Launch day plans

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Joey D
Did you read what I wrote? I'm guessing no, so I'll say it again: it's one thing if you have nothing planned with her and she is ok with it, but to purposely ignore her? Ya that's not ok. If you ignore your girlfriend for something as small as a game what does that say about your feelings for her?
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My girlfriend has a habit of calling me in the evenings with no particular reason, just to ask how I feel and to chat with me about random things. These calls can last up to 2 hours. I like these phone calls myself too, because we can't see each other every day and it's nice to tell her my feelings and that I miss her. When I say I might ignore her on that one particular day of our relationship, I'm implying that I might answer the call, and rush it by just saying I love her, I'll visit you tomorrow "luv-ya-see-u-bye", kinda ignoring her call, because I just want to enjoy GT5 for the first time as much as possible. Do you get it?

It doesn't reduce my love to her at all, but I can enjoy GT5 for the first time only once.

PS. I'm starting to have a bit of problems expressing my feelings in English, especially if this conversation goes any deeper. I hope you guys get my point.
 
I'm not saying you love her any less because of it, I'm saying think about how she would feel if she called you and you told her "I'm busy playing a video game, so love you, bye." You are putting a game in front of her. No body likes to be put in the back seat to something else. I mean how would you like to call her and have her blow you off because the new Twikly Vampire book, or whatever it is women like, just came out?

All I'm saying is that if you find a video game more important then your significant other, the perhaps you should rethink you significant other. And this is not to single you out, it's just an example to show my point.
 
I predict a future Dr Phil episode called "How GT5 ruined my relationship" with Dr Phil asking; "And how's that working out for ya?" whereby the reply should be; "Pretty good actually, it has day and night, dynamic weather and improved physics, did I mention the 1000 cars included?"
Seriously though, isn't that a highly personal matter best left up to the individual to decide ( or screw up ) themselves?
 
I wouldn't be upset at all if she wanted to read a new Twilight rather than talk to me, assuming it wouldn't be the case all the time. In my opinion your partner doesn't have to be the no. 1 thing in your mind all the time. But that's it for this argument. I'll call my girlfriend now. Take care!
 
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It's not big or clever to put a computer game before your better half, not unless you want GT5 to out live the relationship with your girlfriend!
 
Well, at least I've informed my girlfriend that she'll have a day off of me as soon as I get GT5 in my hands :)

She didn't like much the idea, but I gave her enough time to get used to it :D
 
You guys know that all of our loved ones are fully aware GT5 is coming out in a month. All this "ignoring" business is being taken out if context, as if the loved one doesnt know the game is coming.

My wife has known from when we moved into our house that when the game comes out, I will hardly come out if my Man Cave. Chances are likely, the first 48 hours of having GT5, I won't even come to bed.

If you have a decent relationship with your loved ones, they are more than aware that you will be very busy when the game first comes home. If they are worth their salt, they will let you (willingly or begrudgingly) have a resonable amount of time to be alone with the game, before feeling ignored or abandoned.

If your loved one puts up a fuss because you want some "me time", your relationship needs to be reevaluated and marriage counseling should be sought out.
 
I have booked 3 days off work, my wife has agreed to allow me to be a GT5 vegetable for pretty much the whole time, as she is awesome, loves me and knows how much I love GT games.
 
DaveTheStalker
You guys know that all of our loved ones are fully aware GT5 is coming out in a month. All this "ignoring" business is being taken out if context, as if the loved one doesnt know the game is coming.
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You're right, it has been taken out of context and I'm sure most of it is intended tongue in cheek but a few people have made out they really will be ditching their GF's which is either very immature and selfish or a lie.

To put it into context the vast majority of people here are really looking forward to GT5 and their families know it so will expect them to be putting quite a few hours into it. Personally I wouldnt ignore my wife, 3 year old or new baby (due around Christmas) for any length of time to play any game but it's about getting the balance right. I'm going to be playing GT5 for many many months so there's no point in playing it to death to begin with and making my missus resent it.
 
A healthy relationship should allow each part to focus on hobbies from time to time and that should be possible without ignoring other people. However, it would be disrespectful to play GT5 for several hours in a row if you live with your girlfriend and only got one TV to share. After reading the recent posts I'm starting to enjoy being single. :lol:
 
I've booked 5th to 10th of november off! No work whatsoever :) my wheelstand pro will be here this week, I'll go to a midnight launch, then drive home probs speeding a little bit.

My ps3 will be running and the wheel will be all hooked up. I'll have a bottle of coke zero in the fridge, maybe a cheeky bottle of amaretto to go with it :) then I'm gonna stay up till something like 4am, sleep till like 10am and then play all day sat! :) can't wait!
 
DaveTheStalker
You guys know that all of our loved ones are fully aware GT5 is coming out in a month. All this "ignoring" business is being taken out if context, as if the loved one doesnt know the game is coming.

My wife has known from when we moved into our house that when the game comes out, I will hardly come out if my Man Cave. Chances are likely, the first 48 hours of having GT5, I won't even come to bed.

If you have a decent relationship with your loved ones, they are more than aware that you will be very busy when the game first comes home. If they are worth their salt, they will let you (willingly or begrudgingly) have a resonable amount of time to be alone with the game, before feeling ignored or abandoned.

If your loved one puts up a fuss because you want some "me time", your relationship needs to be reevaluated and marriage counseling should be sought out.
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All true dave! Now there`s a man with his head set right 👍
 
Joey D
So you won't be playing at all :lol:.
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lol also why I'm happy me and my girlfriend live together, not a one man show. She already knows I will have "some" time as will she. No driving full endurances in one shot no more though that's for sure.
 
Nish_280z
I will play any time my daughter is asleep. she's due in 22 days : ).
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Joey D
So you won't be playing at all :lol:.
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Or he could bring a bassinet wherever he his racing and she could watch. When she does nod off, she will be dreaming of racing. Nish, you have a great opportunity to mold the mind of a future racing driver perhaps ;) But, if the frustrating bits get the best of you, she'll become a cussing truck driver :p

Goodness Nielsen, what you said made me cringe. Having 1 TV in the household would be a nightmare!!!
 
DaveTheStalker
Or he could bring a bassinet wherever he his racing and she could watch. When she does nod off, she will be dreaming of racing. Nish, you have a great opportunity to mold the mind of a future racing driver perhaps ;) But, if the frustrating bits get the best of you, she'll become a cussing truck driver :p

Goodness Nielsen, what you said made me cringe. Having 1 TV in the household would be a nightmare!!!
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Oh I plan on it : ).
 
DaveTheStalker
If you have a decent relationship with your loved ones, they are more than aware that you will be very busy when the game first comes home. If they are worth their salt, they will let you (willingly or begrudgingly) have a resonable amount of time to be alone with the game, before feeling ignored or abandoned.
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Quoted for truth. With my job, I'm lucky if I'm home 1 week a month. I'm taking 2 weeks off for GT5, and my woman is giving me until the 9th before she even asks me to come to bed, and until the 5th before she tries to get in my pants. She even said she'd wait until I wasn't in an online race to do it! What a woman!

Of course, she also bought me GT4 when that came out so she's seen me in Gran Turismo Only mode before. :sly:
 
Joey D
Did you read what I wrote? I'm guessing no, so I'll say it again: it's one thing if you have nothing planned with her and she is ok with it, but to purposely ignore her? Ya that's not ok. If you ignore your girlfriend for something as small as a game what does that say about your feelings for her?

I do it all the time with my girlfriend, if I want to do something I tell her what I'm up too. She's always ok with it, but if she calls or texts or whatever I'm not going to ignore her because whatever I'm doing isn't more important then her. Same goes for my family.
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Ahhh, gotcha, you're whipped.
Sounds like your thought process goes: think of activity->call and ovserve reaction->do/don't do activity.
If I want to do something and include her because it's something I know she likes or would like to do, I'll let her know, but the way you said it seems like you call her to tell her no matter what it is and subconsciously you're doing it cause you need to know how she feels about it.

DaveTheStalker
If you have a decent relationship with your loved ones, they are more than aware that you will be very busy when the game first comes home. If they are worth their salt, they will let you (willingly or begrudgingly) have a resonable amount of time to be alone with the game, before feeling ignored or abandoned.
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Thing is that I only mentioned GT5 maybe 2-3 times to her. When I pre-ordered the CE and when I asked if her friend was really related to Kaz. I'm not so hyped about GT5 that it's worth bothering her with it because I know it won't get in the way of anything. Now, when we move in together in a couple of months, the story might be different.
 
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dave_sz
Ahhh, gotcha, you're whipped.
Sounds like your thought process goes: think of activity->call and ovserve reaction->do/don't do activity.
If I want to do something and include her because it's something I know she likes or would like to do, I'll let her know, but the way you said it seems like you call her to tell her no matter what it is and subconsciously you're doing it cause you need to know how she feels about it.
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I let her know what I'm doing, how in the hell is that whipped? If I wanted to spend the evening playing GT5 I'd tell her that I'd be busy playing a new game. She'd understand and know only to call if she really needed something, at which point I would know it's important and answer the call.

My issue with what I've been reading on various parts of the forum is that people are seriously saying they are going to ignore their significant others, their job, their families, etc. for a game...which I don't understand. It is one thing to ask for some "me time" to play a game, but it's another to ignore people in your life.
 
Joey D
I let her know what I'm doing, how in the hell is that whipped? If I wanted to spend the evening playing GT5 I'd tell her that I'd be busy playing a new game. She'd understand and know only to call if she really needed something, at which point I would know it's important and answer the call.

My issue with what I've been reading on various parts of the forum is that people are seriously saying they are going to ignore their significant others, their job, their families, etc. for a game...which I don't understand. It is one thing to ask for some "me time" to play a game, but it's another to ignore people in your life.
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Really?

As for the 2nd part, I never disagreed with that.
 
Thank you Dave and G I completely agree. GT is my baby, my daughter is my life : )
 
BAZZ
Well, hah! This is how I imagine it will be.

. Wake up at around 04:00 after falling asleep at 00:00 or so if I'm lucky!
04:15 - Curse about waking up so early and loaf my hiney to the computer and check out all the US GT stuff I can find. Drool.
05:00 - I'll most likely try to sleep around this time but give up at 05:15.
05:16 - Make coffee. GTP Forums for about one more hour, this time with a pint of coffee at hand.
06:00 - Call the friends I'm picking up copies for and tell them about some of the things I've seen on GTP. Care less about spoilers! :D
06:30 - Shower. Realize that this is the day I've waited for the last four years.
06:45 - Think about what clothes I should wear, jeans aren't too comfortable when it comes to racing!
07:00 - GTP Forums with more coffee. Drool again.
07:30 - Put on a new pot of coffee, consume!
08:00 - Call the bloke that I'll be riding with to the Game Stop store (35 minute drive).
08:02 - Convince him that we need to move "right now!" so we'll get there in time.
08:04 - More GTP since he doesn't want to go until around 09:15. Coffee, drool.
08:55 - Spam my ride with SMS about why (Godzilla, traffic jams, Pluto's orbit, food) we have to go now.
09:00 - Get picked up!
09:04 - Get threatened about having to walk there if I don't chill the h*ll down!
09:15 - Drool.
09:40 - We're there! Realize that they won't open for another 20 minutes.
09:45 - Apologize for being so stressed out, try to explain why I'm so hyped.
09:50 - Buy more smokes from the store right next to the Game Stop store.
10:00 - Get Gran Turismo 5 in my hands!!
10:05 - Begin the longest journey ever.
10:06 - Get threatened to walk, again.
10:07 - Ignore threat!
10:25 - Drop one copy of the game to one of the friends. Hype him about my new wallet.
10:35 - And another buddy gets his copy.
10:40 - Last guy get's his game!
10:55 - At home! Run (while drooling, would be awesome seeing it in slow-mo with Vangeli's Chariots of Fire.) up the stairs to my flat like a gazelle in Serengeti.
11:00 - Unbox the Signature Edition as if it was catnip.
11:04 - Drool.
11:15 - Put the game into the PS3!!
11:16 - Installation begins hopefully!
11:17 - Check out the Trailer on the USB Stick.
11:19 - Place scale model on a temporary shrine.
11:40 - (Ish! Not sure how long installation will take) See the intro of Gran Turismo 5!
11:42 - See the intro again!
11:43 - Play.
16:00 - Order Pizza, wipe up drool puddle.
16:45 - Eat pizza while trying to race. Then just eat pizza and look at cars. Check out B-Spec.
17:00 - More Coffee!
17:05 - Play until 04:00 or something, drool when needed. 👍
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You might need a bucket to hold all your drool in.:sly:
 
I don't know if they are doing midnight launches yet at Best Buy, but I've booked off November 2nd and 3rd from work.

I'll be playing for a good 30+ hours during those two days with breaks naturally.

Then back to the daily grind of work.

UK-Gamer
07:00- Wake up
23:30- Sleep
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So glad I'm done public school, but sucks I have night classes for college. :(
 
Obviously "real" life comes before GT lol, but that's besides the point.
If you are a member of this forum, then this already shows that you highly regard the game!

Like many said before, it is all about the hype for this very special game that we've all been waiting an eternity for. There is absolutely nothing wrong with fantasizing about the release day and how we would be spending those first magical hours playing the game!

I remember back when GT1 just got released, how my cousin would say : this game is so hard, you have to pass the licenses b4 you can even race! ...this was unheard of for me and the idea simply made me drool.

Fast forward to november 2nd 2010, and these same feelings are rushing back and honestly, I have never been this excited for a video game, you know?


and if your girlfriend tells you to "stop playing this stupid game" you can politely reply: -No, watching Jersey Shore is stupid. GT, on the other hand, can actually teach you how to drive and improve your reflexes :)
 

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