When playing a shooter, and enemies are prone to taunt you (the best examples I can think of are in Rainbow Six: Vegas 1 & 2, where the terrorists are
quite vehement about being as vulgar and abusive -- verbally -- as they can towards you), I'm known to retort to said enemies. As in, yelling obscenities at my TV.
Other than that, just generally dicking around, being absent-minded, and accomplishing very little in a couple hours of play. If I was efficient at gaming, though, I'd be conquering a game in a couple days' time, so I suppose it evens out.
Brutal Peanut said:
Pretty much anything to do with my house/room in Fallout 3. I had to collect certain things to decorate and I'd sit there for as long as it took to set it up properly.
I don't go out of my way to collect trivial items, but I do
HAVE to place whatever is in there
just so. You should see me knock a bowl off a shelf in Oblivion. I'll spend an hour getting it back in place.
Drakmeire said:
I am always sure to break every single crate and barrel in the area (even when it's relatively pointless to do so)
There might be hidden treasures! I'm also notorious for exploring every nook and cranny of an area. This comes up as a bit of a disadvantage when playing multi-player ARPGs. My friends either hate me for making them run off to every dead end, or they have to deal with me not wanting to join in. I'm surprisingly obsessive-compulsive about the dumbest little things.
micheil3 said:
Even if I know there is a snake in the box I have to break it, even if I know there are zombies behind that door I have to completely clear every room. I am a 100%er.
This explains so much of my wanton "bad" gaming habits.
Also, and this is more just for fun than anything:
Any time I play a zombie-themed game (best fit for this is the Dead Rising series), I pull up Queen's "Don't Stop Me Now". Loving Shaun of the Dead aside, it's great fun. I'm thoroughly convinced that if a Zombie Apocalypse ever occurs, I will be having the time of my life.