The extensive use of stimulants is alarming, though heavily speculative.
What does the league of legends article say? That part seemed crazy speculative. I'm bottom quartile at FPS and fighting games but I enjoy them and play a lot. Dota 2 as well. And I've been top 1 percent at other games. Even higher for a bit in Auto Chess. I hope this isn't evidence of brain damage...
FWIW: as a bona fide user of various anti-parkinsonian medications for their intended purpose, I can say with a degree of confidence that the speculation on cognitive impact (and impairment) is very plausible - and that the article is factually correct on the side effects in a Parkinson’s context. God knows what they would do to a brain with a “normal” dopamine level.
It’s also worth noting (and quite frankly pretty harsh when you eventually realise) that the affected brain has massive difficulty recognising its own altered cognition and perceives its distorted interpretations and consequent chains of response as perfectly natural and justified.
Not drawing any specific conclusions on the particular assertions in the article, but IMHO the interpretation is certainly plausible given the apparent drugs involved.
Playing League for fun is maybe the worst gaming experience possible. Everything about the game is designed to maximize competition and therefore toxicity.
What does the league of legends article say? That part seemed crazy speculative. I'm bottom quartile at FPS and fighting games but I enjoy them and play a lot. Dota 2 as well. And I've been top 1 percent at other games. Even higher for a bit in Auto Chess. I hope this isn't evidence of brain damage...