Drugs and DDR (Using drugs for tournament play)

Addricted · Trick Member Joined: 30 Mar 2004

First let me start off by saying I don't want to make this a topic about whether or not drug use is immoral, or whether or not it should be illegal. I just have some questions. The other day I saw a friend of mine (not SUPER good friend) doing drugs at a tournament. I won't mention who they are because it isn't my place to do so, but I will say that it was fairly obvious they were doing it to improve their performance. I have no idea whether or not it did though. Anyway I was just wondering what most of you thought of this? Should tournaments disqualify people who are caught doing drugs during the tournament? Has anybody else seen a person do drugs at a tournament? And finally, with all the interest in breaking those "longest-play" records (30something hours) how likely do you think it is that one of those record holders have used drugs to get one of those records? How likely do you think it is that they will in the future? Should we give recognition to tournament victories/records/AAAs that are likely to have been accomplished under the influence? And if we don't, what of caffeine? Plenty of ddr players drink copious amounts of redbull for energy. At what point can excessive use of caffeine become as dishonest as moderate use of cocaine?

Sorry if this is a little incoherent, I'm still a little shaken up because I really couldn't believe what I saw, it's very shocking. DDR seems to be such a positive influence on most people =(
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chubs · Trick Member Joined: 27 Jan 2002

yeah, i think i also saw said player using drugs of some sort. i'm not exacly sure WHAT he was snorting but if he is using drugs to enhance his performance in DDR i have really lost a lot of respect for him.

Mysterio · Trick Member Joined: 20 Nov 2002 Location: Aiken, SC

Hey that is lame, but what can you do?
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Spike · Administrator Joined: 17 Jan 2002 Location: Denver

Jesus that is the stupidest thing I have ever heard. Performance enhancing drugs to do better at a GAME?

I should do ecstacy so I can do better at Amplitude.
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SPF5.MattyLiteFoot · Trick Member Joined: 02 Jan 2004 Location: Highland, CA

its not an olympic sport, it shouldnt matter, we're not contesting the competitive athletic capabilites of a nation, do we disqalify people who do drugs before they sing the national anythem, do we ban artists who do drugs before making millions of dollars from their album, although i disagree with doing drugs, such as cocaine, or any other inhalent, if it is the persons decision, let them do it.

AcidBurnISU · Trick Member Joined: 31 May 2003

Marijuana enchanaces playing fighting games and things like that, no way it would help in DDR. I could see cocaine and tweak helping you out in DDR since it gives you ton of energy and makes your brain work overtime to think about stuff.

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J.R. · Posted: Mon May 31, 2004 8:41 pm Post subject:

Well if you were drinking at a tournament that would be plain stupid!Just as long as it isn't Crack.It's all good.
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Hex · Basic Member Joined: 02 May 2004

Doing performance enhancing drugs for a most likely small tournament?
Now I have heard of everything.
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quickmanismydadbitches · Trick Member Joined: 04 Apr 2003

I'm constantly doing drugs while playing DDR. One time, between songs on an oni I shot heroin.

Needless to say I got 11000 points on Road of Truth...backwards.

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I heard if you do meth the arrows go so slow on Max300 that you can do jumping jacks between steps.
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Maxx2Tacoma · Trick Member Joined: 19 Jul 2002 Location: Tacoma

Cocaine is a class 2 or 3 controlled substance and is illegel. It's in the best interest of the people running the tourney to report any players getting high off of blow to local authorities and have their buttocks banned.

Your friend is stupid and your weak and stupid for letting him do that.
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Addricted · Trick Member Joined: 30 Mar 2004

You have no idea what you're talking about so get off the thread. Cocaine is a schedule 1 stimulant and insulting him or me does nothing to help the situation. It isn't my business to get a kid just trying to make a living arrested because he does drugs. I just brought it up to discuss it with ddr players.
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Adamn · Trick Member Joined: 17 Jun 2002 Location: Syracuse, NY

Addricted · Trick Member Joined: 30 Mar 2004

Wow with all the people that think he should have been arrested I'm really glad I didn't say anything. I guess I'll just end up telling him what I saw and just ask him to stop or at least do it more discretely (He doesn't read these boards because hes banned, which is hte only reason I made the thread).
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gL.Karl · Trick Member Joined: 27 Jan 2004

If you can do it without dying or without pissing off someone else... more power to you. To each his own.
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rhythm_angel · Trick Member Joined: 10 Nov 2002 Location: Cherry Hill, NJ

i think if someone is doing coke it's not soley because they want an advantage at DDR, but more because they have a coke problem

seriously though, they're doing cocaine to be better at a dancing video game? thats a bit overboard, but at least hes not using speed mods

however, alcohol makes DDR fun, although my PA totally goes out the window

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Pockybunny · Basic Member Joined: 09 May 2004

I think that's kind of sad. I mean, we all admit to being obsessed with DDR, but..taking drugs? That's really stupid, and wierd.
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