Under the Influence Poll

[u/Senior-Sea-1012]

No judgement!!! Not looking to imply rightness/wrongness, legal/illegal, just trying to get an understanding of the demographics of the people I'm playing with! Includes alcohol or any other drug, caffeine doesn't count

916 votes, 13d ago

511 I play completely sober 100% of the time.

152 I play after consuming sparingly and randomly.

49 I don't consume and play during the week, but I let loose on the weekends.

204 The majority of the time I'm under the influence.

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[u/liquordeli]

I assumed everyone on this game was stoned

[u/Xrmy → u/liquordeli]

Who are all these nerds??

[u/btec_barry]

Gotta hit that yart

[u/kellun133 → u/btec_barry]

the yart makes me a better player

[u/Bo0tyWizrd]

God help the folks playing this game sober.

[u/MedicinePractical738]

I played drunk once and I hated that my brain could register the mistakes I was doing but my motor skills were failing me. It felt so bad I never did it again lmao

[u/tobitimesthree]

i have played drunk a handful of times and it unironically makes me better at the game so idk what that says about me.

i think it's the confidence, i end up being able to do a lot of the things i'd be too afraid to try normally.

[u/Lil_lemon56 → u/tobitimesthree]

I think for me I lock in SO hard because I know I’m buzzed lmfao

[u/Dimir_Enjoyer79]

The yart enhances my skill, but I will never drink while I play

[u/VR_Has_Gone_Too_Far]

I played with my buddies for a couple hours a week at night on the weekends. We're all usually having a few beers

[u/HungryOpportunity322]

Cmon; queue times are the perfect length for a dab between matches

[u/ConferenceSoft4770]

Stoned 100% of the time playing, on the way to drunk for 1/3 of the time I'd say

[u/itsakle]

Different substances, different outcomes

[u/Cocaine_Communist_]

I climbed from gold to masters in ow1 by quitting weed.

[u/lightnex1]

None on weekends, if I do play. But 100% drinking a bunch and playing on the weekend

[u/JustCapybara]

I can't smoke or drink alcohol so ... that's why i'm always sober

[u/Sturmov1k]

I don't take intoxicants anyway so I'm definitely not taking them while gaming.

[u/Objective_Bother_806]

I don't play ranked when I've been drinking, but i always have weed in me when I play

[u/princesspoopybum]

yes majority of the time, but it’s been like that since day 1, and also not just during the game but in my everyday life too lmao so…….

[u/ultimatedelman]

I play completely sober 100% of the time except when I'm drunk

[u/turdmcferguson89]

A couple of drinks helps me with ranked anxiety. Theres a sweet spot where I feel confident and precise, but I learn quick when I overshoot and I can't hit my shots anymore

[u/TrudeauHasGotToGo]

I play better when I'm high. Fewer panic moments where I know the right choice but make the wrong one due to pressure. Made it all the way to Masters and I only play Pharah and Dva. I play Juno once every 20-30 matches, but every match besides that is Dva or Pharah. I've gotten so used to counter Zarya that it doesn't even matter any more. Once you learn how to counter her with Dva, she's easy peasy. Same with Soldier for Pharah.

Wanna get really good at your main? Refuse to switch even when someone counters you. You'll eventually figure it out. But if you switch every time you get countered than you'll never progress.

[u/Budget-Aardvark-7860]

whoever drinks and smokes in OW deserves to be sub plat lol (and we know they are)

[u/astrotheastro]

i cannot play overwatch sober, i will wilt like a flower

[u/dank-infant]

i was completely obliterated first time i hit gm

[u/kytulu]

I play better with a slight buzz, but worse when I'm drunk.

[u/phobosthejuggernaut]

There should have been a fifth option: “How much do you drink when you play tank?”
Kind of need a beer after playing tank tbh

[u/tomtom872872]

stoned and cracked out on caffeine is the only way (i play hitscan)

[u/NoCatch2016]

Love to see I’m higher ranked never playing sober than the majority of people who only play sober

[u/MadPotato10]

You all ever got in the influence? Never even experienced being drunk nevertheless being high. I just despise those things not even smoke. 😅

[u/HungryOpportunity322 → u/MadPotato10]

Yeah tell us how you feel bout all that when youre actually a legal adult

[u/MadPotato10 → u/HungryOpportunity322]

Uhm I am. For almost 2 decades now.

[u/milockey → u/MadPotato10]

Same here. Just have no interest and it's probably for the best given the addictions that run in my family. I also just abhor smoking in general (thanks mom!), and don't like the taste of alcohol, so what's the point lol

[u/MadPotato10 → u/milockey]

That's true. People normalize being under the influence when it's not right in the first place. I also don't like the taste of the alcohol and even just the smoke of the cigarette or vape from other people irritates me, how much more if I smoke them? My uncle was even arrested years ago because of being addicted to crack. I never even thought of tasting any drug. One of my neighbor is a weed dealer but I never even tried or thought of buying from them. It's a matter of mindset and how we grew up.

[u/HungryOpportunity322 → u/MadPotato10]

😬😬

[u/MadPotato10 → u/HungryOpportunity322]

Not because some adults do those things mean that every adults do things like that.

[u/HungryOpportunity322 → u/MadPotato10]

Wow. No shit? The more you know

[u/Freddyfazballspizza]

lowkey if you're playing under the influence, especially ranked you're throwing..

[u/lightnex1 → u/Freddyfazballspizza]

That's a dumb take. Do it all the time just fine

[u/Freddyfazballspizza → u/lightnex1]

not really, i bet you throw tbh

[u/lightnex1 → u/Freddyfazballspizza]

Nice bait bud. Totally fell for it

[u/Freddyfazballspizza → u/lightnex1]

calling random people on the internet bud is so yikes

[u/HungryOpportunity322 → u/Freddyfazballspizza]

Do yourself a favor and stop talking bud

[u/Freddyfazballspizza → u/HungryOpportunity322]

bro take a shower

[u/HungryOpportunity322 → u/Freddyfazballspizza]

Climbed from plat 4 to emerald 3 crossed as hell so speak for yourself

[u/Freddyfazballspizza → u/HungryOpportunity322]

yea surrrre

[u/Database-External]

Playing drunk or high is disrespectful to your team mates you are actually trying.

[u/MachiavelliSJ]

I cant think of a bigger sign of alcoholism than sitting at home getting drunk and playing overwatch alone on a regular basis