WCG Tournament Director Admits Drugs In E-Sports 448
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.'"
Wait, what, man? (Score:5, Funny)
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?...
Re:Effects of Cannabis (Score:5, Funny)
Baked? (Score:1, Funny)
If you meant stoned, why not say that in the first place? Stop hijacking random words!
As if CliffyB wasn't enough to give us a bad name (Score:5, Funny)
News like this make me ashamed of my hobby in a way that even Barbie Horse Adventures couldn't manage.
I beg to differ (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Effects of Cannabis (Score:5, Funny)
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.
Re:Marijuana isn't a performance enhancer, jackass (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Effects of Cannabis (Score:5, Funny)
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!
Re:Marijuana isn't a performance enhancer, jackass (Score:5, Funny)
Clearly you're very upset about this. You know what would calm you down? Weed.
Re:As if CliffyB wasn't enough to give us a bad na (Score:5, Funny)
Yeah, but have you ever played Barbie Horse Adventures on weed?
I disagree. (Score:5, Funny)
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.
Re:Effects of Cannabis (Score:5, Funny)
You should talk to Ellen Feiss. I'm sure she could shed some light into the advantages of being baked while using a computer.
Re:Effects of Cannabis (Score:5, Funny)
Where'd you learn that Cheech? DRUUUUG SCHOOL?
Fixed it for ya :)
Re:Effects of Cannabis (Score:2, Funny)
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 [youtube.com]?
Re:Effects of Cannabis (Score:5, Funny)
Man, you're a wild beast.
Re:MJ First post (Score:3, Funny)
Captain Kirk? Is that you?
Re:Wait, what, man? (Score:5, Funny)
As someone who writes a great quantity of code while stoned, I can attest that I tend to get more focused on what I'm writing, and honestly, more excited about it and obsessed about making it perfect.
These advantages are offset by the 50-line ASCII art comments I insert and the functions named "dogg_butt()" and "jibblejobble(int whaaaaat)." So, there are pros and cons.
Re:Marijuana isn't a performance enhancer, jackass (Score:1, Funny)
"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.
Re:Effects of Cannabis (Score:5, Funny)
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.
Re:Gamers use DRUGS? (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Effects of Cannabis (Score:5, Funny)
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...
e-sports (Score:3, Funny)
wtf is an 'e-sport?'
Re:Effects of Cannabis (Score:2, Funny)
Forgive me, I think you meant to say "undue". (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Effects of Cannabis (Score:5, Funny)
Next article: Stoners call foul when competitor brings twenty large pepperonis to competition.
Said one: Dude, not cool.
Re:Effects of Cannabis (Score:4, Funny)
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You will be baked, and then there will be cake.