Do you anons use weed or any other drugs when gaming? Does it really enhance the experience at all for you?

I like smoking weed before vidya because it's an extremely effective way to filter out shit games. I will literally fall asleep while playing if I'm not truly engaged

Not anymore. Now it gives this fuzzy feeling, I'm off my game but it's a little fun when you're high with someone else. Otherwise, I often prefer to be sober so I can play better.

When I first started smoking it was a lot stronger and much more psychedelic. I remember playing N64 games and it's like it transported me to when I was a kid. I was able to remember how it felt back then and even deeper, how I felt seeing things through the perspective of a child.

Now not even a high dose can replicate that feeling. I'm stuck with my jaded adult view of the world. Maybe that's a good thing.

People usually overlook how strong weed is.
It's a mild psychoactive but it's still a psychoactive and will fuck up your brain with regular long-term use, just like regular long-term use of alcohol fucks up your brain.

Makes me play better in multiplayer and I am more intetested in single player. The only time I can ever match those 8+ hour childhood gaming sessions anymore is after a big edible.

Weed can make me lazy for vidya. If I get too much, I literally can not remember my way around areas with multiple pathways. Alcohol is the fun drug but sadly hangovers suck much worse.

Yeah, the white strain carried me through university

kratom makes me nauseus but I can immediately tell I should stay away fron actual opiates becuse even with the constant nausea i went through 3 bottles before stopping. Being sedated feels fucking nice.

is there really a strain difference? i can't tell the difference and just take the green indo. also i just get a minor euphoria with kratom but no bad "hangover" effects

Yes, I smoke meth before a Quake match. They never stood a chance.

Every few months or so I go on a binge for an entire week where I'm stoned pretty much all day and night (outside of work) and I just play vidya, watch movies and listen to music for hours and it's almost like a reset for me. I usually come out of that week really calm and content, whereas if I don't do that I start getting edgy because life is shit and sometimes you need a soft reset to your brain. I did that binge last week actually, and I played a ton of oblivion and indiana jones. It makes me appreciate the game more because it really hits your senses differently when you're stoned as fuck.

I was prescribed Ritalin as a child for ADD so my brain was already used to opiates. I take it as powder which I dissolve in water, never tried pills. You probably just took too much.
I take it to better focus on my work and studies but if it's too much it has the opposite effect and I get nothing done. So you would need to slowly test out where that threshold is for your body and the quality you got. Once I had a batch that was so bad I needed to take more than 10 times the amount as before and still had less of an effect.
There is definitely a difference in strains. When I take red I just feel sedated, and while that feels nice, I would only build up tolerance and would have less of the effect I really am after. From my experience green makes you more sociable and euphoric, like you said. It's similar to being drunk but with a clearer mind

Yeah I use it to avoid listening to my own thoughts, same as vidya.

Stretches and low intensity exercises are bretty good after puff or two desu. Anything to do with your internal sensors really, if you've built up solid muscle memory of a process a bit of weed will help you fine tune details, this is why lots of artfags are stoners. Just keep the dosage low, once you're past light buzz - its very much recreational usage, unless you're on that shamanism hippy spiritual pipeline.

literally me

yeah, people who smoke regularly don't realize how strong weed is, they build tolerance very fast and it's not much to them
that's why they always end up doing more than just weed

Honestly it's hard to say how much is because of drugs and how much is because of normal life. I smoked a ton a weed from ages 21-22 but then stopped because I realized it was making me dumb. I'm completely sober but find it hard to enjoy gaming because like you said, everything is the same.

pack a bowl and start up MHWilds

start quest

tell my seikret to auto-run to the target

take a hit or two while im in transit

have a nice hunt

repeat

good times would recommend

For me I just need to put on a VR headset and play in theater mode. Something about being cut off from the world and the giant screen makes me super immersed

weed does nothing for me, most overrated "drug" ever

it makes them a bit tiring to play unless you are really good at them

Interesting, i thought that was some retard bait until i looked it up - apparently it increases Acetylcholine quite drastically.

LSD and Mordhau

I absolutely took too much i didn't have any medical reason I just wanted to get high. Anything less was too little.

Marijuana makes video games ten times more interesting, and I'm sure I'm not the only one who knows.

DUUUUUUDEEEEE

IIRC, you can only do it 1-3 times in in a short period without affecting your dopamine receptors to a point where you have a long recovery period to get back to the norm.
3 months is what is required with a long amount of inconsistent usage, an un-discernable time up to 6 months or more if you're been smoking for, for example, a year or more consistently.

It really sucks that a drug with such little negative impact has lasting effects like this.

bong

snacks

heroes of might and magic 3

yes, it's gaming time

kinda hard to find some less potent weed nowadays. everything has record thc levels and you are just drooling for hours after smoking like on heroin which is fine but not the kind of weed you smoke for playing games. in my time we had white widow which was super duper strong back then and strains like skunk and a lot of hash was consumed as well. you still could comfortably smoke them without spacing out completely. i have some 20% thc strawnana and i have to smoke just a little or i completely space out and start staring at a random point with no thought process possible

You realize that shit is addictive right? You'll eventually start getting withdrawal symptoms. Stop.

they build tolerance very fast and it's not much to them

the thing about this is that your tolerance will go down just as fast once you stop and it only takes a week or two t-break every couple of months to counter

I respect crack whores more than I respect faggots who need to weed to enjoy vidya

Played through most of the Yakuza titles beered and bonged with my best friend.
Was very nice, did make keeping track of all the characters a little bit complicated, but we managed to follow the plots pretty well.

i respect crack whorea

just take a break

no shit
BUT THEY NEVER DO IT

I don't have this experience despite also smoking consistently throughout my 20s, and certainly I was smoking WAY too much weed. I've gone years (on and off) without smoking since then and I still enjoyed games and such all the same. In fact, I enjoy being sober since it's a difference experience. Were you perhaps doing other drugs or also drinking alcohol during that time? That may be why your brain is messed up, I can't really see weed alone doing that to somebody. I actually started smoking again a couple weeks ago after a two year hiatus. It doesn't really enhance anything for me, I mostly smoke so I don't beat my husband and my kids. I also purposely don't smoke to feel "high", I buy low THC strains that make me feel energized and not sleepy to get me though long days.

Weed makes me too retarded to play video games. Good for movies/tv though. I don't do it anymore, degen drug that makes you stinky, ugly and faggy.

Most homegrown/criminal breeds that came from the US and canada tended to be from 14-18% THC, with comapratively high CBD levels, which provided a much more tolerable high without knocking you out or massively adrenaline spiking you.
The moment the medicinal industry shot up, 18% was the absolute bottom of the barrel that they provided - but SO many of their strains are THC focused. I'm guessing it's easier to bioengineer plants to produce it.
The best medicinal I ever had was double the CBD of every other kind i'd had before it.

stoner vs burnout
you just see the burnouts because the proper stoners can hide their power levels

I have a few simple rules

no reaction based games or high twitch responses

no deeply narrative writing with twists and turns that I have to follow along

absolutely nothing memory-based

visual and audio spectacles are a bonus

turn-based games are welcome

I've had an unhealthy relationship with both weed and booze. Both of them make vidya feel more fun but the problem is it gets to a point where you start needing it just to have fun in the first place and if you don't have it then the stuff you used to find fun just stops being fun. I guess not everyone has an addictive personality like I do so I'm sure plenty of people can use 'em without abusing 'em but I still wouldn't recommend going to substances to "enhance the experience" of vidya, just incase you are like me because the only way you'd find that out is by getting hooked on something first

I took it on the daily for like three years. Then I just stopped for three months since I didn't need to in that timeframe, now I take it regularly again. Nothing happened. But sure, depending on your dosage that might become a problem.

i thought that was some retard bait until i looked it up

Kek. I don't know about the details. I only know that it works for me, so I recommend it from time to time to anons

Were you perhaps doing other drugs or also drinking alcohol during that time?

Nope, I was completely sober outside of weed. I wasn't exactly physically healthy, i had a sedentary job and was borderline obese, but not whale status.
Because we're talking about a subject that involves brain receptors, genetics comes into play too. I'd a white dude with Scottish, Irish and Anglo heritage. I remembner hearing that blacks react far worse to weed, and MIddle-easterners are marginally more immune to the effects than whites.

I've been straightedge since I was born. Haven't smoked or done drugs of any sort outside the pharmaceutical stuff.
Most people I tell that to think I'm weird or lame though, since I must be boring or a goody two shoes, but really I just don't like the idea of not being in control of my own thoughts or feelings at all times.
Sometimes I wonder if it's worth it to stay sober if it means being an outcast in a society that glorifies using.

Weed makes me worry more about all the problems in my life but alcohol makes me feel like I could be a toothless bum and not give a shit, Fucking scary what a little no-no juice can do to your brain.

Lol fatty cope

Having weed once at a party isn't going to affect your neurology, but most other drugs will. You're really not missing out on much.

You sound like a massive pussy

No cope, i WAS fat and have gotten down to a decently good BMI. If i was an actual landwhale i'd have probably killed myself by now.

Same. Once the tolerance sets in it all falls apart.

Interesting. I'm full blooded euro, half Britbong half Lithuanian. I guess it's just luck of the draw. Maybe you need to do some mushrooms or ayahuasca or some shit to reset your brain, I know nothing about that stuff but people swear by it helping them.

weed will confront you with all good and bad things in your life so you can face them head on. many bad experiences on weed are because you refuse to face your fears in life so in a sense weed is therapeutic and better than jewish drugs because it seeks to heal rather than to supress and keep you sick. think about that the next time you smoke and get negative thought process going and you will realize what parts of yourself you have to defeat and overcome. stop running from the fear

That's actually one thing weed is good for.
During Introspection and self-examining thoughts, Monologues tend to get stopped by a dopamine stream ending due to a negative feeling, but the dopamine is unending for that initial high period so you continue to internally self-improve.
You'll probably forget it in the long run, but still.

i drink redbull vodka and smoke cigarettes in my room when i play vidya and it makes me fuckin dominate stupid furry faggot trannies on tf2

On the weekends I usually drink beer and it does make gaming more enjoyable since I'm not constantly worrying about real life shit

I always like to journal when I take edibles. I haven't done it in a while and you're making me want to do it again, but I work too much and edibles eat up the whole day.

It really depends. It’s not great for shit that demands twitch reflexes or anything like that, but for games with atmosphere and exploration, it’s great. I got high last year and played through the Silent Hill 2 remake, and absolutely adored the experience. It’s difficult to describe, and mileage may vary based on tolerance levels, but I can get into movies, music, and games in a way that I haven’t since I was in my early teens.

You are based. Most people use drugs to escape from their shitty reality. You telling them you never took any is basically telling them there life sucks more than yours

outside the pharmaceutical stuff

adhd zoomer on meth trying to tell you why your drug of choice is bad actually.

i remember this guy, arty the zelda merchant

yeah I already know damn well what's wrong with me, I don't need a drug to tell me that. I'm trying to use the drugs to help me forget about what's wrong wtih me.

Nice stuff fellow Tf2 troonslayer

Too much weed and it feels like I'm watching replays of my life but from an outside view like a movie. This his normal right?

I dunno why but I react differently to weed than most people? I don't ever get relaxed, only anxious, paranoid, jittery, even if i microdose the stuff. :(
Alcohol, yessir.
XTC is my favorite drug though, not for gaming specifically, but that energetic and love <3 feelling for everything/ any1/ the world? While still being completely sober about it (no dulling of the mind). Majestic invention.

Shrooms comedown is probably my best multiplayer gaming experience in my whole life

TRUE. Shrooms are the ultimate drug for gaming experiencie, and i've tried weed, coke, mdma and meth and SHROOMS are fucking fantastic. i played it takes two with a friend and this and it was like i was actually inside the videogame

It was good for me for like 12 years. Near the end I was punching monitors and destroying shit in general because home-invader niggers kept being recommended on screen

18 months sober now, I've stopped breaking stuff but am still mad about boongs having digital access to show their image in my home. (Phone, Television, Computer)

Sadly theres no better way to burn your everything out than MDMA abuse. Also absolutely not the stuff to take when you're down on life, comedown is beyond depressing. Still very good drug, would recommend.

While still being completely sober about it

I wouldn't call it sober, really. I've seen some very questionable decisions made under influence.

One of the most pathetic hypocrisies of the dudeweed is telling himself he's actually facing reality by smoking it. You euphoric faggots really need to come off it.

thanks anon

Solid dose of thc when you're truly down is rarely anywhere close to euphoric experience. Its more like having a sitdown with very loopy nagging inner voice. I wouldn't call it facing your problems, yeah, but sometimes this kind of thing can be useful.

ritalin makes Death Stranding twice as fun as it normally is. I like death stranding, but ive only played through it twice BECAUSE of ritalin

The one time i tried XTC they were owl shaped pills, it did nothing but give me a stomach ache & caused me to vomit

The two times i tried mushrooms, I got ripped off. All 14 grams in one go & not even slight visuals / trip, just a stomach ache. Tried capsule form mushies still a no-go. Shit looked like it was years old & dry as fuck.

Went back to try odorless vape THC, Delta 8 n' Delta 9.. diamond terpenes canniboids. Whatever description they use is complete bullshit, reviews say stuff like "Blasted off" or "one hit had me gone". Then when i receive the stuff zero effect, complete scammers dude..

I just wish I could get a serious alternative to cannabis, can't smoke anymore living at home with family. But in the past i never got ripped off & it always followed through / was worth the money. Smelled very potent, got me blurry eyed & numb from my head to my fingers

Need some kind of pain relief for very real PTSD.
Won't do hard drugs like Crack/Meth/Heroin.
Hear opiods mixed with alcohol work for people but need to hear from somebody with experience so i know which opiods to look for. Never taken a legitimately effective pill my entire life

-The Abacus, formerly Silkroad user

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