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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.'"
So they drug themselves up, boo-hoo. Clearly these are inferior competitions if doping is beneficial, just look at any motorsports competition and you'll notice people aren't doping because the sideeffects of anything are too impeding.
I'm kinda bemused....
...does this make a roomful of avid gamers actually interesting or fun to be with?
(or are they just as boring when they are off their tits?)
What does stoned mean?
troll.