As above.

I ask this because I just got BG2 last Friday and some of you may have noticed I've been here a lot less since then. This is due to the fact that I'm playing BG2 somewhere from 3-6 hours a day and am quite engrossed. Just wondering if anyone else gets this involved or if I'm just weird (which is my current leaninghttp://www.ironworksforum.com/ubb/no...iles/smile.gif)

-Jafin

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I take shower, cleansing and fasting for three days, say prayers 12 times a day, then click the holy mouse to install it

I guess I'm not quite as bad as I thought then, 250... http://www.ironworksforum.com/ubb/no...iles/smile.gif

Is anyone else as bad as me (or worse) or am I just part of this small minority of gaming obsessors?

-Jafin

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[This message has been edited by Jafin (edited 10-18-2001).]

What do I do? Straight after I get into a chair (any chair), I'll rip off the cover and start reading the manual like mad (especially spells).

Then, when I finally reach home, the first thing I do is to install the game and begin memorising as much detail as possible so I do not have to keep flipping the manual later.

And yes, you're not the only one. I've easily played up to 10 hours a day http://www.ironworksforum.com/ubb/no...es/biggrin.gif

Hey, exactly what I did with BG2!!! I went to the Mall of America, bought BG2, went to the food court in Camp Snoopy (the amusement park inside the mall in case anybody doesn't know) and opened up the package and started reading the instructions! Then I went home and immediately installed, and began playing!

I've played some games (particularly the FF's) 12 hours a day, but my max on BG2 yet is 8 http://www.ironworksforum.com/ubb/no...iles/smile.gif

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Great minds think alike http://www.ironworksforum.com/ubb/no...es/biggrin.gif

I could manage that many hours because some time after I bought BG2, I..urm... fell down on my way home from work and fractured the lower end of my spine.

While I was on sick leave for about 2 months, I ended up playing the game on a laptop in a sprawling position. My body really ached after each marathon session http://www.ironworksforum.com/ubb/no...miles/hihi.gif

Someone who is as obsessive with reading the manual as me? I always read the manual first chance I get, whether in a park, at a mall, in the train, in the bus or, if no other opportunities present themselves, at home while I wait for it to install.

Wow, I guess I'm like everybody else then! Amazing!

-Jafin

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I take vacation time to play a new game! After I first got it, I played BG2 for 4 long days and nights, got paid for doing it. Same with FF 8 & 9 and IWD. I plan a long weekend for when Metalgear solid 2 comes out and I'm biding my time for Torment til winter, since I work retail The holidays has little time off for me. Damn there are so many good games, I need to get paid to play them all the time! http://www.ironworksforum.com/ubb/no...iles/smile.gif

Could'nt put it down bro!...There is a new Pool of Radience too...looks cool, but havent played it yet!

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Whooooo well i dont even make it to the chair! I get so excited i need to be slapped to keep from bouncing off the walls! I get a big excited smile and nothing can come between me and the eagerness to get going! Its the worst if the game sucks! http://www.ironworksforum.com/ubb/no...miles/wink.gif

When I get my copy of Wizardry 8 I'm going to give the word "obsession" a new meaning !!!

Manuals are great fun - I have them all sorted and stored in a filing cabinet - Its only the game boxes I have to throw out because of lack of space ..

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I've been there and done that. I usually end up reading a lot
of the manual at stoplights. (So next time you see someone
sitting at a stoplight reading, don't honk....I might lose my
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Lol I just get home rip the package install and start playing
First time i can;t play (sleep/eat) i start reading the manual to see whether i forgot to do some important stuff http://www.ironworksforum.com/ubb/no...miles/wink.gif
normally I read books before i go to sleep, but i can replace books by m,anuals or player handbooks http://www.ironworksforum.com/ubb/no...miles/wink.gif

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I often read manuals before going to sleep too if I haven't got any books which I haven't already read 4 times.

I'm a relative newcomer to the joys of computer rpg (*very* picky!), but I get so impatient to try a new one--it's a 20 min. drive minimum with no traffic from 'town' to home and entirely too long! Then, after I got BG1, the install disk was a total lemon and wouldn't install!!!!!!!! Had to wait til the _next day_ to exchange. I was *not* a happy camper--until I got home, plopped my butt in the chair and happily muddled through my first game! http://www.ironworksforum.com/ubb/no...iles/smile.gif

You're supposed to read the manual *BEFORE* you play?!?!? :slaps forehead: I knew there was something I forgot to do!

Garnet

Well, I open up the game, install the game, search for patches, install patches, read the manual, buy the cheat book, place the book in the bathroom to be read during the "daily loaf pinching ceremony". I now know my spells quite well.

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::nods:: Exactly, except I forego reading the manual in entirety until I hit a snag (must've been a male in a past life http://www.ironworksforum.com/ubb/no...miles/wink.gif) and no cheat books--that's what the web is for http://www.ironworksforum.com/ubb/no...iles/smile.gif But the manuals have been known to be found in the 'office' for impromptu reading--

Garnet

Of course I read the manual, but I only do it on the way home. When I get home it's game time! I can play for hours. When I got my hands on FF7 I woke up in early, everyone was gone, so I started playing. When I looked out the window, it was dark outside. I played for nine straight hours! Man I can't wait until FF10!

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In summer, when my father bought me BG2, I've played over 5hours a day.
This is much, isn't it?

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hmmmmm, i dont think pirated games come along with a manual. guess i just lived without it on nearly all my games http://www.ironworksforum.com/ubb/no...iles/smile.gif

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I usually have to wait for my daughter to go to bed if
it is a bloody game (DiabloII/Resident Evil)
My daughter watched me playing Res. Evil and she got nightmares
from it. So anywho I'm stuck with reading a manual,pacing, and
throwing temper tantrum's if my wife wont get off the puter.
I just want to play my game http://www.ironworksforum.com/ubb/no...s/Eyecrazy.gif http://www.ironworksforum.com/ubb/no.../hollering.gif http://www.ironworksforum.com/ubb/no...les/crying.gif

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[This message has been edited by Elif Godson (edited 10-19-2001).]

The first thing right after I arrive at home with a new game?
Let me think.................
Install it! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!
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What do I do when I get a new game.....hhhmmm..... bought ToB June 13 this year when it came out, loaded it in my comp around mid July when we had our last rain of the summer.....am still hoping to find the time to play the game i bought over 4 months ago!http://www.ironworksforum.com/ubb/no...iles/frown.gif.....praying HARD for snow....http://www.ironworksforum.com/ubb/no...miles/wink.gif

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Who DOSEN'T pray for five feet of snow so that they can stay home and relax? We never seem to get anything more than ankle-high snow here in Denmark though http://www.ironworksforum.com/ubb/no...iles/frown.gif

I read every word on the box, and examine every picture. Then I undo the plastic packaging and open the box. I lay out the contents on my bed and admire them, wondering all the while why they needed such a big box for such small items. I read all the little leaflets. (You see I am into game-foreplay to heighten the final thrill..)
Then I read the manual from cover to cover and make little notes, crosses and underlinings of bit that look useful.
Finally, I switch on the machine (in the unlikely event it is off) and slip the disc into the slot...
My life for the next few weeks is committed to my new love...

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Kill the blasphemer! j/k, how can you throw out the box? That's just some serious blasphemy right there, like throwing away the manual or placing the CD on a dusty shelf without a CD box to protect it.

Oh YES, I savor every moment. But sometimes I get in too big of a hurry--and it's over almost before .......http://www.ironworksforum.com/ubb/no...es/disgust.gif

And why do they need such a humungous box for one or two disks and maybe a small book? Seems a waste to me--they should put in more game or something.

Garnet

When i get a new game, i do much the same as Fljotsdale, carefully poring over everything before installing the game. Once, it's installed, I look for patches or updates on the net. When i'm ready to play, I become utterly engrossed and NOTHING else happens in my life other than work and sleep. When BG2 came out, I took a week off work and played 12-15 hours a day. When Wizardry 8 hits the shelf, you won't see me for probably two weeks. I am so anxious for that game!

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Invariably, I'll play it for a couple of hours/days before getting stuck then I'll cheat heavily until I finish it. Kind of ruins the point of it and reduces the longevity of the game but I've got a very short attention span and get frustrated very easily. The downside is that I get to the end of the game and don't get the same sense of achievement that I would without cheating.

Yeah, I downloaded an editor thingie that let you alter all the stats and give yourself cool items. I used it once to do all that, but quit the game way before the end because it was so unsatisfying. Then I used it a couple of times just to boost the opening stats without having to keep re-rolling the dice. But I didn't feel happy with that either. So then I deleted the editor so as not to be tempted, lol!

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