorite game expansions came out and I am played it yayz!"

Yup.

Well, I would open and install the game, Then play it.
No need for rituals, I can easily tell people in my life to [censored] off, I got Tamriel to explore.

LOL @ women repulsion device.

Crack open my favorite beer and dive on in. Followed by many hours of play and several more beers. It would be a long night.

I shut the doors, close the blinds, turn of the lights, crank up the surround sound and play! While occasionally stopping for meals.

see you next year