I know we've had threads like this before, but with the release fresh in all our brains i figure everyone is probably finalizing their plans.
For me, i've been saving PTO for about a year, so i can have 2 weeks straight just to play the hell out of this game. I'll get it on a tuesday, then wait till friday for my PTO to start, so i have 2 full weeks of uninterrupted demon slaying. During that time, i'm thinking lots of unhealthy stuff. I've got a bottle of mead one of my pals got me for xmas i've been saving for D3 so i'll dig into that. Then of course the usual faire, pizza, snacks, etc. mixed in with an occasional walk so i dont turn to gelatin, hang out with girlfriend time, but i plan on putting in 40 hours a day, build a character or two up to inferno, and try my hand at the RMAH.
I'll have a designated napping area in my house, to occasionally take naps throughout the day - I find i get the funnest and have the best gaming experience right after waking from a nap. So theres mead, pizza, naps, sodas in the fridge, maybe some beers, and maybe i'll get some REALLY good sandwich ingredients and try to get my GF to make me some sammiches during my D3 break (which she knows is my "special edition" vacation aka: my special ed vacation), And yeah, that's my gig. Been planning it for TOO long.
I know we've had threads like this before, but with the release fresh in all our brains i figure everyone is probably finalizing their plans.
For me, i've been saving PTO for about a year, so i can have 2 weeks straight just to play the hell out of this game. I'll get it on a tuesday, then wait till friday for my PTO to start, so i have 2 full weeks of uninterrupted demon slaying. During that time, i'm thinking lots of unhealthy stuff, pizza, snacks, etc. mixed in with an occasional walk so i dont turn to gelatin, hang out with girlfriend time, but i plan on putting in 40 hours a day, build a character or two up to inferno, and try my hand at the RMAH.
I'll have a designated napping area in my house, to occasionally take naps throughout the day - I find i get the funnest and have the best gaming experience right after waking from a nap. So theres mead, pizza, naps, sodas in the fridge, maybe some beers, and maybe i'll get some REALLY good sandwich ingredients and try to get my GF to make me some sammiches during my D3 break (which she knows is my "special edition" vacation aka: my special ed vacation), And yeah, that's my gig. Been planning it for TOO long.
Anyone else?
I'm right there with you about the GF time, but thankfully for me, I got mine to play!!!! That's right i'm amazed too. Now I can do something with her and I don't have to feel bad about it, I think tyrael's watching over me now =D I wish I could go for something nasty like some monster energy drinks, domino's cheesy bread, chedder and sour cream chips with bean dip, and maybe some greasy Mexican food but I spent all this time getting healthy dunno if I can take a break from it. Could still go with like a sugarfree energy drink, maybe get my heart rate high enough to make a few more hours in the day for play time, omg I can't wait!!!!
My wife will be going through several stages of husband withdrawal. It'll start with the yelling, and probably end with her buying several pairs of shoes with my credit card while I blindly play away. Those are the plans. I'm sticking to them.
Well, I'm picking up a SSD sometime in the next two months, then setting it all up for my boot drive and tweaking it to perfection before the release. Then I'll pick it up at midnight, play til about 4am or so if I can tear myself away from it. Then go to my Chem lab at 2pm, home by 5:30 at the latest and then playing until I can't keep my eyes open any longer. Also planning to take Thursday-Sunday off so I can become a vegetable playing this game 16+ hours a day. Ok maybe not that much. Though I will definitely need to pick up some 5 hour energy.
Did the same thing for the Cata release only I didn't have classes and stayed up for like 2 days straight leveling up
I plan on finishing school work a bit early so that the last three days(May 15,16, and 17th) are easy enough for me. Then I plan on going to bed early on the 14th to go to a midnight release for D3 and play the game before I have to go to school. Play the game after school every night and then the next week nonstop.
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Class, work, class, work. Finishing up for my PhD this year in Pharmacology. Once I get home at 10 PM, enter CD key and hit play. Though, I might ask my friend to enter the CD key for me because I will text him the cd key once I get the game. Play for 3 hours, then head to bed. I wish I would have more time, but I don't at this moment of my life.
BUT! I am banking! wow, that still sounds weird when I say it. K.... BYE!
Release date is 4 days after my last final. I'll probably just go to the gym/play basketball, and then pass out until 11PM. Then go on a quick snack run and play all night.
Class, work, class, work. Finishing up for my PhD this year in Pharmacology. Once I get home at 10 PM, enter CD key and hit play. Though, I might ask my friend to enter the CD key for me because I will text him the cd key once I get the game. Play for 3 hours, then head to bed. I wish I would have more time, but I don't at this moment of my life.
BUT! I am banking! wow, that still sounds weird when I say it. K.... BYE!
I am in a similar boat to you. I am also in my final year of a Phd, in Space Physics. I won't be putting in any extra time. But playing D3 will be a good way to relax after a tough day at the office.
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I've already asked my boss for a few days off the day of release. I'm quite sure going to be playing it with my brother and my mom, relentlessly. I cannot wait. OwO
I'm gonna spend the next 2 months studying my butt off like my life depends on it, so I don't have much left to do once Diablo 3 hits.
As do mine unfortunately, though I probably won't be doing the same as you because I'm too lazy
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Bashiok - Blizzard Representative - 08/01/2011 -"So how many skill combinations are there now? Well taking into account 6 active skills, all the rune combinations, and 3 passives we currently expect each class to have roughly 2,285,814,795,264 different build combinations."
"Hey, I thought you'd like the witty irony of grub-on-glowie violence!"
Nothing special. Am unemployed atm so if I still am by then I'll be able to play quite a bit. Otherwise 9 to 5 work ^.^ No rush for me, and any RL thing > gaming, I took that choice a long time ago and it's been refreshing. :-)
Right now i dont play anything, haven't done so since new year so its kinda weird as i have been playing etc. wow since 26-06-06. But here i am now, and i have 2 friends moving into my basement a few days before the 15th may, then we all set up our gear, fill up the fridge.. and let it begin!!!!!
I'm with ya on that one! I'll be having 4 or 5 friends to move in that weekend. Lot's of junk food, Red Bulls and coffee!
I know we've had threads like this before, but with the release fresh in all our brains i figure everyone is probably finalizing their plans.
For me, i've been saving PTO for about a year, so i can have 2 weeks straight just to play the hell out of this game. I'll get it on a tuesday, then wait till friday for my PTO to start, so i have 2 full weeks of uninterrupted demon slaying. During that time, i'm thinking lots of unhealthy stuff. I've got a bottle of mead one of my pals got me for xmas i've been saving for D3 so i'll dig into that. Then of course the usual faire, pizza, snacks, etc. mixed in with an occasional walk so i dont turn to gelatin, hang out with girlfriend time, but i plan on putting in 40 hours a day, build a character or two up to inferno, and try my hand at the RMAH.
I'll have a designated napping area in my house, to occasionally take naps throughout the day - I find i get the funnest and have the best gaming experience right after waking from a nap. So theres mead, pizza, naps, sodas in the fridge, maybe some beers, and maybe i'll get some REALLY good sandwich ingredients and try to get my GF to make me some sammiches during my D3 break (which she knows is my "special edition" vacation aka: my special ed vacation), And yeah, that's my gig. Been planning it for TOO long.
For me, i've been saving PTO for about a year, so i can have 2 weeks straight just to play the hell out of this game. I'll get it on a tuesday, then wait till friday for my PTO to start, so i have 2 full weeks of uninterrupted demon slaying. During that time, i'm thinking lots of unhealthy stuff. I've got a bottle of mead one of my pals got me for xmas i've been saving for D3 so i'll dig into that. Then of course the usual faire, pizza, snacks, etc. mixed in with an occasional walk so i dont turn to gelatin, hang out with girlfriend time, but i plan on putting in 40 hours a day, build a character or two up to inferno, and try my hand at the RMAH.
I'll have a designated napping area in my house, to occasionally take naps throughout the day - I find i get the funnest and have the best gaming experience right after waking from a nap. So theres mead, pizza, naps, sodas in the fridge, maybe some beers, and maybe i'll get some REALLY good sandwich ingredients and try to get my GF to make me some sammiches during my D3 break (which she knows is my "special edition" vacation aka: my special ed vacation), And yeah, that's my gig. Been planning it for TOO long.
Anyone else?
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I'm right there with you about the GF time, but thankfully for me, I got mine to play!!!! That's right i'm amazed too. Now I can do something with her and I don't have to feel bad about it, I think tyrael's watching over me now =D I wish I could go for something nasty like some monster energy drinks, domino's cheesy bread, chedder and sour cream chips with bean dip, and maybe some greasy Mexican food but I spent all this time getting healthy dunno if I can take a break from it. Could still go with like a sugarfree energy drink, maybe get my heart rate high enough to make a few more hours in the day for play time, omg I can't wait!!!!
Did the same thing for the Cata release only I didn't have classes and stayed up for like 2 days straight leveling up
BUT! I am banking! wow, that still sounds weird when I say it. K.... BYE!
I am in a similar boat to you. I am also in my final year of a Phd, in Space Physics. I won't be putting in any extra time. But playing D3 will be a good way to relax after a tough day at the office.
I'm gonna spend the next 2 months studying my butt off like my life depends on it, so I don't have much left to do once Diablo 3 hits.
Find a ride @ midnight to gamestop since I'll not quite be sober yet.
May 15th - Get my CE
(A group of my friends have been waiting for the game for a very long time, so we wanna celebrate :P)
Ps: My goal is 72 hours of straight playing.
Bashiok - Blizzard Representative - 08/01/2011 -"So how many skill combinations are there now? Well taking into account 6 active skills, all the rune combinations, and 3 passives we currently expect each class to have roughly 2,285,814,795,264 different build combinations."
"Hey, I thought you'd like the witty irony of grub-on-glowie violence!"
I'm with ya on that one! I'll be having 4 or 5 friends to move in that weekend. Lot's of junk food, Red Bulls and coffee!
40hrs a day??? What...you live on Mars??