Comments on: ONDCP’s latest propaganda: Pot makes you suck at video games

By: ocean420

ocean420 — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 05:58:42 +0000

… ask any stoner …
We kick ass at video games when we are high!
I kick ass at video games that I cant play when i’m sober.

By: Radical Russ

Radical Russ — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 00:45:09 +0000

Winner: best comment on this post so far! I envision Popeye with a PS3 controller in one hand and a corncob pipe full of kush in the other. Ug ug ug ug ug! I yam what I yam!

By: BigDoug

BigDoug — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 02:24:44 +0000

All I have to say is, Get me stoned and challenge me to a game of Halo, Acording to my friends when I am High playing Halo its like watching Scarface play, Except I am telling people they are about to die in my Arnold voice and they say although the voice is funny it just reminds them thyat there time for living is almost up.

However I agree with others above, if you smoke to much, You are rendered useless, Although I have not found that breaking point yet.

By: Carpe Cannabis

Carpe Cannabis — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 23:56:32 +0000

HA! This is the funniest thing I’ve heard in a while. SOCOM II on my PS2 is paused right now so I can respond to this ignorance. All my friends are stoners, and they’re all gamers as well. The biggest difference is enjoyment.(Which, if I remember correctly, was the reason games were made.) Games, simply, are just more fun while high.

Generally it depends on how high you are and what genre of game your playing., but unless your immobile from smoking, then your performance is pretty good.

Sports games (like Madden ‘09) are amazing while high, and your probably unbeatable.

RPGs (like world of warcraft) aren’t really affected by smoking, other than trying to figure out puzzles, which smoking makes easier.

1st person shooters (like SOCOM II or Call Of Duty) are the only games that COULD be harder while smoking. Reflexes aren’t affected much since games are only played with a few fingers. Also, you don’t loose focus as easily when high. It sounds odd, but think about how psyched you get about the simplest projects or events. Sober, you just start going through the motions, and don’t notice small things happen. The only time your really below par, is while playing online, and it still isn’t that bad. Communication skills are probably the most affected in this area.

They can show facts proving some functions are diminished during high gameplay, but people would have trouble determining a high person’s performance from a sober person’s.

By: Dr. Luny

Dr. Luny — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 22:58:54 +0000

I agree with what has been said already. A moderate dose can get you in the zone, helping you screen out everything going on outside of the game, not to mention it makes it way more fun. Too much and you get tired and a bit disoriented.

Munchies can also be distracting.

Just recently I decided to play through half-life as Gordon Freeman the stoner, shooting his way through black mesa and smoking up all the scientists along the way.

By: dnL

dnL — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 22:52:39 +0000

Are you kidding me?! Pot’s like a gamers’ spinach. Back in college, I used to have a roommate/best friend that was a fairly good player when he was sober but after toking he was freakin’ unstoppable. All of us would sit around, get baked, and watch this guy own people on Gears of War, Halo 3, Madden, and others. I’ve smoked and played too but I wouldn’t go as far as to say it makes me a better or worse gamer, I don’t think it affects me at all.

This is the stupidest thing I’ve ever heard come from the ONDCP. They must be desperate.

By: herbalist973

herbalist973 — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 22:45:34 +0000

ive been smoking since junior high and that all me and my friends usto do is smoke and play videos games i dont play as much now but my friend does hes acutually competes nation wide and he told me he smokes more now they when he wasnt getting paid to play and it hasnt stopped him from winning anywhere from 20 to 50 grand in competition so u tell me is his skills really off or is this just somemore bullshit there putting in our heads

By: radman32

radman32 — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 22:28:02 +0000

First person shooters and fighting games are way funner when high, but no complex rts’s … that’s my spill

By: Tobias

Tobias — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 21:49:19 +0000

Simply put, COD 4 or halo 3 defiantly pull you in after a toke. if anyone out there thinks they can beat me 1 on 1, bring it!

By: Adoravivi

Adoravivi — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 21:38:41 +0000

I actually mad an account just to state my opinion on this topic.

I like to play first person shooters on the XB360.

My K/D spread (Kill to Death ratio) while uninfluenced is slightly negative. It is normally .7 or .9. My K/D spread while under the influence of alcohol is about .3 or so. However, my K/D spread while high is about 1.3 to 2.0.