Weird habits carried over games

[Maxie]

Have you during your RPG gaming tenure acquired some sort of weird ass habits you can't seem to be able to shake off, despite of how nonsensical they may appear?

For instance, I tend to reorganise grid inventories given the possibility, even if the items take up one (1) slot each, as if I were in the middle of Diablo tetris

 

[Funposter]

For instance, I tend to reorganise grid inventories given the possibility, even if the items take up one (1) slot each, as if I were in the middle of Diablo tetris

 

[Falksi]

I usually go for a run, then wipe the game disc between my arse cheeks and make my missus sniff it before playing.

 

[Morkar Left]

I usually go for a run, then wipe the game disc between my arse cheeks and make my missus sniff it before playing.

discs lol!

 

[howlingFantods]

For some reason I tend to make things harder than they need to be.

I almost never allow myself to look at a walkthrough—this results in extensive suffering and comparatively small bouts of pride.

 

[aeroaeko]

i militantly avoid watching or reading any gameplay from others on youtube etc. When i see other characters and builds in the same universe im rping in it ruins it all and i cant finish the game.

 

[Egosphere]

Starting a game, restarting it after 2 hours, restarting it again half way through, restarting once more, then leaving it and never finishing it

 

[Falksi]

I usually go for a run, then wipe the game disc between my arse cheeks and make my missus sniff it before playing.

discs lol!

5 1⁄4-inch floppy discs of course.

 

[Dyskolos]

Loot or scavenge until I'm overburdened - and continue adding scavenged weight as I slow crawl back to town.

 

[RaptorRex888]

Keeping every quest item, even when it's no longer needed and takes up space/weight just in case I'll need it again. Same goes with consumables.

 

[ShaggyMoose]

Never using consumables "just in case" then finishing the game with an entire warehouse full of potions, medikits and other crap.

 

[ShaggyMoose]

I usually go for a run, then wipe the game disc between my arse cheeks and make my missus sniff it before playing.

discs lol!

5 1⁄4-inch floppy discs of course.

That is some serious ass crack...

 

[Scroo]

I have to restart over and over again trying new builds so sometimes I end up getting burned out because I cannot decide which character to play.

 

[Swigen]

I always organize grid inventories thusly: stuff on the left I’m keeping, stuff on the right I’m selling.

Given the option I always make the choices I’d make if I was in the situation the game’s character is in. I always think it’d be neat to play an evil bastard or a pious goody two-shoes but I just can’t help it and never end up going back and role-playing a different character.

 

[Martyr]

not really weird, but whenever possible I sleep/rest through all the nights, because I really hate nights in RPGs. they're monotonous looking and either unrealistically bright or so dark that you barely see anything at all.

 

[Jacob]

I usually go for a run, then wipe the game disc between my arse cheeks and make my missus sniff it before playing.

discs lol!

5 1⁄4-inch floppy discs of course.

*disk typo

 

[HeroMarine]

I buy games that I'm almost sure I'll never play.

 

[cepheiden]

Given the option I always make the choices I’d make if I was in the situation the game’s character is in. I always think it’d be neat to play an evil bastard or a pious goody two-shoes but I just can’t help it and never end up going back and role-playing a different character.

Who said you can't roleplay yourself in the game? Pretty sure that is what most people do.
Assuming some superficial and arbitrary evil/good persona sounds like something only an autist would do.

 

[HeroMarine]

not really weird, but whenever possible I sleep/rest through all the nights, because I really hate nights in RPGs. they're monotonous looking and either unrealistically bright or so dark that you barely see anything at all.

Oh, I do that too (such as in KCD recently). However, I don't mind the dark lighting as much as I like to LARP (roleplay) as a character who actually functions during the day and rests at night.

I do this unless it's a night-specific mission, of course.

 

[AW8]

When doing a playthrough, I often start building my next character in my head based on skills and choices I didn't take, things my current character couldn't do etc.

Sometimes it even feels like I'm not really playing my current character as much as scouting for the next one.

 

[Covenant]

Never throwing away the starting weapons and armour, on the off chance they'll be upgradable to some kind of super gear later on.

 

[Neanderthal]

This is going to be a surprise to some but I kill every Elf I possibly can.

 

[ShaggyMoose]

Never throwing away the starting weapons and armour, on the off chance they'll be upgradable to some kind of super gear later on.

I can't name a single game where that has happened. Have any examples?

 

[Funposter]

Never throwing away the starting weapons and armour, on the off chance they'll be upgradable to some kind of super gear later on.

I can't name a single game where that has happened. Have any examples?

Masamune from Chrono Trigger
The default Handgun in Resident Evil 4 has an upgrade for 5x Critical Headshot Rate
The starter Persona 'Orpheus' is required to fuse 'Messiah', which is the highest-level Persona is Persona 3
Greatsword of Artorias in Dark Souls requires you to upgrade a Broken Straight Sword or Straight Sword Hilt to +10 before you can ascend them (not the same mechanically, but thematically similar). Similarly, the Blueblood Sword in Demon's Souls can only be obtained by upgrading the Broken Sword using the Pureblood Demon's Soul, although this is neither starting equipment nor a common drop from trash mobs. Rather, the Broken Sword in DeS is a unique item.

In the back of my mind, somewhere, I also acknowledge this as a common trope, but I am struggling to think of examples. I think it's mainly a Japanese thing.

Edit: in the same vein as the Handgun from RE4, the basic Zenith Handgun from Deus Ex; Human Revolution can be upgraded with the Armor Piercing System, meaning that all basic enemies are killed in one headshot, and Heavy Troopers in two. However, this can be found quite early on in the game (immediately after the tutorial mission, if you rush over to it).

 

[ShaggyMoose]

Yeah, I don't play a lot of JRPGs.