Gentlemen (and Ladies), 
 
I am disappointed that in almost every game that contains cocaine, they use it in an inefficient way. 
 
I want a game that showcases the highs and lows of doing cocaine.  I know it's a lot like weed and a lot of people have tried it, but the media tends to spin it around in their own sick fantasy.  They could easily make a game about a druggie or even a businessman who does cocaine to get high and then see his downfall from what happens when he starts depending on it. 
 
The only time I saw a real use of cocaine was in Heavy Rain but that was just a 2 minute scene, I was dying to know what drives that kid and whatnot.   
 
Oh well, anyone got good ideas on how cocaine can be successfully used in games?

Why do I feel like I read this thread a while ago? Like seriously, feeling some mad deja vu up in here.

" Why do I feel like I read this thread a while ago? Like seriously, feeling some mad deja vu up in here. "

First hand experience would certainly tighten up the development cycle.

  They could easily make a game about a druggie or even a businessman who does cocaine to get high and then see his downfall from what happens when he starts depending on it.  

I know it's a lot like weed

Also, people don't really do cocaine anymore. Oxycontin is the new cocaine.

KaosAngel should fill them in with his huge first hand knowledge of the subject.

" @natetodamax: Cocaine in small dosage is perfectly safe, and a lot of countries allow people to use it for their own use.  Doctors use to help patients in pain.  They could easily make it as a health booster or something inside a game from a small hit. "

I didn't know they had cocaine in a lot of games. 

*in b4 let's do cocaine cat*
 
also wtf, kaosangel.  wtf...

I am not sure I would feel the need to play a game based off of that. Cocaine sim 2011 lol.

" @KaosAngel said:

" @natetodamax: Cocaine in small dosage is perfectly safe, and a lot of countries allow people to use it for their own use.  Doctors use to help patients in pain.  They could easily make it as a health booster or something inside a game from a small hit. "

Why use cocaine for a health pack? Why not use a health pack. Having your FPS shooter character run over some cocaine and have their health bar go up isn't a accurate representation of cocaine "

" Gentlemen (and Ladies),  I am disappointed that in almost every game that contains cocaine, they use it in an

inefficient

 way

KaosAngel topic, move along people.

I don't think it really matters. I know I don't care about this.

As a wise man once said ''Cocaine is a hell of a drug''.

" @natetodamax: Cocaine in small dosage is perfectly safe, and a lot of countries allow people to use it for their own use.  Doctors use to help patients in pain.  They could easily make it as a health booster or something inside a game from a small hit. "

I...but... what?

I've seen drug usage portrayed very poorly before. Mind you, it had its ups and downs, like you said, but... I doubt it was very accurate. 
 
Plus, I don't think can be "successfully" implemented as a realistic gameplay mechanic. Unless they bring back the D.A.R.E. program, and bring some edutainment with it.

" yeah a video game that uses cocaine as a health boost, that wouldn´t create any problems at all. "

I think you should just stick to being overly excited about GT5 and wanting to buy your boring car in it. It's what you're good at.

This is the worst idea for a VIDEOGAME ever.

I took a neurology class on drugs last quarter. Cocaine is a schedule II so doctors do use it, to treat bleeding and as a local anesthetic. Maybe you could use it in a Fallout kinda game where you get hit and have to "treat" the wound with something. 

" First hand experience would certainly tighten up the development cycle. "

" As a wise man once said ''Cocaine is a hell of a drug''. "

" Take it to just drugs. But leave it optional. That makes the game a lot more mature than forcing you to do drugs. Then, don't shove the consequences in people's faces, let them discover it after taking it a few times and OD'ing. "

" @CrazedMaverick: See perfect sense.  Too many people in this thread have no idea how cocaine really works and it's kinda sad.  "

" First hand experience would certainly tighten up the development cycle. "

" I took a neurology class on drugs last quarter. Cocaine is a schedule II so doctors do use it, to treat bleeding and as a local anesthetic. Maybe you could use it in a Fallout kinda game where you get hit and have to "treat" the wound with something.  "

" @CrazedMaverick: See perfect sense.  Too many people in this thread have no idea how cocaine really works and it's kinda sad.  "

" @Gizmo: ...yet you go to the cocaine board to post a reply?  Don't like it leave, you're 17 go focus on High School and getting into a good College. "

Fail thread is fail, move along people. 
 
 

" @Pie: ...or health modifier.  Heavy Rain did it well with the fake drug.  You had the FBI Agent hooked on it, and it showed the costs if you kept using it to make the game easier.  Heavy Rain used drugs so damn well, and it's a shame it's the only game I played that did use it in a realistic way. "

" @Romination said:

" Take it to just drugs. But leave it optional. That makes the game a lot more mature than forcing you to do drugs. Then, don't shove the consequences in people's faces, let them discover it after taking it a few times and OD'ing. "

They could totally do that for a Max Payne type of game.  Hell, Heavy Rain had the FBI Agent hooked on a fake drug...it's okay to have fake drugs but "oh noes...can't talk about cocaine".   "

" @KaosAngel said:

I know it's a lot like weed

Except 10x as dangerous? . "

Too expensive, and not worth doing again. I don't do drugs anymore, but the only drugs I can recommend using for recreational purposes are psilocybin shrooms or LSD. 

It's still unbelievable to me that KaosAngel is allowed to post on these forums.