i used to smoke lots of weed back int he day before games, just seems to make quake more enjoyable and made me hit things more often. i don't think they should be doing drug testing at events or anything, but i also don't think people should be taking pills before matches to boost performance. i don't know how you can do it anyway, i remember when i was in [xeno] and going to a LAN for ut2k4 duels, i got high as balls prior to going into the event, and just trying to play high with all kinds of kids standing around me spectating.... i just about shit my pants..needless to say i was shaky and just generally sketched out, so i lost a few matches into the tournament, lol.. but i know everybody is different. that's just my scenario.

sounds like beta blockers for you...

That's the one PED I could see having a massive impact on performance. Stimulants potentially as well, but they come with side effects not really beneficial to gaming.

I still smoke daily, but I'm first to admit that it hinders my Quake game. Granted, it seems like more fun while I'm high lol, but still, I'm a lot more likely to win if I haven't been smoking. Like, if there were two of me, and one of me was high, and the other one was not high, the not high one would totally win. Also, if you haven't figured it out yet, I'm high atm. :D

hahaha focus. well said sir! i honestly think i play better if i've smoke, but DEFINITELY not at an event or in front of anybody...but at home with some music in the background, i'm good to go. but you're right, definitely funner!

I'm not an expert but I am pretty certain marijuana will hinder your performance. It is a depressant and will hurt your coordination.

Amphetamines are stimulants and do not provide the same affect on a person as marijuana.

sorry bro but i'm disagreeing on this one, i've had discussions with doctors about this in fact, and they say that more and more teens/adults are using marijuana to kind of "self-medicate" themselves to help with attention deficit disorder...in fact there are actually a few people trying to push for the medical legalization of it to help with A.D.D. people feel calmer and relaxed, which i don't think will throw off your coordination in most cases. granted if you've just started smoking weed you're probably too busy giggling at stuff, but eventually it just because a thing you do and go about your business.

give it a try ;)

for me it all depends...sometimes i feel more relaxed and calm but other times when i'm playing quake (while high) my heart seem to jump out of my chest, and then it's time for a beer.

Regarding the performance it's the same variation. Sometimes I can be really focused and play really well and sometimes i play like shit (while high).

The people who play 24/7 at home while high will require the THC or they will play worse at the event.

I think the principle is that every substance that affects your normal state, whether it be stimulant or not, is considered doping in traditionnal sports.

THC might affect your coördination, but it also lowers your cardiac rhytm and can therefore be considered a cheat as you would be more nervous in your normal state and therefore you gain an advantage from what you've smoked.

I personallly play better when high, i'm way more focused on timing etc.. when I have smoked.

On the other hand, i tried playing while coked, which you could argue is way more of a stimulant than hash, and it didn't help me at all.

Hell they even sacked a goalkeeper in france because there were traces of THC in his blood - you can't seriously tell me the guy is gonna play better while having smoked - especially in physical sports.

I play a bit better when stoned aswell. I feel more relaxed, less impulsive about a match and I can concentrate better!

same here. i play terrible in everything when high but its more fun usually

Doesn't surprise me, there are no rules against such usage since, unless it's a lan event, it's impossible to check for "illegal substances".

If this stuff does get regulated in the future, people will just fill up on as much coffee as possible.

If you're nervous at events, how on earth would coffee even HELP anymore? From what I've read coffee can have the effect of making you even more at risk for shakes,nerves, and just flat out paniccy.
It does release adrenaline you will be stressed out. General practice and visualization techniques could probably help gamers.


Although I don't play competitively at lans, but if I were to, I would not drink coffee. I love coffee though for just regular play where only the stress from the caffeine doesn't effect anything.


Drugs mmm bad!

Caffeine shakes should go away around 15-20 minutes into play.

If coffee gives you the shakes you've just not drunk enough coffee.

I was just by what the research has said about side effects of coffee/caffeine.

redbull ftw

hilarious

funny

Show me a drug that really helps ya, then some bloke can speak about how advantegous and unfair it is.

The amphetamines like speed basically overclock your brain and increase performance in a number of areas.

http://www.ggl.com/news.php?NewsId=2239 read this, I have been aware that amphetamine and any drug has bigger side effects than its profite

Amphetamines also cause mental agitation, says RUMBLEBee. You feel annoyed and it creates (anxiety). Something like speed would also make you jittery. After speed, you get a slight euphoria, so you might become complacent and stop caring. People think If I take this, my reactions will be amazing. And they dont realize that their overall game will be worse if you consider the negative side effects. - GGL

Yeah I'm not trying to imply it's a 'good' drug, just saying it is performance enhancing. Plus we're not talking about long-term use here, in the minds of these West coast American CS kids 2 days of a big Counter-Strike tournament is all it takes to win a few $k, or at least that was the case back in the day.

used to play a lot of avp with a guy who was using speed on a regular basis. it sure showed, his reacion shots and movement were quite faster than usual, but his strat sucked, he was just running around basically... also after a week or two of speeding he hit a treshold, stopped using speed and then his game went to hell completely. so yea, it has its pros and cons.

Adderall, Ritalin, and of course good ol' meth(though this would probably hinder your performance once you become a meth head).

I'm not gonna point any fingers here but I know quite a few gaming "pros" who take the 30mg Addy XR's before events, they last all day and have no negative side effects unless you take them daily for 6+months..., but if you're only taking them occasionally before a big tournament, or to cram for finals than they are perfectly safe :o

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modafinil > that shit

poor minds.

I've been to 4 WCG's and if I remember correctly I have seen drug use/heard of it at each event. Doesn't surprise me in the slightest.

A lot of top cs players do drugs before matches

I play Quake 3 stoned since.... uh the first public beta and to be honest, I don't enjoy the game very much in my "normal" state.

Correction: you dont enjoy anything not stoned.

somewhat true but "anything" is wild exaggeration.

to be honest its not only quake that i dont enjoy that much in normal state, its like that with all games

he is right you know :/

If i was playing CS I would drug my self too..."Every morgin' I see a CSer in the mirror"...Kind of hard to live with it..

Interesting, so what you're saying is your mirror somehow shows you your reflection but blocks you from realizing you're French...hmm

i always smoke weed before playing quake...it's more fun and i really don't care if i win or loose. it's all about the fun for me

well of course, it's a cs player they have to compete on who can walk slowest to the bomb site..I'd do amphetamine to if I had to walk in 0.1mph for 5 minutes, get shot in the head by someone hiding in a box and die immediatly then wait 10 more minutes to repeat it.

You havent watched a vq3-dm6 match for a long time?
In 15 minutes there is like a total of 5-10 frags....
Thats one frag every 3 minute. ... SO INTENSE... so intense.

yet another reason they should be playing cpma? they could end up like cs players!

the last thing competitive gaming needs is worry about a bunch of nerds having a joint

I really can't play decent if I'm drunk or stoned. It's funny tho, that I have many friends that told me that they played so much better when they were drunk or stoned, I think its different from player to player. About amphetamines I surely doubt it cuz everytime I tryed I just felt really well and energetic but my hand coordination wasn't that great at all, the feeling of floating also, shouldn't improve gaming at all, but I must give it a try one day :)

same me, my concentration gets better and everything.. but my "body machine" cannot adapt to it

Haha to anyone that thinks amphetamines make you play better, maybe some coke if you don't get too wired... but otherwise you will think and play better sober.

Ive never played while high, since I only tried it once and dindt seem very cool at all, whats the hype about.
But Ive played a few times whith different levels of alcohol in the blood, and I can say that im a fucking retard in quake, when im not sober.

snus works like xerp

need some braen steroids!

Funny, heard this on a Finnish radio station today.. didn't really expect one of the major radio stations notice something like this

seriously?

I drink coffee at work to boost my reflexes! :(

cooller raped toxic thanks to creatine

damn steroids

"I used to do drugs. I still do, but i used to too"

Long live Mitch!

that excerpt makes no sense

only can say R O F L :)
it stupid to BAN a player because he smoks weed or take teh white shit ;p. It can push you mentally, for sure, but can not upgrade your skills(maybe 5% + or - aiming). I made high ,very good games but i dont have fun to time the items =) then

Sander Kaasjager smoket als een malle soooooo!!!!?????? hmmmm k