EPTMy first thought to a topic like this is that it is completely retarded and should be removed by the mods... but if I were to approach it logically my thoughts are that any "drug" that a player may obtain lawfully should not be questioned and those found to be abusing substances obtained unlawfully should be punished/shunned. Using something for concentration in a SC2 compares to a Football/Soccer/Basketball player taking a painkiller or shot for a bad knee in terms of being frowned upon I think.
Performance Enhancing Drug in Starcraft 2? Yes. - Page 3
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Vykenos
United States56 Posts
My first thought to a topic like this is that it is completely retarded and should be removed by the mods... but if I were to approach it logically my thoughts are that any "drug" that a player may obtain lawfully should not be questioned and those found to be abusing substances obtained unlawfully should be punished/shunned. Using something for concentration in a SC2 compares to a Football/Soccer/Basketball player taking a painkiller or shot for a bad knee in terms of being frowned upon I think. | ||
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Braedenk
Canada6 Posts
I think this issue is interesting, but with how gray area, unenforceable and uncommon it (probably)is, I imagine it being left by the wayside unless some huge scandal happens. | ||
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Golgotha
Korea (South)8418 Posts
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Barbiero
Brazil5259 Posts
On April 06 2011 10:08 Tercotta wrote: Absolutly not. It gives an advantage to whomever dopes. We do not want to encourage a situation where everyone takes drugs just to keep up, which can become a major health situation. QFT, this pretty much sums my opinion. Damn.. I didn't expect that this would actually exist on e-sports... That really sucks. | ||
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Bosu
United States3247 Posts
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jdseemoreglass
United States3773 Posts
Meh, sheeple aren't rational anyways... society says drugs are bad so the polls will say drugs are bad. | ||
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FinestHour
United States18466 Posts
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DystopiaX
United States16236 Posts
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LDdota
United States1465 Posts
On April 06 2011 13:11 ShooTouts wrote: insert HuK interview here Yeah... he was REALLY fidgety.... | ||
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shabinka
United States469 Posts
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Yoshi Kirishima
United States10366 Posts
Aderall is not a performance-enhancing drug. It is a medication for people who suffer (and yes SUFFER) from ADD. Stop belittling their condition, and stop spreading falsities about how it makes you better at starcraft. It doesn't. Medications can enhance performance. Just because you suffer from something does not mean the medication does not more than make up for it... Who's belittling their condition? It's not a falsity if he says that someone told him that people do it, unless the person didn't actually say that. Performance-enhancing drugs don't make you better at starcraft? | ||
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DystopiaX
United States16236 Posts
On April 06 2011 13:21 Vykenos wrote: I dont want to pretend to know much about this so I will start with a question: Are the substances banned by most sports clubs also illegal to obtain normally? My first thought to a topic like this is that it is completely retarded and should be removed by the mods... but if I were to approach it logically my thoughts are that any "drug" that a player may obtain lawfully should not be questioned and those found to be abusing substances obtained unlawfully should be punished/shunned. Using something for concentration in a SC2 compares to a Football/Soccer/Basketball player taking a painkiller or shot for a bad knee in terms of being frowned upon I think. Addy is easy to get since ADD is diagnosed so much, I know in Halo it was revealed that players just claimed they had ADD and got Adderall, so yes and no, it's legal over the counter. | ||
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luckylefty
United States272 Posts
Are you going to test for caffeine also, its a drug also. | ||
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ki11z0ne
United States427 Posts
it is cheating if pro athletes cant take steroids gamers cant take that. true true this SHOULD BE BROUGHT UP for rules!!!! | ||
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Ordained
United States779 Posts
On April 06 2011 10:14 Tercotta wrote: How about the way it is enforced in every other sport. So the people who need Adderall can not compete in Starcraft? Seems silly. I vote yes if you have a prescription. | ||
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Atrophy
21 Posts
On April 06 2011 10:40 MaxPro wrote: big misconception that adderall makes you better. Only thing it would do is help people concentrate the entire game without their mind slipping off the game and think about the crowd etc.. being a former halo pro i know that 85% of the pros take adderall consistently at tourneys and the owners know it. which is why tests will not be enforced at mlg. remember adderall does not make you a better player. if it provides more exciting matches i dont see what the problem is. Amphetamine-based medications are banned in South Korea. They cannot be obtained at a South Korean pharmacy and are illegal to import. if you think you cannot beat someone because they are on adderall. take it yourself or get pwnd bro ...You were a halo pro? I don't believe you. What was your tag. And I thought gamers taking adderall to enhance their performance was common knowledge. | ||
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Bread779
United States27 Posts
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Sensator
Australia377 Posts
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please
Benin60 Posts
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Deleted User 124618
1142 Posts
While I agree in theory that the so-called "stimulants" shouldn't be allowed, in the long run using them will only hurt the players. As someone who used caffeine products for a very long time and a lot, they actually hinder your thought process. After pretty much one day you have to start using them to just keep up your normal state of thought. If you don't, you will get these headaches and.. stress I would say. This effect has caused me more harm on my intellectual process (studies etc) than anything else. And I'm talking about regular coffee, imagine what kind of mental harm stronger substances will do. Yes for one day they will perform better, for like 6 hours, but after that they'll do more harm than good. But I guess banning wouldn't hurt. | ||
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