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Finding joy in video-games

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I used to like video-games a lot, and endurance running. I liked the latter because it, much of the time, would give me a "runner's high." I would then use this "runner's high" and/or its afterglow effect to have fun while gaming. The music, the colours, the battles...it was a wasted experience without the running beforehand.

Unfortunately, I have stopped getting high from exercise for quite some time now, and that means VGs are a dull experience. A combination of 60mg Cymbalta and 900mg St. John's Wort initially made running fun again, but only for about 8 weeks. Then they stopped having that effect. I am only now finally considering taking drugs before video-games to try and enhance the gaming experience. Does anyone find this effective? If so, what drug? I'm looking for a state of euphoria, so I don't think Marijuana, a depressant, is going to cut it. Speed sounds very dangerous but I have considered it. I hear that Cocaine can easily lead to Anhedonia--the loss of any pleasure at all--after habitual use, so I certainly don't want to try that.

The drug that seems most appealing to me is Ecstasy. I'm not a very social person and don't have a desire to use it to enjoy partying, but isn't it true that MDMA can enhance one's appreciation for music and visuals? It sounds like that would make video-games on the PS3 a blast. Of course, I hear you should only take Ecstasy no more than 4 times a year to prevent the aforementioned Anhedonia, but I wouldn't be planning on using it more than a few times a year anyway (unless new research absolutely confirms that it is safe to do so).

Of course, I also like a lot of RPGs that are heavy on story, as well as Action games. Pertaining to story-based games, would I be so wasted that I wouldn't be able to pay attention to the plot?

Anyway, I just want to know the pros and cons of drug-use before gaming, or if there is any effect at all. Because i don't like just playing video-games, I like to EXPERIENCE them.
 
MDMA would be complete waste for playing videogames it really should be enjoyed at a club or just partying with friends. It would feel very hollow playing video games and I wouldn't be able to sit still.

This might sound contradictory (many will say trip in nature blah blah) but I always enjoyed a couple hits of acid and smoking some dro and then playing Call of Duty or something similar. Just have your surround sound on.
 
...it really should be enjoyed at a club or just partying with friends.
different drugs are enjoyed in different ways by different people. i prefer to leave the decision about how mdma should and should not be used to the individual...

to the op, i have found that video games take on a whole new level of fun and interest when high on marijuana. i also get much better at them :)

alasdair
 
Thank you for the feedback, but isn't Marijuana a depressant? I of course have never taken a "dro" before so I don't know what it would feel like but an acquaintance once told me you feel very relaxed. Does that mean drowsy? Because I doubt I'd be able to enjoy gaming while half-asleep. As for acid, that's an intriguing suggestion but it sounds so unpredictable--I'm afraid of a "bad trip". Maybe Marijuana is worth a try though...
 
for some people, marijuana is a depressant but it does cause different effects in different people. for many it's primarily psychedelically psychoactive.

i would definitely recommend that you do some more background reading on its effects.

alasdair
 
It's not like you get a nod from weed so I wouldn't worry about falling asleep. iIfor one can not sleep and find it the drug of choice for video games. Hell 80% of the gaming community are sofa stoners so that might say something.

If you haven't experienced weed then I'd say lsd shouldn't be your first line of inquiry but you are less likely to have a "bad trip" simply playing video games unless you choose something extremely disturbing like a horror. (A lot of people would argue that there are no such things a bad trips as you learn from each experience.) Having said that if I was to waste a good trip by staying indoors video games would keep me amused for 10 hours easily.
 
marijuana makes most people lazy and dull, but for me it actually does the opposite - it makes me rather hyper. herb effects everyone different, so I think you should give it a try. it's my fave for gaming :)
 
Can't say the weedles ever helped me out with video games. Weed makes me space out too much.

If I want to tear shit up, I usually go with either d-amphetamine or heroin/oxycodone, but I wouldn't recommend going down that path.
 
Hash is better than weed for focusing on the tasks of the game while still enjoying the high.
 
i prefer weed for games myself. of course, i smoke weed all the damn time anyways, so its kind of a moot point.
anyways, when i do game sober, im much more likely to get frustrated with the mechanics and technicalities of the games. when i smoke, i seem to be able to enjoy the game for what it is. i enjoy doing both though, as i think it helps me form a better opinion about the game, looking at it from different perspectives and all that.
 
Thank you all very much for the very thoughtful feedback. I'm surprised my thread received so many replies.

Marijuana definitely seems like the safest option for me, but, as mentioned, I regularly take 900mg of SJW and--upon researching the possible interactio--extreme sedation MAY occur. Adam or Eve still sounds more exciting, but with my current meds I risk Seratonin syndrome. It's definitely more dangerous. Plus I know some people that do marijuana, whereas I don't know anyone that does E. I read that with marijuana, the environment is very important to ensure that the high, and therefore the gaming, will be beneficial. But this is all speculation; I'm just going to carefully try and see how it affects me.

Thanks again for all the feedback.
 
Thank you all very much for the very thoughtful feedback. I'm surprised my thread received so many replies.

Marijuana definitely seems like the safest option for me, but, as mentioned, I regularly take 900mg of SJW and--upon researching the possible interactio--extreme sedation MAY occur. Adam or Eve still sounds more exciting, but with my current meds I risk Seratonin syndrome. It's definitely more dangerous. Plus I know some people that do marijuana, whereas I don't know anyone that does E. I read that with marijuana, the environment is very important to ensure that the high, and therefore the gaming, will be beneficial. But this is all speculation; I'm just going to carefully try and see how it affects me.

Thanks again for all the feedback.
 
Heh, I know for certain that being under the influence of dissociatives are strange while you are gaming. By far, my most interesting gaming/drug experience has to be when I binged on DXM for a couple days and played GC's Geist through completion. I have never lived quite as vicariously since.

Additionally... Xenogears & THC & Late adolescence is pretty mind blowing. Though, it seems a bit sophomoric when you go back to it after several years... and pretentious.
 
XENOGEARS hasn't aged well--and although I am a male, even I found it blatantly misogynistic. Ellie is definitely no Shion Uzuki. As you might infer, I am more of a fan of the XENOSAGA trilogy, including the underrated episode II.

Speaking on underrated games from MonolithSoft, anyone try the prequel BATEN KAITOS: ORIGINS? Although rushed, the music, story and gameplay are IMO outstanding. It is music tracks and story like in that game that often used to produce a mystical, dream-like experience to me, with only a good 15K run required beforehand to help get that buzz. *Sigh*, no more though. I think I may take up a previous poster's suggestion and try Hash, apparently a more potent formulation of marijuana.
 
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