The Woes of the Weak Willed. And Pre-Loading.

Awhile back I read this whole article about how pre-ordering a game is generally a bad idea.  Too often games are buggy and can have serious issues right at release.  Waiting for these issues to be resolved can save gamers a lot of time and nerdrage energy.  Unfortunately for me, I am one of the weak willed.  I tell myself that I'm going to wait until I hear that a game is stable and that the initial kinks have been worked out.  I never do!  The upcoming release of Grand Theft Auto V on PC is the latest culprit in this chain of impatience.  I keep reading amazing things and watching 60 FPS trailers and then getting really excited!  Yesterday I caved and hit the pre-order button.

A 4K rendered screenshot from GTA V.  Wow!

Now that I've pre-ordered GTA V, I can start the process of pre-loading.  If you are planning on playing it on release day, I would highly recommend that you get cracking.  You might need to clear up some space on your hard drive.  GTA V came in at a whopping 59 GB.  I have been sporadically pre-loading (between pausing so I can watch Netflix and do online things) and have only made it to 44%.

While I wait for this momentous occasion, I have decided to check out season 3 in Diablo III.  I haven't made a seasonal hero before this and wanted to see what all the fuss is about.  My barbarian, Ragnaar, is currently crushing his way into his level 30's.  Ragnaar has landed some nice legendaries for levelling and is looking pretty good.  I don't see myself topping any leaderboards, but I'm having fun.

I can't wait to re-enter the optimized world of Grand Theft Auto!  It's only a day away (I am singing that song from the musical "Annie" which is in no way related to a video game).