Weekend Question: What do you drink while gaming?

[PCG Jody]

I ask the PCG staff a regular Weekend Question and post the answers on the site. If you'd like to throw in an answer here, I'll squeeze the best into the finished article!

This week's question is: What do you drink while gaming?

Do you match appropriate drinks to games like you're pairing them with wines? (When playing Gears of War you want a tannic wine, something astringent to help you break down all the solids in those beefy boys. You're welcome.) Does anyone actually drink the cliché gamer juice, Mountain Dew—Flamin' Hot or otherwise? How about pixel-flavored Coca-Cola? Maybe we should all calm down and drink some refreshing water. Or stop risking spills on our keyboards.

 

[WoodenSaucer]

I don't drink anything different than normal for gaming. My drinks any time, in order of most used are: Pepsi, Mountain Dew (original), water, cranberry-apple juice.

 

[Slasken]

I drink Coca Cola Zero, no ice cubes. If I am playing racing games, maybe a beer.

 

[Withywarlock]

Mostly Diet Coke, but water is my preferred energy drink.

 

[Frindis]

I always have a bottle of Diamond Water on the desk. Filtrated through real diamonds it cleanses my corrupt soul and sharpens my gamer senses. Jokes aside, I drink either water, cider, or beer. On rare occasions, I buy a nice bottle of wine or whisky.

 

[Pifanjr]

I usually forget to drink while gaming. I might notice every once in a while that I'm thirsty and decide to get up after finishing just this one thing. And this one other thing. And then when I finally stop playing I chug half a litre of water in one go.

 

[Frindis]

@Pifanjr Throwing in a tip that has helped me. I also do the same chugging as you occasionally, but I also try to leave a bottle of water on my desk. That way it is always close to me and harder to forget to drink.

 

[FreezerBurn]

I two liter jug of water with a squirt of flavor... I'm boring.

 

[Alm]

I'm another water drinker. Never really got into tea / coffee and my dentist has told me to lay off the sugary drinks.

 

[Johnway]

Like a lot of people i use to drink Diet Cola as a special treat in the evenings. but these days i drink regular tap water that's sometimes combined with fruit juice squash.

 

[Vikash Pradhan01]

Enervy drinks as they are very good for health

 

[DXCHASE]

Anything with caffeine but the people i play with seem to play while simultaneously playing 40 hands.

 

[WoodenSaucer]

You can tell this forum is full of old dudes. Haha.

Like a lot of people i use to drink Diet Cola as a special treat in the evenings. but these days i drink regular tap water that's sometimes combined with squash.

Whoa! That sounds weird!

 

[Frindis]

Enervy drinks as they are very good for health

Fantastic, I wish you good health!

 

[Kaamos_Llama]

Kombucha. Its like soda but its not quite as terrible for you, or coconut water. Cant drink alcohol even a little and play anything.

 

[Brian Boru]

I usually forget to drink while gaming

Happens me a lot too with action games. Even slower games, I reduce intake a lot. Immersion ftw!

bottle of water on my desk

That tip doesn't help me, I always have coffee to the right of mouse and water to left of KB. Our water is good here, so jugs of tap water in fridge and glasses with frozen ice base in freezer does the trick nicely.

 

[Frindis]

@Brian Boru Excellent tap water here also. The bottle was a bit misleading I wonder if pro gamers use
Hydration Backpacks

 

[Brian Boru]

I wonder if pro gamers use Hydration Backpacks

Oh no, those are for wannabes. Us pros… well you see, our rigs are so high-powered relative to you guys that we we don't use normal setups, no siree.

This is a beginner's version of my setup—eg mine is both overclocked and overcooked, with hopper-fed attachments for food & drink needs.

 

[Johnway]

You can tell this forum is full of old dudes. Haha.


Whoa! That sounds weird!

Perhaps its the English lingo. what I mean is fruit juice squash/cordial (as opposed to the vegetable) . You add a small amount of the stuff to the cup and then top it up with water. Does no one else have this outside of the UK?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Squash_(drink)

 

[Zloth]

OK, I thought you were squeezing zucchini/pumpkin juice into your water, @Johnway!

Mostly diet pop (Dr. Pepper, cherry Pepsi, root beer). Sometimes orange juice, lemonade, pink lemonade, or apple cider - but those count as "having a desert." Straight up tap water is common, too. All options get lots of ice - which gets to be a problem in the summer with all the condensation.

 

[Pifanjr]

@Pifanjr Throwing in a tip that has helped me. I also do the same chugging as you occasionally, but I also try to leave a bottle of water on my desk. That way it is always close to me and harder to forget to drink.

I do try to grab a drink before I sit down for this reason, but I usually don't get around to refilling it. And bigger containers are annoying to drink from.

Luckily my wife will get me a drink every once in a while, as she knows I forget to drink when I'm busy.

 

[soxiesox]

Not any different from other activities (usually). Most of the time I drink water or tea. I bought a large water bottle so I don't need to get up to refill it often.
Sometimes when I play games with a group of friends during the weekend I add a beer or a glass of wine

 

[Ryzengang]

These days I pretty much just drink water 90% of the time. I do drink pop from time-to-time, but I try to limit that level of excess sugar nowadays.

 

[WoodenSaucer]

Perhaps its the English lingo. what I mean is fruit juice squash/cordial (as opposed to the vegetable) . You add a small amount of the stuff to the cup and then top it up with water. Does no one else have this outside of the UK?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Squash_(drink)

Well, that sounds a lot better. Like Zloth, I thought you were putting butternut squash, or something in it. Lol

 

[Brian Boru]

I usually don't get around to refilling it

…

I don't need to get up to refill it often

Serious note here: for health reasons, you should try to get up from desk ~once an hour or more often, for a few minutes. I've read this in loads of places, a couple to start you off:

Health Benefits of Exercise

Find out how regular exercise can boost your physical and mental health.

www.webmd.com

Sitting risks: How harmful is too much sitting?

Sitting for long periods — such as in front of the TV or at a desk — appears to increase risk of death from cardiovascular disease and cancer.

www.mayoclinic.org