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WCG Tournament Director Admits Drugs In E-Sports
SlappingOysters writes "In the lead up to the World Cyber Games finals in Germany, Gameplayer has an incredible interview with Tournament Director Alex Walker in which he freely admits knowledge of participants taking illegal drugs to enhance their performance. The interview came in response to a previous article by the site in which they examined whether there was a need to bring drug testing into professional gaming events to ensure a level playing field. Walker said, 'I've seen a number of players at national tournaments who came in "baked" (that's stoned for the uninformed) purely so they could play better. In most cases they did, although obviously they couldn't just pull out another joint midway through. In one WCG, a player I knew took amphetamines an hour before his match to boost his reflexes.'"
Ok, amphetamines I can see, but weed? It doesn't exactly make your reflexes better and it's hard to pay attention when you laugh incessantly for no apparent reason. But I suppose it could help you focus more intently if... man my hands are HUGE... wait, what was I saying again?...
Smoking something that actually makes "Home Improvement" a funny show won't make you a better TV writer.
SJW: Someone who has run out of real oppression, and has to fake it.
If you meant stoned, why not say that in the first place? Stop hijacking random words!
News like this make me ashamed of my hobby in a way that even Barbie Horse Adventures couldn't manage.
I find that playing video games after smoking some of the finest herb allows me to get into a very relaxed state of mind. This I think is the ultimate factor in defeating many of my opponents. It just puts me "In The Zone."
And nobody can shred on a guitar like an coked up hair band
That's quite true. Non-coked up guitarists are reduced to performing music.
Most of the stoners in my life respond to high stress situations by telling their boss to kiss their ass, going home, and laughing hysterically at their DVD of "The Last Dragon" for about 12 hours.
SJW: Someone who has run out of real oppression, and has to fake it.
This is totally true. I once played Counter Strike for, like, 8 hours straight while high on weed. Afterward, I smoked a few more bowls and decided I was going to play some Counter Strike in real life, because, like, what's the difference, you know? So I got myself a machine gun and was all ready to go out and mow some people down but then I thought, man, this gun would make a totally wicked bong. So I spent the next 3 weeks building a bong out of my M-16, and man, that shit is fuckin' crazy, dude! No shit!
Clearly you're very upset about this. You know what would calm you down? Weed.
Yeah, but have you ever played Barbie Horse Adventures on weed?
It's about time we had a sporting event in which drug enhancements are welcome so we can see the effects of the different drugs. "M0nstrMan took a double dose of crystal meth two hours before the contest, and we can see that he's 27 frags up on his nearest opponent. WeeTimmyLeary decided to go for tabs of acid today, and he's spent the whole match crouched in a corner screaming about purple caterpillars -- he doesn't have many frags, but nobody wants to go near him, either. 1nc1inerator's joytick hand is just a bloody stump at this point, but the heroin is really helping with the pain; he hasn't slowed down."
In all the non-drug sports it come down to genetics and chance, and that's hardly fair.
I piss off bigots.
You should talk to Ellen Feiss. I'm sure she could shed some light into the advantages of being baked while using a computer.
Where'd you learn that Cheech? DRUUUUG SCHOOL?
Fixed it for ya :)
This is totally true. I once played Counter Strike for, like, 8 hours straight while high on weed. Afterward, I smoked a few more bowls and decided I was going to play some Counter Strike in real life, because, like, what's the difference, you know? So I got myself a machine gun and was all ready to go out and mow some people down but then I thought, man, this gun would make a totally wicked bong. So I spent the next 3 weeks building a bong out of my M-16, and man, that shit is fuckin' crazy, dude! No shit!
Are you sure you weren't just watching Platoon?
Man, you're a wild beast.
Captain Kirk? Is that you?
mcgrew's razor: Never attribute to stupidity that which can be explained by greedy self-interest
"That black people love fried chicken and will steal my TV, that Mexicans will steal my job and eat lots of tacos, and that all Gays use Macs."
In fairness, everyone loves fried chicken and tacos, and while not all gays use Macs, it is certainly true that all Mac users are gay.
Yeah. I had a similar experience. I once got se baked and flew a transatlantic flight from New York to London without time compression in MSFS. When I was done, I ended up turning my hard drive into a bong.
The Internet is generally stupid
"I've never been stoned (perhaps very mildly passively, but I've never done non-prescription drugs), but have played games for 12 hours straight a few times. I even took a couple of days off work for the release of GTA4." Dude . . . you really need to get stoned . . .
Ohh spiteful one tell me who to smote and he shall be smolten!
It's easy to game for endless hours while you're baked.
Of course, if you catch a whiff of pizza next door you're off gorging yourself for the next hour...
Advice: on VPS providers
wtf is an 'e-sport?'
So -that's- why I drive better drunk!!
But if I'm wrong, take heart! Ctrl-Z is just two keypresses away!
Next article: Stoners call foul when competitor brings twenty large pepperonis to competition.
Said one: Dude, not cool.
It's better to vote for what you want and not get it than to vote for what you don't want and get it.
- E. Debs
did you happen to write this post while you were being being stoned?
Some times the obvious need not be pointed out. This is one of those times.
Thanks to eating disorders most chicks are reasonably good looking these days.
You will be baked, and then there will be cake.
Oh, say does that Star-Spangled Banner entwine / The myrtle of Venus with Bacchus's vine?