Do Nootropics Give Esports Gamers an Edge?
Nootropics, or smart drugs, were once the domain of a select few biohackers testing the limits of brain enhancement. But Nootropics are becoming more mainstream, leaving many to wonder what effect smart drugs will have on esports—one of the most rapidly growing spectator sports in the world, where cognitive enhancement could become a competitive advantage.
In the third episode of Humans+, Motherboard goes to San Francisco to meet with Ben Watley and Alex Novosad, two members Gankstars, one of the first esports teams to be officially sponsored by a Nootropics company, to see how smart drugs could be a game changer in the world of professional gaming, and whether they will give gamers a competitive edge.
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30 Comments
Playfully Sadistic
Well if a pill has the ability to protect your nurves ect ect then if u take it daily then said nerve may become dependent on said drug witch can be very very bad
FANCYGOTDRIP
1700-2000 MG OF CAFFINE AND L-THEANINE HOW TF THAT GUY ON REDIT ALIVE THATS LIKE MORE THAN 10X A NORMAL DOSE
Michael James
MCT 8 is a great one
KocoBean
how about they play a real moba, like Dota or LoL…
Dominic Swinton
Are these nootropics like hormonal therapy? like antidepressants in the regard that you become dependant on them to get through the day??
brandon kush
I speak from experience they work and will improve your life. Nootropics are great.
Mr Trix
This ain’t some crazy shit lmao, it’s just some basic ass supplements. Pre workout is better than this krap lmao
Mr Trix
It’s funny how they act like this is some crazy thing, although it’s pretty much a fricken multi vitamin
Emiliyan Yankov
YAWN
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John Doe
Now they gonna pee test before esports competitions lol
Sudstah Gaming
How the hell have I never heard of that mobile morba being a big esports fan
Little Toast
Hm. Anyone else get the idea that the CEO is NOOT'eD out of his mind? Either that or he uses all of the profits for coke.
Time for free time
I'm freakin out man
drednac
These tests are bullshit .. you don't need to take anything to get better at those tests .. you just train your brain to get better at those tasks .. that's how brain works .. lame
Bleezey
no pharmaceutical company knows the short , long term effects from any of their medicines at first. lol this is a good commercial though
Dan
What a dumbfu_kery. Who actually believes and pays money for this crap.
Oh, and nice try Motherboard for making ads and selling them as news
MasterX
Caffeine + L-theanine is no joke, This is literally legal NZT from the movie limitless. Ive been taking them together for a month and ive never felt so alive every day. Its as if I finally woke up for the first time in my life. There are double blind studies on L-theanine as well that show significant cognitive performance boosts in people with anxiety and ADHD. And you already know caffeine works. thats a no brainer. Ltheanine allows you to get the caffeine stimulation without the crash or jitters that come along with it, its because L-theanine has been proven to block the GABA receptors from attracting glutamate that cause excitatory actions in the brain.
The reason there are no hard studies on most nootropics is because big pharma wants you to buy their insanely expensive produced drugs that are miles high in cost. But of course dont see natural medicine as profitable. its all about the money.
I swear on my life to nootropics. I am an atheist and skeptic by nature, so I am well aware of the placebo effect.
l_Hxmicide_l
This shit is about vain glory I hate that game bruh ?? it’s so trash
Algrim the Strong
Work…?
WWII Vets are shitting themselves.
Algrim the Strong
Championships? ???
Just like The Stanley Cup Finals, right? ?
homegrowntwinkie
The Nootropic trend started at the boom of the Research Chemical rise from roughly 2006-present, and it's very much the same…. Except these don't cause psychoactive effects, and you(sometimes) won't see improvement for at least 2-4wks.
Herobrainiac
Vain Glory may be the biggest mobile MOBA but it is not the biggest MOBA on itself #LeageOfLegends
[BVF] Joegrizzly [999]
Harold?
John Doe
Of course he's going to say yes. He owns the company that makes them.
zakur0hako
nothing can top mix of microdosing lsd with Adderall
ihavetubes
Alpha BRAIN
Ravewarrior 677
You can also smoke a cigarette it temporarily increases cognitive function. At least we know the long term effects
Aryan
So is he John Cho's brother?
Adrian Ducao
Wtf is vain glory?