Anyone else like to play games when they are high?

[Jekyll-Hyde]

This is pretty random I know, being my first new thread and all since back in december. I just was curious as to how many other people play games high, and does it make it more fun or frustrating for you. In my experiences it has made it more fun, mostly because I just don't care what happens.

[DesR85]

Erm, no, I don't. Why would you want to do that anyway?

[Chimaera182]

Probably because it's fun?

I have. It's mostly just more fun, unless I'm playing in certain places in certain games that freak me out when sober. Then it's a heartattack waiting to happen.

[Dummy]

hmm i dont smoke my self but when i play cs with my mate he is often high and he definitely has more fun

[galraen]

I refuse to answer on the grounds it may incriminate me, or as they say in the US of A, I take the 5th.

Someone I know very well thinks it's more fun though.

[dragon wench]

Well,
I can't say I've gamed while high (basically because I'd pretty much given up the habit by the time I started gaming), but I have watched movies while high... and it can certainly bring an entirely new twist to the experience, that's for sure! No doubt that is amplified even further if you are gaming

[Fiberfar]

Not exactly high, but I was very drunk while playing NwN once.

Didn't really make any difference, because at that time playing it online was a routine, not an experience.

An hellball here, and another one there.

[BlueSky]

"cough".... ...."cough"....
A friend of a friend tends to lose focus while playing....
ohh look at the shiny ones....:laugh:....oh look at the (insert graphics here)..
now what was the mission/task.....

[Siberys]

.....Right, am I the only one who finds it strange that someone would post this kind of thread on a semi-professional game forum, and even stranger that two moderators would post in agreement with this?

[Fiberfar]

.....Right, am I the only one who finds it strange that someone would post this kind of thread on a semi-professional game forum, and even stranger that two moderators would post in agreement with this?

Speak your mind.

[lythium]

.....Right, am I the only one who finds it strange that someone would post this kind of thread on a semi-professional game forum, and even stranger that two moderators would post in agreement with this?

Nope. The only thing that surprises me is that this site would be classified anywhere near professional; I thought we were just a collection of benevolent fanatics.

I also was under the impression the moderators were not some kind of different species with an elevated status or something scary like that.

And there is the virtue of soft-drugs, in my experience. I am usually not very attached to my virtual dignity but when I'm high, I take myself even less serious and that does make gaming more fun. Because in essence, with a few (Asian) exceptions, playing games is supposed to be leisurable, non-professional. As is browsing a forum about games. In my opinion, anyway.

Come to think of it.. The online fanatics mentality of you-got-to-be-leet-like-me takes the fun out of fooling around with your game..

@galraen: I thought it was appropriate to make a comment about your signature in this thread. Not only criminals benefit from drug prohibition, the CIA does too and they consciously allow it to happen on their terms.

[Siberys]

Nope. The only thing that surprises me is that this site would be classified anywhere near professional; I thought we were just a collection of benevolent fanatics.

Buck brings us News from almost every game site, editors and even moderators have their own reviews here, Buck occasionally holds contests, not to mention all the walkthroughs provided for free. That alone should scream "professionalism" as in "It's pretty clear what this site is about."

I also was under the impression the moderators were not some kind of different species with an elevated status or something scary like that.

Different species or anything scary, no, but we do have an elevated status for a reason. It's the difference between a cop and a citizen, you could talk to your friend about doing drugs or whatever and probably be just fine, but you would never say this to a cops face.

This is why I think it's even stranger that the "cop" would not only engage in the conversation but somewhat agree with the topic.

[Claudius]

So is getting high bad because it is harmful or because it breaks the law? (presuming one thinks it is bad)

I find it bad in a lot of cases. But it depends on the overall picture. There are probably times when drugs are an attempt to find meaning and represent an expansion of consciousness. But also they can be an escape or a means of disconnecting.

In general I don't think it is the drug that anyone would want. Rather they want the joyful feeling. Or positive feeling however they characterize a positive feeling.

[dragon wench]

Siberys,
it's not as though the OP is selling drugs, nor is he even advocating that people get high while gaming.
*shrugs* It's not the most standard SYM topic in the world, but then again, what is?

So like....loosen up dude, and have a Twinkie, eh...

@Claudius,
it's not always as deep as that
Sometimes people smoke up just to unwind, not unlike drinking a beer. In many cases, the only real difference is that weed doesn't cause your bladder grief.
Anyway, I know we've discussed this subject elsewhere, I'm just goofing around here, so don't take much of what I say too seriously

[fable]

Per Buck's rules:

Advocating illegal activities, including software piracy or other intellectual property violations.

I asked him earlier today, and he says this discussion consitutes one of illegal activities. At least, in some societies.

Thread closed.