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Shad
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What to do during area transitions

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I'm wondering how people use the time while game loads between areas.
Usually it give player between 15 seconds and few minutes.

What I did during that time so far?

1. Made tea
2. Chatted with relatives
3. Setupped something in alt-tab
4. Browsed web

Now I'm going to do quests, and that mean a lot of transitions.
Going to try to watch some movie or anime, or play another game in between.
Or read book.

What do you do when it happens?
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Mostly forum RP or watching cat/puppy/wombat vids! :mrgreen:
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Contemplate existential crisis
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stress if i watching it load or els i read any news around on the net
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I rarely experience more then a few seconds between transitions.

Though on the rare occasions I try to read the text blurbs. Also giggle at how when I enter some areas the pictures and name are just hilarious pairing.
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It's almost ~ a minute or more lately.
The temptation to walk away or do something else is definitely rising :(
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I do a few things:

• look at Facebook
• watch hilarious cat videos
• play a silly tablet game called Bejeweled Stars
• check my Clash of Clans base
• goof off on IRC
• harass my cats
• harass YourMoveHolyMan
• harass people in the CK Skype chat

I know how to keep myself entertained! :D
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- Taxes
- Vaguely watch TV
• harass my cats
- Or get harassed by my cats. I'm not trampoline!
- Come up with new "Fun facts" for Kehl's examine
- Wonder how many man points are lost by bring up his cats
- Stretching, lots of stretching
- Or stressing out when the area transition picture is the fugue, and I'm wondering if the long load time killed me :)
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Wine.

Then wine.

Followed by more wine.

Then a nap.

Then Wine.

Alternate between red and white.
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Laundry
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Tending to the needs of my flesh prison and it's modernisation of the primitive cave-dwelling to which I am content to slowly wither away within.

...

Sometimes I pet my cat ^^
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From the look of it, I need a cat.
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my favorite thing to do is walk away "real quick" to grab something to eat or something similar and come back to my PC in the fugue, because i didnt understand the importance of not doing that upon entering the giant hills with my level 17.
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Calming AoS when he's contemplating his existential crises.
Facebook.
Various online comics.
Netflix.
Facebook.
Phone Games.
Getting food or drink remember I did the same thing as aaron and rushing back quickly to see I'm still alive at least.
Restroom.
Browse Forum.
IRC Chat.
Discord Chat.
Having the intense dread that I have to leave for work soon.

Otherwise transitions are pretty speedy and I still do the above :D
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