I believe I read somewhere that they were treating PTSD with Esctacy. This sort of reminded me of that.

I would like to imagine drug use happens in the eSports scene, but I can't. Everyone seems too chill and honest.

But as for the idea of trying to play under the influence of something like an amphetamine..
I think the biggest thing I've noticed, after spending a few years fooling around with meth, mdma, and blow is that I don't think I could ever concentrate on a game long enough to see it through.

At a low dose, if you could get ahold of yourself, and ignore all the feelings you are feeling, I don't see why it wouldn't be a bit of help. But of course, it could be the exact opposite.

One of my friends in class did a very low dose of MDMA for his first time, and it was low enough that he wasn't like OMG I FEEL SO GOOD OMG! but just 'yeah, i'm chillin, feelin good'.. Anyway. He thought he was going normal speed, if not a bit faster, and he thought he was hiding it so well, but he was moving so slow and it was so obvious. A giant facepalm for everyone in the class.

So, I suppose it would depend on the person. It would definitely be interesting to try.
I've tried playing Counterstrike while high on MDMA and I couldn't do it. It was so much work and I just wanted to cuddle or roll around or sit on a swing or something. My mind didn't have the patience for strategies, and my arms wanted to just flop and cuddle. Haha.
I've played while drunk before, and that can go either good or bad. Depends on how much I've drank.
I tried playing Starcraft while drunk, but I ended up stopping and just talking to the person I was playing with instead of actually playing. I got obliterated, but, I made a friend. ^_^b /facepalm

My conclusion: I don't think drug use would work in a game, even if it does 'heighten' your senses and let's your mind think freely and quicker.
& No I don't think there is much, if any, drug use in the eSports scene.

=]

Speake

United States494 Posts

March 21 2011 02:37 GMT

#24

When i play the game high i either do really well (like top 50 US server well) or just slightly worse than normal. I don't think it's that bad

mierin

United States4946 Posts

March 21 2011 02:39 GMT

#25

Just get a transfusion of Jaedong blood before each match...instant win.

insta

216 Posts

March 21 2011 03:59 GMT

#26

i know some people from Quake who always entrusted themselves to some speed/amphetamines afaik.

Never tried it, but they told me it makes em really strong as far as the reaction and response time is concerned. Since Quake isn't an RTS and implies different mechanics than RTS like Sc2, it wont be the same I think.

Some Koreans seem to be on drugs :D because of some unbelievable micro *trollin* =)

ChefStarCraft

Canada350 Posts

March 21 2011 04:29 GMT

#27

I play baked every time I play stacraft, it only helps me play because I'm so used to playing while high. Its my relaxed relaxed state, where I tend to play better.

Dismantlethethroat

114 Posts

March 21 2011 08:36 GMT

#28

I puked on my computer after coming back from a concert, when wanting to play sc2.

Raeleigh

Canada902 Posts

March 21 2011 08:43 GMT

#29

On March 21 2011 17:36 Dismantlethethroat wrote:
I puked on my computer after coming back from a concert, when wanting to play sc2.

I'm really sorry, but I just laughed so hard. LOL
Hope you cleaned it up before you played :c

K3rn3L

United States3 Posts

April 01 2011 22:57 GMT

#30

when i was a kid in school i took a ritalin type drug to reduce my daydreaming and increase my attention in class. It worked great. I havent used it since school but decided to give it a try in my adult life to see if it improves my mental acuity at work. I was also hoping it would help me in my laddering. So far it seems to help about as much as i expected, just a slight edge. im taking a very small dose. I absolutely cannot play stoned. I miss all my timings and forget about all kinds of macro when i smoke weed

infinity2k9

United Kingdom2397 Posts

April 02 2011 00:19 GMT

#31

Mephdrone/Methylone is not going to help you at all. The euphoric aspect is too distracting from the stimulant aspect. You want more of a dopamine-based drug than serotonin for this kind of thing. Personally amphetamine felt like it helped a fair bit, so i bet research chemicals like 2-dpmp would be perfect for it. Opiates i found were the best though but that's just me, it reduces anxiety makes you think more clearly and respond without emotion to situaitons.

BeMannerDuPenner

Germany5638 Posts

April 02 2011 00:35 GMT

#32

no expirience with shitty chemical "medical" drugs(srsly retalin and that crap is worse then most other drugs).

but speed def will improve your game. butdoesnt mean that you shioukld take it for sc2. it improves your attention mspeed and ego but its nothing to rely on.

but can tell you that all non amphetamine based drugs will hurt your gamneplay no matter what they make you think. i play 90% of my games under some kind of drug(sup Tsn yo) and its stupid how much better i play when sober.

Longrod

Sweden1 Post

August 14 2012 22:37 GMT

#33

Last summer I snorted amphetamine and played starcraft for eight straight hours on Diamond ladder. As we all know starcrafts matchup system pitches you against players who are usually of the same skill level, so that you are supposed to win or lose around 50% of the games you played. Well, that night I can honestly say that I must have won more like around 90% of all the games that I played. I was better than I usually was, more than doubled my skill level in every regard. I had better reaction time than before, I always knew what to do and never stalled asking myself what to do next. I always had a plan for the future and planned way ahead in what I needed to do. I could multitask like a beast, keeping tabs on all my different units and almost never made the stupid mistake of getting supply blocked or anything else. My micro was a whole lot better, basically it felt like I had become a pro.

Taking any kind of speed and playing Starcraft is most definitely cheating in some way. I think they should do more drug tests on a professional level because there is no way this doesn't enhance or boost your performance in some way.

Spikeke

Canada106 Posts

August 14 2012 22:45 GMT

#34

Monster energy and those other sponsored energy drinks aren't very healthy for you. Advertised to give you energy, yah no thanks.

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