Does listening to music make you play better?

[Andrew]

I am wondering. If you are playing a game, such as warcraft or starcraft, and you are listening to a song you like, do you play better? Do you spend time listening and paying attention to the song or do you actually play better? I am wondering because I have songs I like, and I wam wondering if listening to them regularly can help.

 

[Darkmatter]

A definate yes. The upbeat of it, how the music i listen to ''moves me'' to do something, somewhat a small boost of modivation and caring for whatever game I am playing, it basically grips me tight, and throws me in the mood to do really good, if not better then what I would do normally.

 

[Static]

I find that it makes my gameplay worse because I feel the need to stop what I am doing and start to rock out with the air solos. Even if I am under a major attack.

 

[Cortana]

i usually listen to other tracks while i play, like windows media player in the background or something

 

[Samsara]

fast music jacks up my apm by 20 on war3 and keeps me on the edge in CS

for war3:
The Sweetness-Jimmy Eat World
Celldweller-The Last Firstborn
Got the Life-Korn
Ready Steady Go-Paul Oakenfold
Glase Danse-The Faint (paul oakenfold remix)
Days go By-Dirty Vegas
Just to name a few

for CS, i STRONGLY suggest the Fight Club Official Soundtrack by the Dust Brothers (if you cant find it, i might let you download it )

 

[DB]

Before I play football it helps me concentrate and get focused. I don't play any computer games anymore.

 

[Static]

The Sweetness-Jimmy Eat World
Celldweller-The Last Firstborn
Got the Life-Korn
Ready Steady Go-Paul Oakenfold
Glase Danse-The Faint (paul oakenfold remix)
Days go By-Dirty Vegas

Personal oppinions are as good as russian goat pelets. I have played WC and hate Jimmy eat world. Better to suggest a genre or type.

Fast or loud music is usually. Or music with an up temp, get you excited type of music is usually good.

 

[Speedy]

Yea, before football you can play some good heavy bass, thumping music. Gets you pumped.

 

[Guru]

If before a sports game, yea. I dunno about a video game though..

 

[-Sh1Ft-]

I'll listen to something quick and loud when playing CS, to get my edrenillian (sp?) running.

 

[OMGLOLWTFPWN]

No it doesn't help me get pumped or anything.

 

[phreakerhaxxor]

Alura are you gay? I'm 100% serious. You seriously talk like it, "it moves me" "it grips me tight". It may, but the way you word it is just homosexual, this isn't a flame, just a question...

In counter-strike, yeah i think it does only rock though, gives me the PWNAGE!! haha.

 

[TweaK]

It's crucial for me to have music while playing anything.

 

[SephirothX89]

Yes. EXPESIALLY (sp) in CS. But listing to loud music while playingn CS can kinda be bad also. because you can't hear footsteps which is really important somethimes. The best time to listen to music when playing CS in in a death match, no hearing needed

 

[Biske]

Eh, well, for doing physical activities, yes, like lifting weights, but playing video games, like strat games, no. Because you need your mind, most of it, to be able to change on the spur of the moment on those things, and I usually get too involved with the song I'm playing(like paying attention to the drumming and trying to memorize the patterns) and then I screw up my build order by like 30 seconds or so.

 

[Darkmatter]

Alura are you gay? I'm 100% serious. You seriously talk like it, "it moves me" "it grips me tight". It may, but the way you word it is just homosexual, this isn't a flame, just a question...

In counter-strike, yeah i think it does only rock though, gives me the PWNAGE!! haha.

No I'm not. Your true intentions with this post will not be met, sorry.




What i mean is, it will simply get me into the mood to actually ''try''. For example, on starcraft I don't like to try as much as I should. I add some Rob Zombie, if I'm in a bad mood, or Avril Lavinge, if i'm in a good mood, and that can get me ready to try. I listen to a lot of differet artists, though.

 

[B)ushid(o]

Punk music only. I can't concentrate when a solo comes on during Metallica songs or th strong vocals in Nirvana songs.

 

[Shadow1psc2k]

Heavy metal, something with a nice double bass drum, fast guitar riff, and some nice vocals.

 

[x42bn6]

I call it a distraction.*

 

[CelestialBadger]

Punk music only.

Heh, me too. I listen to anti-war songs while I'm playing wc. It doesn't really affect my playing that much. Sometimes I even sing along.