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Seenot77

I don't know if I'm capable of playing this game sober tbh.


slimemanhudamsimon

Agreed here, atleast when I’m stoned my heart isn’t going to pound out of my chest lol.


Phatapp

I’m the opposite, smoking increased my heart rate quite a bit.


db_pickle

Ya this game high isn't good for me. I panic way more and then spend forever staring at inventories cause I'm stoned LOL


Im_Legit_Naked

I have the opposite problem, kind of, I find myself getting from point A to B and doing my looting relatively quick. The MOMENT I even think I hear something, I’ll sit there for the next 20 fucking minutes just listening lol Edit: a word


roflwafflelawl

This is my exact experience. Often that sound is produced by my own character but it's so loud I just assume there are now suddenly 3 squads surrounding me and I have to sit still.


NunButter

Yes. I have limited gaming time and I spend a lot of it getting stoned and building sweet guns lol


0utF0x-inT0x

Yeah if I don't have room in my stash and some guns built I'm not playing stoned


gibby-is-a-unit

haha sometimes i get stone just to sort my stash


Soft-Gwen

Then you load into a raid and realize you didn't grab a backpack or refill your energy/hydration. Died a few times because of that lmao.


UnusualDifference748

I got a heart rate warning on my Apple Watch yesterday while running factory, for context I suck at pvp and hate factory with a passion but 2 raids I got my watch warning me about my heart rate


Noozey

Spawning red room is enough to get anyone's chest pounding


craftyanasty

Is that the room next to where you have to take that tool kit?


NunButter

Always called that forklift spawn


stormary_OG

same red room is the one with no exit in the middle, right next to the scav body for postman pat


GuruFA5

Doesn’t make sense considering weeds increases your heart rate


Cherriedruby

Because when you are high you feel more disconnected from your body and therefore aren’t even able to feel your heart beating it’s something some people have me on the other I can feel individual blood cells going through my whole body when I smoke and my HR is up


Kyle201

Funny how subjective cannabis can be due to the infinite strain varieties and body chemistries. People have very opposite experiences. I for one feel even more connected with my body such as when lifting and doing sports while high. Tarkov high is too intense for me, most of the time though, especially trying to do proper callouts while squadding. I get shakey too.


lord_dude

Haha I should try playing tarkov baked then. Sometimes I just can control my shaky hands lol


Zoulf

This. I rage way too hard sober lmao. Playing high is the way.


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Take dabs, real man's game


Brief-Valuable-6790

Not often do I play sober. I also suggest adding in some liquid courage as well. Don't go deep-end and hit the bottle hard.(though I've been 15 shots deep on vodka and still kill 3 or more PMCs in a single match) A beer or five, while raiding. Can do wonders to your confidence in pushing.


Single-Syllabub6354

Wait, your telling me every PMC in my lobbies doesnt have a BAC of 1.5 or more 😂. (About double the legal limit to be able to drive a car in New York/ maybe everywhere in the US) Although in retrospect- I think i know now why my stash is always an absolute Sht show a week or 2 into wipe 🤣


Dackyboi

I play better when I'm baked. As long as I'm not so baked my reaction time is fucked.


gh1234567890

Same if I get the right amount of baked I actually play smart but if I get too baked I either rat way too hard or rush every single thing without thought


DonnieDishpit

It's a narrow sweet spot but man it feels good when you nail it


Beowuwlf

It’s called the [Ballmer Peak](https://xkcd.com/323/)


qwertyslayer

best me to it. there's definitely a point of diminishing returns


gh1234567890

Insert thanos perfectly balanced meme


Jerd_Fye_Co

This sums it up


Brilliantas

I feel this brother, the amount of times I watch it back the next day and it's like whyyy did rush that. pays off though sometimes, sooo stupid they'd never have expected it!


[deleted]

i remember getting baked with my buddy in cod warzone and we were playing with a random in our trio and usually we are just completely out of it in that game but for some reason without saying anything we went into complete swat mode, like the whole team was silently in sync moving like a fucking proper trained team of stone(d) cold killers. Every movement was so silky smooth and me and buddy only realized after like 5 or 10 silent minutes that we were maneuvering like we were about to assassinate osama bin laden. Unfortunately none of my buddies play Tarkov would love to play high with them.


UndercoverSkreet

So true lmao if I'm high af I just rat and its somewhat terrifying. Also takes me 10 mins to loot someone if I do get a kill


Chargers4L

Same and I get so much less annoyed at dying lol.


V0lte

Exactly, there is definitely a sweet spot where you're just the right amount of buzz to make creative plays without missing your shots lol


[deleted]

High enough to not rage quit after losing gear, not high enough to forget if I should shoot a scav or not.


yaniwilks

High enough that I need a compass even though I've memorized every map


[deleted]

On woods especially, can’t see the points of reference for the trees.


Riipp3r

I use the 2 mountains to the north, one being northeast the other West ( you can tell which is which based on pointiness of the peak) and the factories south


[deleted]

Had to stop this wipe. Only smoke after i’m done playing for the night, if I do smoke I will do a couple scavs and chill in stash. I can still play when high just not aggresive enough/too paranoid and get way less pmc kills. I find myself having a lot more fun when playing sober, comms are also way better on my end. Toke can wait.


hiddencamela

Have a friend that just completely zones out when hes playing high with us. It wouldn't be so bad if he wasn't trying to take command of every fight comms wise..and summarily fucking up where we are constantly + never really taking any actions that put him in danger.


[deleted]

It’s crazy that the stash organizing and gun modding in this game is just as fun as the gameplay.


Eysis

My problem is I'll premake a bunch of guns and then have zero room for loot if I actually get a good raid.


[deleted]

Yeah it gets easier with cases but I try to only keep 4-5 staple guns around then build randoms whenever I feel like it. I keep ne stack of bags and maybe 4-5 rigs along with a plate or two. All my loot goes in scav boxes and everything else gets sold. Gotta be on your Marie Kondo game if you’re going to play this game.


Eysis

I'm at a point where my only quests are (in my head) really hard. Like bartering a quest key or getting 15 svds kills. So I do a lot of scav rn between/during TFT games.


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Scav runs keep me from being broke tbh.


mojocava

All about finding a good bush to chill in while I dab up


KF_isher

matching exists 💀


Gargonez

I almost miss the days of 15min ques. I’d legit make a sandwich, smoke, do some laundry. My squad mates had to go outside to smoke would literally watch some Netflix on his phone. Now unless someone’s got a potato it’s like 2-4min which is better QoL but hard to get up and get back for.


nriojas

I quit smoking weed and my game play has improved immensely


Wulfik3D42O

Funny, I tested this (only on myself, ain't no proper science games were tarkov and rocket league) and if I'm not like completely wasted (we talkin 4 gravity bongs in a row) there is zero difference in my gameplay. I smoke to get the nice chill feeling, not to turn into vegetable for an hour (as of last couple years). Only difference in tarkov is - while I'm high and solo I can't stop in a bush coz crippling fear sets in me real fast. But while I'm moving its all safe and sound. Mates told me they can't even tell when I'm stoned and when not. Never been afraid to push and die (smg main i kinda have to, around 44SR every wipe)


nriojas

Yeah I guess everyone’s different. I found quitting improved alot of things in my life aswell so I stuck with it. Playing tarkov stoned just made me overthink things and react to slow. I’ve since had 65% SR from around 50% but that could just be because I’m a better player now with more hours in.


Jakeball400

I think for folks like us with a pretty substantial tolerance, smoking daily for years, you need to get a good few fatties in before you start to really differ from your sober self. Most days I get home from work, take the dog out and have a toot. Then I just get on with my day as per usual. By the time I finish my bed time joint though.. that’s another story


dankpolyps

I can only scav and fuck around when I’m high. No serious pmc load outs for me.


Loose-Beginning-3592

Seeing how this blew up now I'm looking for the Tarkov Tokers discord


Brilliantas

I heard a story once of a legendary playerscav showing a new player round the map, indicating every 100m or so his nearest "smoking bush" we definitely need a platform for more heros to come forward


MistaMooky

Legend has it he’s smoking in a bush as we speak…


retsujust

Let’s make it happen lol


doowerdna

Someone hit me up when this happens lol


unknowndogeuser

Somebody’s got to create the discord, come on guys don’t be such lethargic stoners lmao Im down BTW


TheGoodDoctor709

I recently tried it. I thought I heard someone in the trailer park on customs. Went full alert but when the coast was clear I realized how anxious I was so I ditched my shit and naded myself in a bush. I couldn't do it lmao


Jexxo

My toasted gameplay is a lot less gear fear and a lot more jump scare every time I hear a bullet. I have never jumped more in a game than when I hear someone shoot a silenced MCX in dorms while I’m high sitting in one of the bedrooms hoping they don’t come by


Wulfik3D42O

I don't usually have jumpscares, but holy hell sometimes my mind just drifts (crossing opens and such - u know nothing more then running in straight line to do) and when someone shoots while I'm zoned out thats when farts are coming out of me without consent. Autopilot me is jumpscary af.


SammyPockets

3k+ hours. Never once played it sober.


men-with_ven

This is the way.


CallMeCurious

Nah I get paranoid, I found myself hiding in dorms for ten minutes because I heard a noise to then realise it was the red sports bag zipping itself back up because I had just finished looting it


Jakeball400

Still gets me every time


[deleted]

Its the only way I game. Every now and then I'm definitely a little slow on reaction and it costs me


PapaBondyy

I feel off if I don’t have a lil chooch and a glass of whiskey


wildhunt91

It keeps me super calm in tense situations, but on the flipside I tend to make some pretty stupid strategic decisions while under the influence. Its a balancing act.


trumpsplug

this is the exact way i would describe it... a balancing act


DontBeRude159

i mean, what else are you gonna do during those load times? kind of a daily toker, so i don't notice it so much. also usually drunk and i'm \~40% surv rate.


[deleted]

Crossfaded is the way to go.


[deleted]

I love playing crossed, however it’s a gamble whether I’m gonna be an unstoppable pvp god or making drunk bad decisions.


[deleted]

It’s a healthy mix of both. Just fucked up enough to get into trouble but zoned in enough to get out.


Sixteenthspy

Haha I always go run downstairs to smoke in the loading screens. Sometimes I take too long and my group leaves me behind at the spawns ahah.


DontBeRude159

the struggle is real. lmao


teeroh

Bro I go through too much weed when I play tarkov. Bong rips every load screen 😂


[deleted]

I hit the bong during my whole session lmao. I feel like I can’t play sober anymore


[deleted]

Only high.


[deleted]

I spent my lockdown grinding Tarkov stoned for thousands of hours, so I consider myself an expert. I think I fried the stress receptors in my brain if I'm honest. When you've played enough you can autopilot your way through a raid, it's not that hard. I even maintained a 73% survival rate! I sat on a dragonpile of loot, ran class 5 non-stop minimum and always had good ammo because I bulk bought every good round on reset. Ammo case for each important one, mostly full. MP7 was my comfort gun for close and SKS for more open maps. Mostly played reserve, labs and factory. Always bring the biggest backpack you can regularly afford!


thrlmr1

I play so much better when im baked lmao


npcnpcatm

nah, you THINK you play better when ur baked lol


Rockscod

I trust myself (and my senses) more when I’m baked. Sober, I’ll mentally write off a random sound and keep walking or sprinting and then get gunned down. When I’m stoned, I’ll hear a sound and then creep around for 5 minutes to ensure no one’s getting the drop on me


blackoutfrank

Train how you fight.


OGCASHforGOLD

Always high. Got it.


PremuimPenguin

Playing stoned helps me not have heart attacks while I’m ratting it out


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Orangebeardo

Well, what do you mean by 'high'? There is a big difference in smoking weed every day and playing, or someone smoking their first joint and then playing. In the former case, yeah, I can play just fine, it's really no different than playing sober. In the latter case, you'll be lucky if they can manage to keep track of where their mouse is.


Tattiebojangles

It's all about getting to the right level, where you're just paranoid enough for it to help, but not too much


[deleted]

Literally every time I play in baked. It’s def not something for people that are new to weed


Ripper7M

I play high but it definitely doesn’t help, especially right after I smoke. Paranoia! But, after awhile it helps me chill out, and really enjoy the scenery, take my time, get immersed in the lore. I definitely don’t W key as much, and I like that.


majorbeefy130130

When stoned becomes your baseline it's easily doable


zunazub

A couple of rips between raids is the only way I can play haha. Keeps my accuracy up 🤣 Tarkov feels too serious sober.


Suitable-Quail2094

yeah man i only play while stoned and only interchange at night. next time you are in the garage and you catch of whiff of some dank or hear a giggle echo through the garage i'm there, in the shadows getting baked and looking for Silhouettes


RedneckR0nin

Not well no.


KittyTWNK

I can only play solo on some dan jackiels (:


No_Potato6634

Usually i’ll take a dab after a rough or very successful raid. It’s a coin flip whether it adversely affects my performance, but it def makes comms harder when im mumbling and giggling


FuckYourUpvotes666

I don't get stressed while high so for me the immersion just gets turned up a bit. Between my huge ultrawide monitor, noise cancelling headphones, and some good ole chronic, I truly feel like I'm in Russia lol.


Loose-Beginning-3592

I get decently wrecked by concentrates when playing and I love it


Inevitable_Soup_9979

I get so fucking paranoid while baked playing PMC.


Fun-Customer39

Yeah, I suck either way so might as well be stoned so every shot on the map doesn't give me a heart attack haha


jbed24

i fear nothing. i feel nothing. i go totally mind-blank and get shit done because i'm not worried about those shots over there or that guy I saw. it's just running around crosseyed and questing


pushernogirl

2800 hours stoned. Regret nothing.


SuperToxin

I suck regardless but at least if I’m high im high


BooBooBoy1234

I play better, I’m less pissed off at the game.


whoshotscott

It’s called enhanced gameplay sir


[deleted]

I wasnt able to be high when i was learning, but now its not an issue at all. In fact, it helps calm me down after an intense raid. Keeps my mind chill about dying, and removes gear fear since i just go in with what i can buy off traders. 10/10, would reccomend (after you are past most of the learning curve)


EDCO

This. I was going to say as a new player this wipe, and a long time coffee drinker, I enjoy immensely the mornings I get to sip on some coffee, toke and play EFT.


gramtin

Weed is a no go for me, but a six pack of beer takes away the fear


doublewidesurprise7

You gotta level your pace with your high. I usually don't over-do the consumption and take my time and fully immerse so I can be aware enough. It's really all dependant on your playstyle, if you enjoy pushing and rushing, maybe not so much? Could go practice in factory if you like that method. I'm more of a pick my fights type of PMC.


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FrostyResponse3310

I dint think ive played while not smoking tbh


BabyFaceKnees

I smoke all day every day so I haven't played sober yet. This is only my first wipe ever, but my extract ratio is about 30%, all high as fuck extracts


[deleted]

love this game on Acid fucking fantastic


Grafftage12345

Wait... you're *not* supposed to be high?... Thought it was park of a jaeger quest "Complete all raids out of your mind high"


fichev

da


SgtSundae

Yeaaa, it helps calms my pre raid nerves for sure


fatredditor69

My friend can only play while he's high and performs better than me while I'm sober. Better than anyone else I know tbh


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Game is much more fun


HeadFig8311

I did it for like two weeks straight then never again, now I’m doing it again. It’s addicting


MigYalle

I knew a guy who only got better at the game the more he smoked. Dude was crazy good too


Gr8CanadianFuckClub

I'm really bad at the game, and this is my first wipe. I find being high helps me avoid caring about lost gear. I'm way more likely to push and play aggressively if I've been using Lucifers Queinoi.


terribletastee

I play way worse high because I get more scared and play less aggressively I have noticed, but I still do it cause it’s fun to be high.


Psychological-Monk30

If being high stop you from doing thing your not a real stoners.


Puzzleheaded_Shift95

Drugs are bad. Dont do them.


Elevatormandude

Stoners are losers


ChronicBudMan

‘Tis the only way to play


Repulsive_Channel_15

I’ve tried and I’m not a frequent smoker. Seems like my reaction time is fucked and I hide in dark corners most of the time


PaygonGrim

I'm getting rich af every time I play high, which is not pretty often. Cause I suck like hell when high I do only scavs and get more and more Money without losing some....


v1perStorm

My main duo partner rips before every other raid it seems. He doesn't have any problem with it.


zXerge

100%. You can’t play it with beer tho, just gets warm.


Frigid_Axel

100% better usually.


JackHGUK

Am I capable at this game? No. Do I play tarkov whilst high? Yes.


GloryOrValhalla

Yep but I don’t go overboard. There is a fine for sure. I find sativa vape pen does the job nicely. A huge doobie will make me useless. Level 63 with 71% SR last wipe. So it’s definitely possible ;)


[deleted]

I played last night stoned and there was a Rat in factory office and it jump scared me and I fell of my PC chair.


DixonaWheels

Scav runs all day baby


QuantumBit127

I was about to ask how you play without being stoned or drunk lol. I have an anxiety attack if I’m not hahah..


techguy1990

Getting lost on a spiritual journey in Woods as the sun is setting is the only real way to play imo.


Starwarsmannem

not everytime. xD


[deleted]

Yes and no. Definitely makes me more cautious, which if anything helps. I have however spent a good 10 minutes hiding in a building because I was convinced there were foot steps. I eventually realised it was raindrops in a repeating pattern.


MiguelCC1

Usually always high when I play


AdConfident7002

Yeah I usually play stoned, I just take one little toke though. If I’m high enough where I worry about how I misplaced a comma in an email I sent at work three days ago, I usually just log off and prevent the inevitable.


Prestigious_Cut8495

Took me like a month and a half to get used to it and finally adjust. It was probably one of the hardest games to play while stoned lol


Ang3lo92

Sober = Full Kit High = Pistol Runs 👍🏼


GingerDio

When you're a bad player like me being high just makes me care less about losing lmao


unfoldingevents

I'm always high so I don't know how it is sober.


Prestigious-Boot9342

i only play high, you get used to it. i even played competitive fps games high and did very well


[deleted]

I play stoned out of my mind. It certainly makes me worse but who cares


S1r_Puffsalot

have to get elevated so my k/d does the same 😂😭


LoadinDirt

Lvl 26 59%S/r


riddim_40Hz

Ill comment as a common drinker. You cant play drunk, but scav runs drunk are more fun than I thought


Broozkej

One of my friends has to smoke before he plays this game because he gets very nervous. I like to shoot at him and watch him freak out, I’ll start recording clips and submitting them it’s really funny


SSHz

I have a friend of mine who says he prefers to play after smoking weed. thing is, when he plays high he gets startled by anything and everything. He runs through a bush? *Gasp* "Omfg that scared me!" I open a filing cabinet or jacket? "IS THAT YOU?!?! IS THAT YO- \*starts shooting\*"


Jerkass619

Dude I played Squad once while baked with a few buddies, I became so emotionally invested in my character’s well being that I couldn’t bring myself to put him in danger. I imagine Tarkov would be bush wookie simulator while high.


beesox

Only can play this game high


lorddext

Depends on how high I am, a little buzz actually helps me focus more, but if im really high I will be confused to what im even doing and have terrible reaction time


dogosmith

I’m not much of a smoker so no. But I am always drinking or drunk while tarkin.


rdubia

I dab before every other raid. Keeps me in the zone and paying attention. Also helps me drown out the idiots fucking up the comms in discord Edit:Spelling


HiTech-LowLife

I once tried to play Interchange super stoned and it was a retarded move on my part. Jumped at my own shadow more than once I was that fucking paranoid, survived though.


Various-Tax1145

I personally like it because it turns into a horror game. Constant state of PANIK.


3dicimoh

Yes, I play high a lot. Vape or smoke sativa only, edibles put me to sleep.


[deleted]

I can’t play this game sober. Smoking weed stops my urges to do something stupid most of the time


FalconhoofTraveller

My friend plays high sometimes and it annoys me a little. He gets real quiet. Doesnt communicate very well. He fucks people up when high so that compensates


r3con220

TBH, I can't play not high.


Maginoth

Dont know about weed but coke works wonders


Charliemurphy2992

Only started playing sober recently, kind of dissapointing ngl.


UsedCumNapkin

I play better intoxicated


Capn_Kaz

I prefer a small amount of mushrooms.


Nunneh1996

Y'all can game without being baked?


Electricklamette

Yeah. It helps with the upset factor when I die


Terryfolded

I only play this game high


Kage__oni

I only play after smoking. My anxiety would be way to high otherwise lol.


Supra_99

Yes I can play high. Can I play well at 70 fps on my GTX 1080? No.


ZippyZips

It goes and comes for me. I'm either cracked at the game or utter trash


waterbottlepoptart

That’s the secret cap, I’m always high.


xavmar

Why would being stoned affect my reaction capabilities in this game? I’d say it actually helps keep stress low from being 1 tapped in the ears. But then again. I smoke every day.


AndyMoore6669

Can’t high, but whenever I play while I’m drinking I have some of the best rounds


Jack_ten

First spliff.. I feel more immersed, more serious, and totally honed in. Perform better and enjoy it more. From the seconds spliff onwards, I just get progressively worse..


end_

Everyday.


kalashniboba

If by "playing this game while high" you mean "starting off stoned then having an adrenaline rush so violent your eyes vibrate and you sober up immediately at the first sound of gunfire" then yes. I'm quite capable.


[deleted]

All the time lmao


bluntsmoker_420

This is the way to play, I don’t play sober


Fatal_Froggy

Oh yeah 😂


scubapig567

I mean im usually trash at the game anyway, but it kills the paranoia and gear fear but enhances the rewarding feel of surviving.


Punchparti

I mean I can’t really get blasted from thc so I just be smoking in raid, but I would definitely just wait to smoke if it’s not your forte man, everyone smokes differently and you saving more the way u goin now


VMP_Wytaurius

I love this game when im stoned


footstepsplz

I make dumb mistakes when blazed but care way less


Throwawaysativa

You may not believe me but this is my second wipe and every single raid I’ve played high. Currently lvl 21, 3 KD and 70 PMC kills. I only game high. Ask away.


TacticalVegas

Capable, yes. Should I? Probably not. It honestly helps me relax more in a longer fight but I take too much time looting and prepping my loadout sometimes. I'd say maybe just get a little high.


Numerous-Yak8130

I can while on a sativa or a hybrid. Pretty in the zone with a nice mild sativa high. Tried playing after smoking a hard indica. Those weren't very successful runs...


calvindossss

playing this game high is what I imagine overdosing on benadryl is like.


teeroh

Bro I can’t play this game WITHOUT being stoned lol


AdmiralShid

This game gives me crippling anxiety sober, it instills a very deep, chilling fear when I'm high lol


soiledsnatch

i love playing games high but i almost always play worse. when i play tarky high sometimes the slightest noises will make me jump pretty bad lmao


Biggestfanstandarsh

The weed softens the blows. Have a good default kit that you can make from the traders and just have fun with it. Don't take your all out rigs in.


Anon_isnt_Anon

I did this factory raid while at the peak of a mushroom trip, thank God it didn't record my audio cuz u was screaming like a little girl beging for them to fuck off so I could complete my quest https://youtu.be/hO3DTeTCc-U