How well do you play drunk?

Post by **Kuja** » 2004-12-25 12:23am

I was totally freaking tanked tonight (still am, in fact) and I playd Halo 2 like bnever before: headshots on Jackals, stomping Elites and shit like that and in addition I have a female frined who usally doesn't played too well but gavce me a run for my monrey one time when she wa buzzed so OI was wondering: how well do you play games when you're drunk?

Thirdfain · Post by **Thirdfain** » 2004-12-25 12:27am

Well, I'm a godawful gamer when I'm drunk- but let me tell you, when I'm otehrwise chemically incapacitated through perhaps materials of a grown nature, I am REALLY REALLY good at the Specialists. Scarily so. I'm talking about attaining scores along the lines of 5-1 kills/deaths, with pistols only. It's really weird.

Petrosjko · Post by **Petrosjko** » 2004-12-25 12:47am

A certain amount of inebriation can actually improve play in certain games, because of the way that a buzz can cause you to hyperfocus on the game. I know that in the old days I used to go to the pool hall and stink the place up until I had a few shots of tequila in me. Then I'd start making shots all over the table, which generally led people to conclude that I was a hustler.

Of course, once I noticed it I started to have fun encouraging the image by leaning over to confess to people (with all 'drunken sincerity') that "I'm not really as bad as I pretend to be." (Wink wink wink)

Lt. Dan · Post by **Lt. Dan** » 2004-12-25 12:49am

From what I remember, I was damn good at Halo drunk. Either that or, my friend really sucked playing drunk.

HemlockGrey · Post by **HemlockGrey** » 2004-12-25 04:31am

I'd know if Japanese beer wasn't so goddamn pansy-assed.

Sharp-kun · Post by **Sharp-kun** » 2004-12-25 01:43pm

Depends on the game really. I usually do better at Mario Kart, but I'm not quite as good at Guilty Gear with a drink in me.

Anarchist Bunny · Post by **Anarchist Bunny** » 2004-12-25 05:41pm

Me and my friend are pretty even in Super Smash Bros. usually depends on whose been playing the most recently. But when he's stoned he plays a lot better than I can, usually I have to be really cheap to win a match easily.

EDIT: I guess I should mention I've never been intoxicated before in my life.

Predator · Post by **Predator** » 2004-12-25 07:42pm

I'm better when drunk. Marginally so in first person shooters, and significantly so in racing games.

Lord Revan · Post by **Lord Revan** » 2004-12-25 08:36pm

Taking into acount that I suck in just about every game I've played even when sober, I think I would suck even more if drunk. Of course I don't know for sure as I've never tried it (and probaly never will).

SpacedTeddyBear · Post by **SpacedTeddyBear** » 2004-12-25 09:26pm

My sister plays better when she's drunk. I'm teaching her how to play Halo 2 right now. Everytime she gets killed, she has to take a shot. Suffice to say, at the end of the lesson, she was aiming better, moving around in a more coordinated fashion and etc. All that, and she had to wobble out the door.

PainRack · Post by **PainRack** » 2004-12-25 11:43pm

Well..... I was playing CS while half-smashed, and early in the "morning". What happened was my friend said, "he's behind you". I turned my character around and just looked at my opponent gunning me down with his pistol.

Stormin · Post by **Stormin** » 2004-12-26 05:53am

Tromgar, a cleric I used to run with when I played albion (DAoC) was simply a decent healer in rvr when sober but get him drunk and singing and he could keep a group up though a mid bomb

Post by **Sea Skimmer** » 2004-12-26 06:36am

For some reason I play Gran Turismo 3 better when drunk to the tune of a six pack. I think it may cause me to pay closer attention to the game or something. But then I suck so much at the game it would be hard for me to play worse.

SPOOFE · Post by **SPOOFE** » 2004-12-26 06:38am

I play differently while I'm drunk. I can't really say how, since it's not even a "drunken recklessness" thing. I guess I just get that much more zen. Twitch-reflexes get a lot better.

Unfortunately, my body is so accustomed to the ganja that I really don't play any differently than I do when sober... however, I DO get a lot more patient. Typically, while playing online, if I get a bad luck street (or if my team just sucks) I get too frustrated and quit after only a few minutes. However, while Homer'd up, I can sit there for hours, and I think I just get more accustomed to the game after a little bit of time.

wautd · Post by **wautd** » 2004-12-26 07:39am

Some of my best counterstrike games were when i was drunk. Some of my worst also. Depends in the degree of drunkiness I suppose.

irishmick79 · Post by **irishmick79** » 2004-12-26 03:43pm

I've found that when I played N64's Golden Eye and Perfect Dark with a buzz I turned into a godlike killing machine. It was sick....but after I had passed the buzz point into the "too damn drunk" stage, my abilities would vanish instantly. It was like I was hitting some invisible wall....I would be unkillable until a certain point, and once I hit that point, I would get owned by EVERYBODY.

Butterbean569 · Post by **Butterbean569** » 2004-12-26 04:41pm

Last year in the dorms, my friends and I played the Mario and the Lost Worlds while we were drunk all the time. When we were sober, we couldn't even get halfway through some of the levels. When we were drunk, we could beat the lost worlds pretty quickly.

With Battlefield, I get better and better as I drink, until I get up to 5 or 6 drinks. After that, it goes downhill pretty quickly.

Howedar · Post by **Howedar** » 2004-12-26 07:02pm

Drunken foosball is not pretty. Reflexes are king. That's all I remember playing drunk.

Oh, and RA2 once I think. I sucked it up.

Post by **Ghost Rider** » 2004-12-26 09:33pm

Pool, I'm a bit better then usual.

FPS?

Beyond crappy...though still better then my girlfriend

Kreshna Aryaguna Nurzaman · Post by **Kreshna Aryaguna Nurzaman** » 2004-12-26 10:41pm

It seems most people play better when drunk in action games like FPS or such. Oddly, my best drunken gaming sessions happened when I was playing strategy.

I remember, during my days in the university, I played Heroes II of Might and Magic in the "morning", right after celebrating my friend's birthday (Johhnie Walker, Smirnoff, and such). I beat the crap out of computer AI during the "dragon city" mission in Archibald Campaign. I never saved (and restored) my games, lost some battles, but won the mission anyway, in shorter amount of "days" (in-game days) than I could possibly achieve when not drunk.

Speaking about drugs, I never tried marijuana with games, but once I was zipping through the entire Ordos campaign in Dune 2000 when using Crystal Meth. Shit, I don't quite remember how many days it took (real-world days, mind you), and don't quite remember how it ended. *shudders*

Anyway, did you remember your Avatar could get drunk in Ultima VI? I found it's quite fun to get your Avatar drunk while you're also drunk yourself!

Trytostaydead · Post by **Trytostaydead** » 2004-12-27 12:05am

I play very well drunk, at least that's how I remember it.

salm · Post by **salm** » 2004-12-27 08:28am

i play worse when drunk or stoned.

Lord Pounder · Post by **Lord Pounder** » 2004-12-27 04:46pm

I play far better when i've tipped a few ales.

As i mainly play MMORPGs, Everquest 2 at the moment, the beer makes me more sociable so i walk into a group easier and i'm not as stressed. I swear sometimes when i play the computer i can be like the CS loser animation. After a few drink i don't give a fuck and strangely i tend to die less.

CSquared · Post by **CSquared** » 2004-12-27 06:40pm

Disturbingly well... Battle Engine Aquila with just over a litre of pure alcohol in my system... I didn't even NOTICE the lag... when I wasn't playing it online... I hate my computer...

Mlenk · Post by **Mlenk** » 2004-12-27 08:16pm

When I play CS drunk, for some reason I kick ass. I'm a lot more bold and I charge right into the enemy. However, when I play games like Warcraft 3 drunk, I am beyond terrible.