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Can you still game well while drunk?

TintoConCasera

I bought a sex doll, but I keep it inflated 100% of the time and use it like a regular wife
I don't drink while playing videogames unless I'm playing with friends, but at most I'll have a few beers and that's no problem.

I do like doing a little bit of weed tho. :lollipop_content:
 

kevboard

Member
yeah, sometimes I'm actually better drunk because I just go with the flow.

I had one of my best ranked Apex matches after downing 2 1L cans of Faxe 10%
 

ssringo

Member
Had no issue gaming, both pve and pvp, while drunk back when I used to drink. But it's been nearly 20 years since I gave up drinking so I'd probably be terrible if I was anything more than slightly buzzed.
 

Kupfer

Member
I know I once finished Crysis in 2007 while being drunk. I only know it, because of the savegame the next day.

EDIT: never finished it sober afterwards. My brain doesn't remember Crysis full story.
 
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Azelover

Titanic was called the Ship of Dreams, and it was. It really was.
I am 39 years old and I was never drunk. Maybe in the future, but I have tried to get drunk a few times, because I figured I'd enjoy the party more, but no.. the alcohol goes right through. It doesn't even tickle..
 

Fbh

Member
Haven't been properly drunk in years, but I figure it probably wouldn't help my gaming skills.
But having 2 or 3 beers during a lengthy gaming session on a weekend doesn't seem to affect me much.
 

Kerotan

Member
I could have maybe 2 beers and it'll actually relax me so I play better in a controlled environment. Maybe a little more if they're spread out. But if I come home drunk after a night out I'll feel sick. I used to try it on cod back on ps3 and it wasn't good.
 

Holammer

Member
Never been drunk or taken drugs. I'm like the 90's straight edge, even 30 years later.

Funniest experience playing with drunks was in WoW, we had a couple of Fins in the guild and they always got hammered on Fridays. During an AQ40 raid one of the Finnish Warlocks was so drunk he got lost in the zone and raid leader told me to go and fetch him. The ventrilo bantz was *hilarious*, I told him to /follow me and took him to C'thun, then we one-shot the last boss.
 

DAHGAMING

Gold Member
Not when drunk, but I seem to play FPS and FIFA better after a few drinks, but theres a line when things go shit badly.
 

Kings Field

Member
Never drank or did drugs and I'm 37. Used to play with a guy on Destiny that was hammered or high all the time. Good guy but man when he was out there good luck trying to do a raid with him.
 

Trilobit

Member
Warzone is pretty funny to play buzzed. I drank a bit too much whiskey when I played RDR2, but what don't you do for more immersion, at least I didn't start smoking cigars. Nowadays I drink much more seldom as I prefer feeling well-rested, but I most often game when I've taken a few glasses of wine.
 

nowhat

Member
This. After like 3 beers I enter a zone where I play super loose and my movement is crisp and I never drop a combo.

Obviously after like 5 or 6 this all goes out the window.
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Yes, this is about programming. But I maintain, it makes sense with gaming as well.

Now as for getting high... it works, sometimes wonderfully, but there's an element of paranoia. Like, I'm a fan of horror movies. But to play horror games after having smoked too much, nah, it's better to remain just slightly toasted. Ever so slightly toasted.
 

FunkMiller

Member
Alex Kid In Miracle World was made one thousand percent better with pot, I know that much.

Drinking and gaming has never been a thing for me though.
 
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Lee49

Neo Member
It gives me confidence in Rocket League, however that means I'm either great or really shit, no middle ground and I feel for my teammates when it's the latter
 

DukeOfX

Neo Member
I wouldn't even touch the Marvel VS Capcom cabinet until I was 8 beers in. Would stay on for hours beating up the local college kids, while my GF would hold on to my lit smoke between rounds. Man, I miss the 90s.
 

Joho79

Member
I’ve done surprisingly well on world of tanks while surprisingly drunk on more than a few occasions. But you don’t need ninja reflexes for that game though.
 

Kenneth Haight

Gold Member
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Yes, this is about programming. But I maintain, it makes sense with gaming as well.

Now as for getting high... it works, sometimes wonderfully, but there's an element of paranoia. Like, I'm a fan of horror movies. But to play horror games after having smoked too much, nah, it's better to remain just slightly toasted. Ever so slightly toasted.
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StereoVsn

Gold Member
Drinking a drink or three (no more though) makes strategy games fun. For some reason I actually do better at stuff like EU4 or Stellaris with a little cocktail !

Also fun for CRPGs and racing games 😂.
 
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