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Haha, glad I'm not the only one that does this. I'm not a druid but I have the habit of jumping near the end of the flying mount cast (before it's done), and it says it's Interrupted but it still casts and mounts me anyway.

I don't know if it helps any but it's fun for me to do anyway

Oh don't even get me started on that, having all the Nelf artifacts except that trinket I really want and such...

I was leaning towards bags/bank slot OCDness.

But jump mount is the move of awesome.

This must be similar to the priest rule of always jumping every time you use holy nova.

I'm, um, not OCD either. Sure, I have to do my dailies in a particular order, every single time, but that just means I'm well organized.

I've just been levelling an alt through archaeology and thoroughly enjoying honing up my jumpmount. He's a Nelf warrior, and looks most amusing leaping up and landing on the gryphon that's just popped up underneath him - and then he's off. I did the same levelling a paladin, the class mount animation added to the effect.

It's not really OCD, is it? It's like being offered a biscuit ('cookie') - sometimes I'm not that hungry, or I'm to busy or distracted to care how I mount up, but it's not a mental illness to prefer a biscuit to no-biscuit. I've got to mount anyway, I might as well make it look good.

You're not a real Druid if you're not jumping constantly. And yes, it is a really good reason to do crappy dps at raids when you only use instant casts because you are jumping all the time.

I also love landing from my mount and surprising someone... Pure awesome!

Jumping off the cliff to mine in AB while stealthed, and then shadowstepping someone right before I hit the ground to avoid falling damage, is equally epic, IMO!

As is standing watching someone fall to their doom after shadowstepping off the ledge at the LM.

i get a special thrill when i careen forward after popping out of flight form and land right on top of the node i want to mine.

That's what I tell myself when I have to turn everything on in my car in a very specific order, and have to have the air vents at the exact right angle.

"I'm just organized!"

This.

What's the difference between OCD and habits? I mean, I understand the difference between severe OCD, such as having to turn the lights on and off 25 times before leaving it off/on. But what about smaller things, such as brushing your teeth before or after you eat breakfast, always shaving in the same pattern and lighting a smoke in a certain way?

I've been known to revisit the informal "leaving home" checklist (oven off, electric blanket/kettle/etc. off, door locked, ...) any number of times before actually leaving. After a lot of reflection, it's not true OCD - it's my subconscious worrying about something else, and this is how it manifests. A few moments of thought to bring what I'm actually stressing over from the back to the front, and I'm able to leave.