Don't forget wishing you could enchant your slippers with frost shield, good defense against the cold, and intruders.

... when you take out a knife to put some butter on your morning toast and suddenly catch yourself wondering how many hitpoints it has and if it′s enchanted :biggrin:

You know you′ve played too much Oblivion when...

...you tap your destination on your GPS and expect to "fast travel" there.
...you try to "save" IRL just before trying something risky or stupid (or both).
...you try to cast a "light" spell when the electricity goes out.
...you hear something move in the darkness and try to cast "detect life" to see it.
...you walk outside and think "whoa! Great graphics!".
...you walk into a room filled with people are are surprised that your "FPS" doesn't decrease.
...you say "By the Nine!" when you're exasperated.
...you can identify more plants in the game than you can IRL.
...you can give exact directions (complete with road names) from Leyawiin to Bruma but can't tell someone how to get across town.
...you know more about Tamriel's political landscape than that of your own country.
...you consider calling on the Night Mother to deal with that increasingly annoying person you know.
...you are surprised when you don't immediately know the name of a complete stranger upon meeting them.
...you start comparing things IRL to things in the game. "You know, that pug sort of looks like Mazoga."
...you refer to night vision goggles as nighteye goggles.
...you come up with band names that are appropriate for Cyrodiil: Tiber and the $eptims, Sons of Sithis, Mudcrab Method.
...you come up with sports teams that would be appropriate for Cyrodiil: Chorral Crusaders, Cloud Ruler Templars.
...you see a cave IRL and think "I wonder if it has any good loot?"
...you have a number of http://a.imageshack.us/img153/3968/swords3.jpg in case of a Daedric invasion. (note: that pic only shows about 1/3 of mine.)
...you are more proficient with medieval weapons than you are with modern ones.
...you ask for Mudcrab legs at a seafood restaurant.
...you hear a noise and think "Damn! It's a (insert creature name here) and I don't have the right (weapon/spell/poison) to deal with it."
...you look for a "Charm" scroll before asking your boss for a pay raise.
...you look for the "local Guild hall" when you go on vacation.
...you notice that everyone in Cyrodiil is right-handed.
...your character controls you.


You know...I may have played Oblivion too much.

... when you keep all that saved (on computer or in your head) to post in a thread like this one

Actually, I had a thread like this about two years ago. http://www.gamesas.com/index.php?/topic/983443-you-know-youve-played-oblivion-for-too-long-if/page__view__findpost__p__14216397

Here's some more from there:

...you look for your Daedric, Amber, Madness, Glass or other favorite Oblivion bow when Bow Hunting season begins.
...you try to cast Chameleon or Invisibility when a deer (or other animal you're hunting) looks right at you.
...you try to cast an area effect Fire Damage spell to melt the snow in your front yard.
...you look for an opened Oblivion gate because the sky is red, then realize it's due to the setting sun.
...you think you can safely swim while carrying 150 pounds of stuff.
...you can tell Viper's Bugloss from Nightshade at a distance, but you can't tell an oak from a hickory in real life.
...you go deer hunting and try to outrun them.

Yeah, it was in the back of my head when I started mine, subliminally. But stealing from that thread is cheating :flamethrower:

...when you expect to be arrested for simply touching a glass at a restaurant

...when you′re actually surprised to know that your local store do not sell anything pre-enchanted

...when you start smacking your pencils in school hoping to do the duplication glitch
...yelling "do your worst!" when arguing with someone
...when you start fingering a map, wondering why you arent fast travelling
...when you try to shove an entire apple in your mouth in one bite
...when you start wondering where the background music went
...when you expect someone to recoil in real life after you block
...when you expect to find you mom magically appear behind you and say, "STOP RIGHT THERE CRIMINAL SCUM!" when you sneak onto the xbox
...when you go to school jumping to increase acrobatics
...when you try to coerce, compliment, boast, make a joke and bribe your teacher when you get low marks on a test

When you try to buy everything straight from the shopkeeper instead of looking around the store

... when you find yourself relieved that your drawers and closet hasn′t reset during the night and all your stuff is still there

... when you notice the moon at night and wonder; "Where the heck is Masser?"

Just now I'm back to home after a hard hay at work. I was pretty exhausted, and while in the kitchen, I thought: "Uhmm..yes, a glass of orange juice will surely restore my fatigue". After that, I was like "Uhmmm...yes, I definitely play too much Oblivion...".

...you start saying "fortify intelligence hood" instead of "thinking cap".
...you exit a body of water and wonder why you're still wet.
...you don't see the point in carrying an umbrella because rain doesn't get you wet. It doesn't, right?
...you ask a store employee "how man septims does that cost?"
...you don't let anyone into your home unless the know the color of night..
...you're briefly surprised that your newspaper is not called the Black Horse Courier.

... when you look for The Fo'c's'le down at the docks

... when you want to meet some women and ask for Gweden Farm

... when you get surprised that no one believes you when you tell them you really did see a mudcrab a couple of days ago!

When you in the garden and get tempted to eat raw plants to boast your health. :shakehead:

LOL I've done this but people just think I'm wierd lol

When you are bored in your classroom, and you look at your classmates and imagine what race would they be, in Oblivion.

... when you see the front lights of a car at night and think, "Oh, no! Two will-o′s!"

... when you realize that no matter what kind of cowl you wear, no one will forget who you are and what you just did

...when you've seen this type of thread well over a thousand times.

When you are walking on the countryside, through the fields and the hills and Oblivion travelling theme is playing in your head. Unconsciously. Happened just a while ago :biggrin: I was like, duude, you really play too much eheh

and then you realize that climbing hills is actually harder than in the game :tes: vegetation with real physics svcks!

... when you look at your real life covered pot and wonder if it can be opened

...when you recognize Ida Ottus from far behind but not your own boss

...when you think about running against a wall in your home because the gym is too far away

...when you smoothly open a door irl and think, "Oh goodie, the Abomb hasn′t showed up yet"

I recognize her and her mother a lot more facing down in a pool of their own blood...

...when you wish you could wear some of your char' outfits.

Yes, I'd REALLY like that ^^

Me too. I wonder how I′d look in Saviour′s Hide

...when someone ask you who your best friend is and you actually say Ongar the World-Weary

...when you′re up for some Shepherd′s Pie but get a bit low as you know they′re rare

...you sit down to dinner with your family, and before you dig in you say to them: Blessings of Akatosh upon you.

...it gets dark at a neighborhood bonfire and you start to reach for a Nighteye potion.

...after going for a jog, you quickly chug 4 bottles of water and expect a message to appear saying: You can't drink anymore potions right now.

...when talking to someone, you reply with a summarized version of what you're trying to say and are surprised that they don't automatically fill in the blanks.

...you go on a camping trip and want to post a rotating watch for goblins, ogres, or trolls.

...you call the local bar a tavern, and the motel an inn.

...you're disappointed when you can't fast travel home from school in the middle of the day. And not because it's school, but because you're inside a building.

...you try to start a conversation with someone, and the only thing you can think of to say is "I saw a mudcrab the other day..." or "I hear Daedra worship is becoming increasingly prevalent in Summerset Isle..."

...you wonder why the school principal doesn't wear violet robes and carry a staff.

...you get pulled over for speeding and are confused when the officer doesn't say "Alright, here's the procedure, first we take you to the castle, then we search you and confiscate any stolen goods. Then you pay your fine and you're on your way"

...you're asked what you would like for dinner, and you say "mutton and some 'Tamika's Weald' wine please."

...you prefer your virtual armory to your own closet.

...when asked what sign you are you say "The Mage."

...you can't seem to understand why the nightstand next to your bed won't hold an infinite amount of stuff.

- When you can name flowers and plants in RL because you know them from Oblivion!
- When you look at real trees and leaves, and consider that this texture is really high definition!
- You wonder what resolution the RL world is in!