What Are Your Gaming Superstitions? - Page 3

Novasol · 03-30-2006, 02:59 AM

I can and do pull miracles out of my ass. All the time. My buttocks are a factory for divine works and have been sanctioned as such by the church. People accumulate outside my door to partake in its miraculous nature.

Well, that's pushing it a bit, but the point is that I tend to rely on luck and gambling to push me through when sheer skill and determination fail, and most of the time, it actually works. This is also augmented by the fact that I can and do hoard everything I get my filthy hands on, and use that as further ammunition for the aforementioned gambling. Anyone who has played against me in Advance Wars (my friends banned me from picking Sami... for very good reason) and Monopoly can attest to my lucky asshattery.

Basically, my line of reasoning in relying on this is as such: my luck in real life is absolutely horrible, so it has to be funneling somewhere.

Loyal · 03-30-2006, 07:51 AM

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In RTS ALWAYS go mass archers, there's no foe that can't be brought down by a horde of arrows.

You haven't played the Age of Empires series (Not counting 3 of course), have you. They have some power, but it's really not hard at all to get a nice group of folks to press onward. In AoE2, there's a unit SUPREMELY resistant to ranged attacks, and it can even house footsoldiers to boot.

Ferix Stader · 03-30-2006, 09:59 AM

Forgot one. Diablo II: You must always have space in your Stash to put one more of anything you have in there right next to others like it.

In other words, I need an empty space right next to my Sapphires, Rubies, etc. etc.. I don't remember why I started doing that.

And Samurai are the Zergling Heroes of AoE.

Leon-the-Dark-Knight · 03-30-2006, 04:28 PM

-Always have a chemist or its ability to throw any item available in your ff tactics party-Always get all your characters to have Autopotion, teleport, and all Squire skills maxed out in ff tactics

-Threaten to turn off the consol or PC if things are not going your way-"Oh yeah, well if your going to be that way, you stupid computer, then I am going to turn you off!"

-Keep trying to accomplish something that I clearly am not able to do because of my faith in my gaming prowess-"Ok so it did not work out the last fifty times, but I am confident this will be the time I get it right!" (I've got some issues)

-Shoot at anything that moves in a FPS-"Sorry about the deluge of rockets, I thought you were one of the bad guys." (My friend will not let me play Unreal 2 with him anymore for some reason):o

-Pick up as many shinies as possible in games like Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance-"I know my weapons and armor are better, but I just have to get that shield that was dropped."

Bells · 03-30-2006, 10:31 PM

ITs not so much as a Superstition, but its more like a compulsion in fear

I always play games that i KNOW that are supposed to scare me ONLY during the day... and is its getting dark, its LIGHTS ON...

Also, between loading times, and cutscenes i ocassionaly look over my shoulder....

Hey... no one proven that ghost exists, buuuuut no one proven that they dont...

Grandmaster_Skweeb · 03-31-2006, 12:07 AM

I blink as little as I possibly can. Especially when it comes to fighting games..because one ill timed blink can really turn a match against ya.

That and I hate moving when I play. I'll fidgit and wiggle in my chair until I'm completely comfortable and refuse to move until I'm done because any movement detracts from my concentration.

Deathosaurus Wrecks · 03-31-2006, 12:11 AM

there was only one time in which i developed a supersticous habbit. during my play of Front Mission 3 (about 100 hours of it, i love that game), I becamed convinced that one of my characters was my "ace in the hole". every time i needed him to kill some marauding Wanzer, or if i needed him to draw fire for just one more round, or if i desperatly needed his machine gun (a randomly hitting weapon) to hit a specific part and reduce the enemy's combat effectiveness, he would always pull though. always. i renamed his Wanzer "Crisis", and i took him with me in every battle. i built other characters with the same skills, and gave them similar Wanzers, but none of them ever did as well as him (can't remember his name for the life of me...).

Ferix Stader · 03-31-2006, 01:33 AM

Was it Ryugo, perchance?

Or was it a late-game character?

Bells · 03-31-2006, 11:03 AM

FM 3 -> YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Also... for a LONG time, i had the true feeling that holding the D pad left and pressing the circle button during a attack, my chances of hitting the enemy arm would rise

Deathosaurus Wrecks · 03-31-2006, 11:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Bellsouth Minion

Also... for a LONG time, i had the true feeling that holding the D pad left and pressing the circle button during a attack, my chances of hitting the enemy arm would rise

hahaha, nice. the guy was Kazuki's friend, the dumb one. dono why i can't remember him, considering how many times i played that game.

this one isn't so much a supersition, as it is a nervous tick: during strategy games, i'll often get up and walk away during the enemy's turn, or at least i'll look away from the screen. watching them chew into my front line while i can do nothing but shout obscenities is too stressful for me.

03-30-2006, 02:59 AM	#21
Novasol N...ne...sss.... h...iii...iiiiii.. Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: 9th Circle of Hell Posts: 587	I can and do pull miracles out of my ass. All the time. My buttocks are a factory for divine works and have been sanctioned as such by the church. People accumulate outside my door to partake in its miraculous nature. Well, that's pushing it a bit, but the point is that I tend to rely on luck and gambling to push me through when sheer skill and determination fail, and most of the time, it actually works. This is also augmented by the fact that I can and do hoard everything I get my filthy hands on, and use that as further ammunition for the aforementioned gambling. Anyone who has played against me in Advance Wars (my friends banned me from picking Sami... for very good reason) and Monopoly can attest to my lucky asshattery. Basically, my line of reasoning in relying on this is as such: my luck in real life is absolutely horrible, so it has to be funneling somewhere. __________________ Now, I'm not saying my opponent is a communist, but if he had a large sum of money, he would distribute it evenly to the populace... WITH PRIORITY GIVEN TO THOSE IN NEED.

03-30-2006, 09:59 AM	#23
Ferix Stader Evil wears a timepiece monocle Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: On the rims of my skull Posts: 94	Forgot one. Diablo II: You must always have space in your Stash to put one more of anything you have in there right next to others like it. In other words, I need an empty space right next to my Sapphires, Rubies, etc. etc.. I don't remember why I started doing that. And Samurai are the Zergling Heroes of AoE. __________________ Official NPF "Crowd of Uncles" member http://www.rpgdl.com/ <--- the other site I spend too much time at, focused upon in-battle performance. Feel free to drop by.

03-30-2006, 04:28 PM	#24
Leon-the-Dark-Knight The Dark One Returns! Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Infinate Layers of the Abyss Posts: 165	Superstitions -Always have a chemist or its ability to throw any item available in your ff tactics party-Always get all your characters to have Autopotion, teleport, and all Squire skills maxed out in ff tactics -Threaten to turn off the consol or PC if things are not going your way-"Oh yeah, well if your going to be that way, you stupid computer, then I am going to turn you off!" -Keep trying to accomplish something that I clearly am not able to do because of my faith in my gaming prowess-"Ok so it did not work out the last fifty times, but I am confident this will be the time I get it right!" (I've got some issues) -Shoot at anything that moves in a FPS-"Sorry about the deluge of rockets, I thought you were one of the bad guys." (My friend will not let me play Unreal 2 with him anymore for some reason):o -Pick up as many shinies as possible in games like Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance-"I know my weapons and armor are better, but I just have to get that shield that was dropped." __________________ "So what are we going to do today, Brain?" "Same thing we do every night, Pinky, try to take over the world!" Last edited by Leon-the-Dark-Knight; 03-31-2006 at 03:50 PM.

03-30-2006, 10:31 PM	#25
Bells That's so PC of you Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: In a Server-sided Dimension where time is meaningless Posts: 10,490	ITs not so much as a Superstition, but its more like a compulsion in fear I always play games that i KNOW that are supposed to scare me ONLY during the day... and is its getting dark, its LIGHTS ON... Also, between loading times, and cutscenes i ocassionaly look over my shoulder.... Hey... no one proven that ghost exists, buuuuut no one proven that they dont... __________________ *BELLS STORE : Clothes! You wear* them! Free US Shipping Subscription System? WTF?! Zazzle Black!**

03-31-2006, 12:11 AM	#27
Deathosaurus Wrecks Underachiever Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Chicago Posts: 1,996	there was only one time in which i developed a supersticous habbit. during my play of Front Mission 3 (about 100 hours of it, i love that game), I becamed convinced that one of my characters was my "ace in the hole". every time i needed him to kill some marauding Wanzer, or if i needed him to draw fire for just one more round, or if i desperatly needed his machine gun (a randomly hitting weapon) to hit a specific part and reduce the enemy's combat effectiveness, he would always pull though. always. i renamed his Wanzer "Crisis", and i took him with me in every battle. i built other characters with the same skills, and gave them similar Wanzers, but none of them ever did as well as him (can't remember his name for the life of me...). __________________ "There was another, who came before you he was a hero and your brother and my son he fought the darkenss, the darkness won" -The Protomen "Unrest in the House of Light"

03-31-2006, 12:07 AM	#26
Grandmaster_Skweeb Doesn't care anymore Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 2,429	I blink as little as I possibly can. Especially when it comes to fighting games..because one ill timed blink can really turn a match against ya. That and I hate moving when I play. I'll fidgit and wiggle in my chair until I'm completely comfortable and refuse to move until I'm done because any movement detracts from my concentration.

03-31-2006, 01:33 AM	#28
Ferix Stader Evil wears a timepiece monocle Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: On the rims of my skull Posts: 94	Was it Ryugo, perchance? Or was it a late-game character? __________________ Official NPF "Crowd of Uncles" member http://www.rpgdl.com/ <--- the other site I spend too much time at, focused upon in-battle performance. Feel free to drop by.

03-31-2006, 11:03 AM	#29
Bells That's so PC of you Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: In a Server-sided Dimension where time is meaningless Posts: 10,490	FM 3 -> YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Also... for a LONG time, i had the true feeling that holding the D pad left and pressing the circle button during a attack, my chances of hitting the enemy arm would rise __________________ *BELLS STORE : Clothes! You wear* them! Free US Shipping Subscription System? WTF?! Zazzle Black!**