Strange gaming habits?

[Sinvel]

Most gamers that I know has a some kind of quirk while playing games (consoles or otherwise). Some examples: One of my friends who used to play alot of counter-strike back in the day always had to remove the windows key from the keyboard, otherwise he'd always hit it and the game would game would exit out (usually when he's in the middle of shooting or knifing somebody). Another guy I know who plays Call of Duty on the PC would always have his pinky finger cramp up on the mouse, always had to stop and to massage his hand (usually in a middle of a firefight; which is probably why he switched over to a console). Personally, I have to sit a certain distance away from the screen while playing any fps, otherwise I'd just get plumb dizzy, and one time I actually threw up! (On Halo 3 no less...)
Anybody else here have any strange gaming habits or behaviors while playing?

 

[Kellerb]

if there is toast in the general area, im epic with snipers. no idea how that works

 

[Beffudled Sheep]

Whenever i play a hard game my face and eyes get itchy and start to feel very weird.
I then scratch, smack, or wipe my face with my hand to make the odd feeling go away.

 

[Grayjack]

I always stand up while playing games. Since my TV is on a pedestal, if I sit down, the screen looks dark.

 

[Tasty Mango]

It's really wierd whatever game I play, I just never loose...

 

[joystickjunki3]

I have this thing where I get rashes on my hands when I play any Sony console.

No, but really, I'm not sure what I do. There has to be something, though. Does throwing my gamepad against a wall/into a friend count?

EDIT: Thought of something. Whenever I play any game I always do this sort of figure-eight w/ whatever buttons/keys/stick I move w/. Up, down, left, right. And if it's dual analog it goes: up, down, right, left. W/ control sticks I do a sweeping motion when going from down to left and from right to up.

Also, every once in awhile I'll catch myself doin' the Contra code.

 

[Cliff_m85]

I lean into turns whenever I play a game that involves driving.

It's subtle, but I do it.

 

[bluerahjah]

I turn my body the way my character faces in any FPS. It's even worse when I'm playing Mirror's Edge, my body will involuntarily move whenever I jump in game

 

[Count_de_Monet]

I used to play all games without any sound unless I needed to hear voices. I played CS for years without listening for footsteps and then I got a new computer and started playing CS:S and using my headset and it was like a whole new world was opening up for me. I still play my PSP without any sound and some occasionally CoD4 but all of the RTS's I now throw on the headset and CS:S.

I'm incapable of standing still in FPS's or setting up ambushes in RTS's. I always have to be moving myself or my units around or my brain starts to turn itself off. It used to get me in trouble playing RTS's online because I got impatient for battle until Dawn of War and Company of Heroes hit and then my frenetic play style was a bonus.

 

[Omnidum]

I turn my body the way my character faces in any FPS. It's even worse when I'm playing Mirror's Edge, my body will involuntarily move whenever I jump in game

This and magpie syndrome.

 

[LordKraven]

I notice myself leaning when I play driving games as well. Adn in GTA games everytime I die or get arrested I always re-load, even if I have a girlfriend so it dosent matter I still do it for some reason. And if I play a game that involves holding the right trigger down for a long period of time(racing games) I tent to pull really hard and get cramps in my hand.

 

[Strong Intelligent]

I act out what my character is doing, sort of.

It's hard to explain.

 

[Sgt Doom]

I'm a compulsive reloader, looter and achievement getter. In STALKER I modified my carrying capacity to 5000kg because I absolutely cannot bear to leave anything, no matter how insignificant, behind. In Diablo 2 I spent half my time carting crap through a summoned portal to town. In CS:S most of the time I die because I absolutely had to reload that 1 fired bullet. In Half Life 2 Episode 2 I spent god damn weeks looking for those bastard grubs.

I could go on and on, but safe to say you all get the idea.

 

[Phoenix Arrow]

Hmm.
For some reason, I can sniper really well when I'm listening to music but I'm awful if there's nothing playing.
Eating Toffee Crisps improves my performance as a Pyro.
If I'm trying to look somewhere, sometimes rather than just move the mouse like a peasant, I try to crane my neck to get a better look in.

Also, annoying thing. When I'm playing TF2, I always hit 'E' when I'm trying to run so call for a medic. This really pisses me off when people do this when I'm on medic so it makes me feel like a dick. =]

 

[Spudgun Man]

I tend to need a large cool drink whenever playing online FPS, otherwise i just go crazy after being killed within the space of 2 seconds. A load of my freinds recommended anger management.

 

[Legion]

I'm a compulsive reloader, looter and achievement getter. In STALKER I modified my carrying capacity to 5000kg because I absolutely cannot bear to leave anything, no matter how insignificant, behind. In Diablo 2 I spent half my time carting crap through a summoned portal to town. In CS:S most of the time I die because I absolutely had to reload that 1 fired bullet. In Half Life 2 Episode 2 I spent god damn weeks looking for those bastard grubs.

I could go on and on, but safe to say you all get the idea.

The parts in bold go for me too.

 

[Azraellod]

i react to the pain of my characters in multiplayer games. so if say i get hit, i will either swear or say oww, and wince a little. not really sure why

also, i mutter under my breath whenever i kill something