Gaming rituals

GreenGhostMan

How is everyone spending their ESO hours?

I'm on Xbox, so whenever I play, I'm chilling in a la-z-boy in my mancave, slaying demons on a 46" TV. Always have a gatorade within arm's reach and more in the minifridge a couple steps away. Snack of choice is flammin' hot Chester's popcorn (I try not to eat while playing, but sometimes killing daedra makes me hungry). And I HAVE to have a pinch of Kodiak wintergreen dip in when I play (except when I'm eating popcorn).

What about everyone else??

Inarre

I didnt realise people still chewed tobacco.

My ritual is put on my comfy pants (my favorite pair have super marios) sit in my computer room (which is a table as a desk, a chair and a flat screen hd tv) chug water (because gaming makes me thirsty) and order pizza once i realise i havent eaten all day and im starved. Then i devour half the pizza and regret it for a week.

nine9six

Basketball Shorts. Beer in a koozie. Fend off Glaucoma. Game Time.

Lambtron

I like to have my energy drink (Boost Lemon Zing, highly recommended) on standby. Can this thread also refer to ingame rituals? When I'm playing as my Templar cleric and I'm in Daggerfall, I always pay a visit to Daggerfall Cathedral. It's my home turf, and I like to go there for a few minutes (or seconds when in a hurry), hit /pray, and meditate

Gedalya

I've usually got on some comfy clothing and a drink; sitting in office at desktop or in bed with laptop. Usually have my copilot with me:)

Xellos77

I look at my PS4, browse which games are on my HDD. Play FarCry Primal. Debate deleting ESO because it hogs the most space (65GB).

Nestor

Gedalya wrote: »

I've usually got on some comfy clothing and a drink; sitting in office at desktop or in bed with laptop. Usually have my copilot with me:)

When my 76 year old dad plays games, his dog sits in his lap, points his nose at the mobs and barks to help my dad find the mobs.

LoptTheSly

Usually I'll just drink some coffee and play. On the weekends I get drunk and play which is always fun.

WalkingLegacy

I sit at a desk old school style in my ultra super squeaky chair with my Dolby headphones and shut the world out Saturday mornings. My only real gaming day.

Turelus

If it's a night I plan to do nothing but play a game (this case ESO) I normally grab a long hot shower to unwind then sit cuddled up in my chair in my Sith bathrobe and some kind of flavoured coffee (currently rum).

nine9six

Nestor wrote: »

Gedalya wrote: »

I've usually got on some comfy clothing and a drink; sitting in office at desktop or in bed with laptop. Usually have my copilot with me:)

When my 76 year old dad plays games, his dog sits in his lap, points his nose at the mobs and barks to help my dad find the mobs.

Haha, that's bad-ass!

GreenGhostMan

Inarre wrote: »

I didnt realise people still chewed tobacco.

Interesting... I know lots of people that still dip. BUT I am from Kentucky, so maybe that has something to do with it

(Chewing and dipping are two very different things. Chewing tobacco has mostly died out, but I think a lot of people still dip.)

RAGUNAnoOne

Grab a soda sit on the floor drink in front of the TV and play (I'm a soda addict but I don't drink alcohol so I guess itis okay

Wild_squirtle

Get home from work (as a welder) at 3 kick off the boots and go into the office where my desktop is. Wait for my 4 26in monitors to load up and hop in Ts then load up eso. Grab water and food while waiting and have a good old time for 3 hrs then prepare dinner for the GF to be home at 6:30.

Taryf

e-cigarette on my neck (i quit smoking)
Pack of junkfood on my left side
Beer and energy drinks from my right side
Coffe also in arm reach.
Phone on left side

Miszou

I always have a glass of red wine with me. Good tanks are like bass players - they need to loosen up a little and just let it flow.

Slashie

Dr. Pepper, Heavy Metal full album streams, pyjama pants, and dungeon runs.
That helm grind.

Epona222

I play ESO in the quiet spaces between the rest of my life. I don't have any rituals other than sitting down and playing when I have time. I do sometimes tidy up the desk a bit or give my keyboard a clean during loading screens.

PhatGrimReaper

Lakers shorts, pack of cigarettes & a bottle Coke Zero (yea, I'm that guy.... Coke Zero coz it's 'healthy' while I smoke a packet a day)

theher0not

I just sit in front of the PC wearing whatever I happen to have on me(or a robe/blanket if I was to be naked since I don't wsnt to be cold). Then sometimes I put on spotify and listen to either my power/folk/mellodic death metal list or my Avsntasia playlist (the Metal opera 1 and 2, Mysteries of time and Ghostlights album). However sometimes I skip spotify and listen to in game music or even nothing at all.

Deadfinger6

With a Cup of tea, I'm normally lying on the floor or propped against a foot stool that keeps sliding backwards.

Elektrakosh

Dress down into my pyjamas.Sit on the floor, open a big bottle of water and possibly a hot cup of tea on standby. A couple of packets of baked crisps, cheese and onion. Rage at my inept playing skills and even worse RNG.

MornaBaine

AM: Yoga pants, coffee in my favorite Evil Queen mug, cat perched on the back of my computer chair.
PM: Yoga pants, wine, cat perched on the back of my computer chair.

And always lots of water.

Tabbycat

In my pajamas. I usually have either coffee or tea. I don't snack on things while I play.

FleetwoodSmack

MornaBaine wrote: »

AM: Yoga pants, coffee in my favorite Evil Queen mug, cat perched on the back of my computer chair.
PM: Yoga pants, wine, cat perched on the back of my computer chair.

And always lots of water.

About the same, though my cat doesn't want to stay perched anywhere. She instead wants to gank every flashing LED in the house. Used to be my wireless card, now she just goes for the router itself.

I also tend to throw on music, sing at the top of my lungs (I live alone, so it works), and go parkouring when I'm nearing the level of tired that I incur a 30k bounty in Daggerfall while picking on citizens/guards. I don't pay it off either.

KingDasDing

Dr. Pepper, Hookah, 55" LED TV, chill time

Ishamaeli

1) Noise-cancelling headphones. I don't live alone and luckily my flatmates are used to the muffled sounds of my rambling and cursing while I play, but I recently bought a new headset (Creative's Fatal1ty) that does wonders for game immersion.
2) Sweets and nuts to snack on because I focus better when I'm multi-tasking.
3) Pen and notebook, for all my gear note / fishing calc / writ completing needs.
4) An Android device within reach; I've only got one screen (don't have the space / need for an extra), so anything I need to check online I prefer to check on mobile.
5) Black coffee / beer / red wine / water, depending on the time of the day and what I'm in the mood for.

Combine ingredients, settle posterior in chair comfortably (cross-legged at least until said legs fall asleep), put on headset and hit play. Yet to go wrong.

GreenGhostMan

Ishamaeli wrote: »

1) Noise-cancelling headphones. I don't live alone and luckily my flatmates are used to the muffled sounds of my rambling and cursing while I play, but I recently bought a new headset (Creative's Fatal1ty) that does wonders for game immersion.
2) Sweets and nuts to snack on because I focus better when I'm multi-tasking.
3) Pen and notebook, for all my gear note / fishing calc / writ completing needs.
4) An Android device within reach; I've only got one screen (don't have the space / need for an extra), so anything I need to check online I prefer to check on mobile.
5) Black coffee / beer / red wine / water, depending on the time of the day and what I'm in the mood for.

Combine ingredients, settle posterior in chair comfortably (cross-legged at least until said legs fall asleep), put on headset and hit play. Yet to go wrong.

That's awesome... I too have a small notebook and pen handy for various notes and also have my iPhone right there with me. Constantly using it to look up crafting tables, maps and stats.

DMBCML

When I plan to game all day and half the night.... I do all my work in advance, cook any meals the family will need and put them in the cooler. I take the cat and dog out, and that's it. Once those animals are in, everyone else gets to take them out again. Of course, if I didn't plan to game all day, but I did anyway, my work will still be there!