Gamers - Smoking while Gaming

[jessicac]

So I'm a gamer and (duh) a pipe smoker too.
Do the gamers here tend to game while smoking? I was just wondering because I tend to smoke too fast when gaming, hence my meers become my gaming pipe.

 

[derfargin]

I haven't done so yet, but am looking forward to it. Next house will have a secondary house which will be smoke friendly inside.
Sure would make downtime during raids much more enjoyable.

 

[jessicac]

The benefits of having a girlfriend who's also a pipe smoker

 

[grue]

I tend to play mostly adventures and turn based RPGs so I might light a pipe but I haven't done it yet. Since I am still discovering the world of pipes I prefer to dedicate myself fully to the embers.

 

[bonehed]

I've considered moving a monitor and console outside into my smoking room... but never 'pulled the trigger'. Maybe once the lil one is older and I feel like smoking inside wouldn't be such a bad thing...

 

[robwoodall]

I do, but I really need to stop.
If I'm playing something fast paced, I over puff and burn the heck out of my tongue. If I'm playing something more precise, I forget the pipe and let it go out. Sometimes I notice my jaw getting tight and sore from over clenching. I just haven't had a really positive experience from smoking and gaming.
Maybe I'm just dumb...

 

[jazz]

Depends what I am playing. I don't game a quarter of what I used to and when I do it is mainly iRacing which is not conducive to pipe smoking do to the high energy and focus I have to put into it. If I am playing an RPG, RTS or something like a city building game then I often will have a pipe in my mouth.

 

[mso489]

... not a gamer but often sip a pipe while reading and posting Forums; it seems so complementary. Forums is my gaming in a sense. I like the personalities -- you are, after all, real people (and a few unreal people) -- which makes it an even more intricate and unpredictable "game." Interesting folks. Your online games can't send you tobacco samples!

 

[1adsarge]

I haven't tried this yet. I do not game near as much due to working full time, going to college after work, and kids. Once this semester is done, I hope to be gaming more but I have decided not to smoke in the house until our new home gets built which will have my gaming/work office with some sort of air exchanger to keep it fresh. I am not certain I would smoke while gaming because of what some of you have experienced, puffing to much and burning the tongue and ruining the pipe. I do however, love to smoke on our back porch while reading.
Cheers,

Jared

 

[hextor]

ohhh mann that's the best, smoking while insanely playing massive hours of your favorite game, right now I am currently playing fallout 4, but that's when I can, unfortunately I have became a father of 2 kids and a married man and my smoking inside the house while gaming is over, but alas I do remember those good ol days.

 

[username]

Depends on the game RPGs yeah fighters no.

 

[loborx]

I often smoke my pipe during chess or backgammon sessions. Also works during cards and board games. Does that still count as "gaming" these days? :P Honestly, I play "alot" of video games - mostly turn-based RPG's and dungeon crawls - but I don't smoke while I play. Too much stuff going on with buttons and mouse clicks. I do miss the old gaming days when you could grab a pal or a group and spend hours at Scrabble or Boggle or Uno. We are all so glued to our screens these days - as I sit here and type away...

 

[1adsarge]

Depends on the game RPGs yeah fighters no.

I would agree with this. If I were just grinding levels, farming rep or mats, I could see this being feasible. During a raid or a shooting game, would result in a painful tongue!
Cheers,

Jared

 

[ophiuchus]

Back when I spent more time on the Playstation, I'd pair the experience with cigarettes and beer. Like jessicac, I get too worked up playing video games to smoke a pipe.
Nothing like a few bowls at a poker table, though ... :wink:

 

[jessicac]

A couple years ago I learned my lesson the hard way, burning out a pipe thanks to COD. Hence the Meers being my shooter pipe.
On the other end of the scale, a delicate and frail pipe can be smoked with Life is Strange, cos you're gonna smoke that really slow.

 

[fafnir]

Dash I smoke outside

 

[drumweezer]

Yes, I smoke while playing.

 

[tuold]

I've seen enough nicotine deposits on motherboard and heat sink surfaces to dissuade from smoking around my computer. I suppose if the room ventilation is good and you have removable intake filters on your computer case it wouldn't be too much of a concern.
I have a gaming friend who vapes constantly while playing. He sounds a lot Darth Vader in my headphones.

 

[jah76]

I don't like smoking while gaming.
Only 2 I'm playing at the moment are The Division and Overwatch.

 

[eaglerico]

I play COD and Destiny all while smoking a pipe and feel it actually helps me get more flavor. Since I am not concentrating on the pipe, I feel it am not over thinking the puff, as I do a lot when I am just sitting to have a smoke.