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V8 Ninja

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If a game encourages exploration and doesn't allow the player to go back to areas after a certain point, I have a compulsion to do everything before I move on. The best examples of games that have this sort of system (that I can think of) is the Deus Ex series; I literally spent about 1-3 hours in every area of Deus Ex simply because I needed to find everything.
 

Ruedyn

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I can't help but melee in most every game I've ever played no matter the class. A guild in WoW once kicked me out because I would always run up and draw aggro with my shitty hunter daggers. This presents a very big problem in games where I don't have that ability.

The other thing is I stop using words when I get too ragey. The latest example was when I yelled 'rargl monster' after a heated game of LIFE with my cousin and his little brother.
 

SoranMBane

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-Compulsively jumping around like an idiot in games where I can jump.

-Or, when I'm not jumping, I always try to play the game as cinematic as possible, and I try to perform actions as close to how the character would in real life (outside of mindless tics, like the jumping). Sort of like I'm trying to do Freeman's Mind or something.

-Compulsive reloading. Even if I only shot one bullet in a 40-round clip, I'll reload as soon as the danger's over.

-Ammo conservation. Any chance the game presents me to conserve ammo, I take it. It usually gets to the point where I'll have way more ammo than I could ever need and I still try to kill enemies in the most ammo-conservative manner possible. It actually sometimes pays off when I get to boss fights, though, since by then I'll usually be sitting on a stack of ammo so big it'd make Burt Gummer (from Tremors) accuse me of overkill.

-Checking all the containers because I need to loot all the things, which ties right into...

-Hoarding. Whether it's just a unique or neat-looking item, or a weapon that's too awesome to use, I keep it. Forever. Makes the most sense in Skyrim, since the protagonist is Dragonborn, and dragons like to hoard. One of my characters actually has a pile of gems at the foot of his bed so big that the game lags if I move them even a little bit, never mind what happens if I Fus Ro Dah the whole pile (the shower of bling is apparently too awesome for that game).
 

Elementary - Dear Watson

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I was a compulsive reloader... and then I found LMG's in CoD... that quickly snaps you out of that habit! :p

I am one of those people who you do NOT want to watch play, or play with, due to the fact I like to look in every nook and cranny in the game... seriously! I am horrifyingly slow when playing Skyrim, and will not stop until I have looked behing every wardrobe, and in every drawer, and under every bed...!

I also play with an extremely gormless expression... something I noticed recently with a bad placed mirror!
 

distortedreality

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Patrick Buck said:
Compulsive reloader. I always have to have a full clip, it pisses me off if I don't have one entire mag ready.
/Rage/
The best way to get out of that is to play competitively.

I used to be a compulsive reloader, then played competitive CSS and CoD4 where constant reloading was akin to painting a target on your ass and a "i'm useless" sign on your back.

Now that I don't play competitively anymore, i'm back to compulsive reloading. Hell, I even reloaded in the ME3 ending a number of times.

Sigh.
 

ArmorKingBaneGief

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Hmmm...I have a few of these.

In games with guns, I use a LOT of unarmed/melee attacks, unless it's obviously a suicide mission to get in close. The chainsaw in Vice and SA was my best friend.

If there is a hockeymask article of clothing, I put it on. Same with most masks, actually. If multiple masks are available, I will have a collection.

In Oblivion, my main character was a Dark Elf Vampire Battlemage, because I like originality and non-cliches. Anyway, at one point I became a Gladiator, but as I got higher up, I decided I'd play up my role. I had a Lightning spell(Finger of the Mountain), that before walking all the way up the stairs, I'd fire on either side of the gate, so that it shot up in the air. In this way, I created pyros for myself. I did this a few times until my magic bar depleted, like twice in a row. After that I'd walk up, get my introduction, then the fight would start.

After the fight ends, that's when I'd celebrate in the ring for a bit. Equipping my Telekinesis spell, I'd fling the opponent's shield and weapon into the audience, they always like souvenirs, y'know? And then, re-equip Finger of the Mountain, and blast the body for a bit. For those who don't know, Finger of the Mountain does horrible damage, but it knocks bodies and items all over the place, so it's well worth getting despite being horrible. I'd usually try to make their body land in some humiliating position, OR in the firepits. After that, then I'd leave, get healed, and rest up. And the best part about the Gladiator pit, is they won't attack or shun you, even if you're at the very last stage of Vampirism, so you don't have to do anything else but fight. Totally ruled.
 

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I have termed a catch phrase of sorts. It came to me after besting a particularly difficult opponent in a match of Gears of War I rushed over ready to finish the kill with the trusty heel of my boot. As my character's boot made contact with the enemy skull I shouted, "That's it! You've just lost your head privilege!" Since then it's be my phrase to say anytime decapitations are involved.
 

JaceArveduin

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Count up another compulsive reloader, after every firefight, I reload. This has gotten me killed numerous times.

I also have CLD, or Compulsive Looting Disorder. If I'm playing something like DDO, all the barrels must be broken and all the chests must be opened! I've almost fainted a time or two while playing my barbarian, he can't pick locks to get to more chests :(
 

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In games that have no voice acting, I often read the lines out loud how I think the character would say it. I try to make my character look good, even when it wastes a lot of time. I also usually play priest/saint characters in RPGs when hey're available for some reason.
 

loudestmute

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-Racers: Perfectionist. If it doesn't end with me in first place, I'ma restart from the top no matter how many hours I've spent on it so far until I get it right.

-Sandboxes/big open RPGs: Unless there is a time limit that forces me to quit piddling with the side quests, I'll keep piddling with the side quests.

-Fighters: I will pick out the craziest mofo in terms of physical appearance (Rufus, Necro, Faust, stuff like that) and dominate the opposition. Until I get to final arcade mode boss fight. Then expect controller-shaped dents in the drywall.

-First person shooters: Every clip must be topped up whenever there is a spare moment. Sadly, I define "spare moment" as "after every kill", which is a problem in gang shootouts.

-Multiplayer shooters: If my connection wants to behave, I'll go for a sniper-type build. When my ping gets a little high (frequent occurence), I'll switch to bullet hoses.

-Diablo-like loot grinds (including Borderlands for the sake of argument): One third of my inventory will be devoted to alternate loadouts. Yes, this means more trips to sell gear, but hell if I'ma lose out on flexibility for convenience sake.

-SSX: I do multiple sessions on the same run. Gold medal attempts come first, next is several messaround runs collecting and hiding geotags.
 

ArmorKingBaneGief

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loudestmute said:
-Fighters: I will pick out the craziest mofo in terms of physical appearance (Rufus, Necro, Faust, stuff like that) and dominate the opposition. Until I get to final arcade mode boss fight. Then expect controller-shaped dents in the drywall.
Ohhh yeah, this is me. Also, I prefer big, slow bruisers, and especially grapplers, that might be evident by my name. King and Armor King, Zangief, Hugo, Astaroth, if I could play as Bane in AA or AC, I'd play as him in a heartbeat. MK games in which I can be Goro, I am a real happy camper. If I can't, then I'm a sad human being, as there's really no real "grapplers" in the game at all. Oh, some of them have used 'Wrestling' as a martial arts style, but that doesn't count with MK's usual mechanics. It's hard to explain.
 

Sagacious Zhu

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I games with multiple outfits, my character always has their armor, a casual outfit and a dressier outfit
 

DirgeNovak

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Even in stealth games, I kill/incapacitate pretty much every enemy I see (Splinter Cell, Metal Gear, Deus Ex, even Silent Hill...) Partly because of this, I mostly play games on easy. I also get very involved in most games' storylines, so I tend to skip many sidequests when they don't seem to have much bearing on the overarching plot. Once the story is done, I'll replay it and get lost in the sidequests more.
 

somonels

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- Hoarder: If it drops I pick it up
- Skimpy: Hell noes, I'm not using that potion, i'll rather wait 2mins for it to regen
- 'slow': huh? i leveled? when? wow, I got 28 points to redistribute, I'll do it later.
- Child killer: at any sign of disrespect a very late abortion shall ensue
- I can't go there, I haven't finished all the side quests
- armchair healer: click..................................................click
 

Fijiman

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In games like Skyrim or Fallout New Vegas I am an enormous pack-rat. I could literally supply an army with all the crap I collect. I usually tend to blow off the main story in exchange for exploring every other nook and cranny in order to find the best stuff I can (this goes for other RPGs as well) and doing the occasional side quest or two. I also have a tendency in Skyrim to stop and look at the structures and terrain of an area and think how it would work defensively if I had an army stationed there and it were attacked. I don't know why I do it but I enjoy doing so.

In shooters I tend to reload a lot because it's my belief that it's better to have a full clip now than wish you had it later. Unfortunately, occasional poor timing has caused me to get screwed over more times that I can count.(this is especially true when using weapons with slow reload time like LMGs)
 

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I reload after every skirmish. I don't want to charge in against 4 guys and have 2 bullets. The majority of my deaths are because I get caught reloading and can't do a reload cancel fast enough.

Also, I don't panic knife. I come from an era of no insta-kill knife attacks, so I'm more prone to backing up and shooting if I turn a corner and slam into an enemy.

In any RPG, I save before doing basically anything. Though I'm forcing myself to break that habit. I want to start living with the consequences of my actions. Which means that in games like UFC3, where I'd save before each fight in case I took a loss in my career, I just take the loss.
 

Johnny Impact

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Compulsive Reloader. I like to start every room with a full clip. Nothing worse than seeing a wave of enemies and switching to my heavy weapon only to find it empty. Becomes even more important in games with huge body counts, like Painkiller.

Compulsive Box Opener / Corner Checker. Games like Skyrim suck the life out of me because after amassing a personal fortune of 50,000 septims I still have to check every burial urn in case there's another 3 or 4 in there.

I Smack-Talk anything that kills me, starting small ("Yeah...yeah, about that....") but working up to spittle-flecked sermons of rage if I can't get past the boss / cliffjump / whatever after 50 attempts.

Easily Bored. I always have 4-6 games in progress at any given time. It's not about needing to finish one game, it's about which game I feel like playing tonight.

Plays Chicks. In RPGs I often make female characters. Not "because I like staring at their asses" but just because I like to mix things up. I've already decided all my Diablo III characters will be opposite to the default -- female Barbarian, male Sorcerer, etc.

....Also, when did the Captchas become commercials?