Sweating Profusely When Playing MP Games

[Rassilon]

Is it part of getting old?

I never used to sweat this much, but perhaps it's just Fortnite? No other game quite does it.

Contextual Edit:

I LIVE IN THE UK I DON'T HAVE AC

 

[astro]

Right now? Yes, but it's 30 degrees outside and I'm in a converted attic space with a slanted roof that is basically cooking me. No air-con in the UK, so we just suffer through this stuff when it happens.

 

[GabriocheXD]

I'm always super sweaty when I play fighting Games. I also wiggle my toes and move my mouth unknowingly.

 

[Conkerkid11]

Yeah, I've noticed I do this, especially in multiplayer games where you only have 1 life and the rest of your team is dead.

I think I did this quite a bit during Elden Ring too during intense boss fights?

 

[Turnscr3w]

I got u fam !

 

[pioneer]

Not always, but the end of battle royale matches usually gets me

 

[Rassilon]

I got u fam !

Click to shrink...

i'm on this bad boy cos it's green

 

[PinkSpider]

I'm super sweaty, my legs behind my knees are but not from gaming (roll on winter and freezing because can't afford the bills), I generally don't care enough re games, I try hard and do alright but eh, roll on the next game.

 

[FinFunnels]

There's a reason we call intense games "sweaty"

it's a very literal reason

 

[Seijuro]

I remember when I started playing fighting games online that I got some sweat and even anxiety going. When playing competitive online was new to me. Nowadays not at all.

 

[Toxel]

Stop any sort of caffeine for a couple of days and it'll mostly fix the problem.

 

[MrCibb]

I'm good on the whole, but I do get some clammy hands at times. I have to give the controller a wipe down after a particularly heavy sesh.

 

[lorddarkflare]

Yes. My dumb brain cannot tell the difference between a game and an actual flight/fight. Playing MP is always super stressful and I cannot do it for long.

 

[Petruccis Biceps]

Rocket League when it came out for some reason made me sweat so much and it still does if its during the warmer months. I dont know what it is with that game but it always gets me juicy. I usually take my shirt off before I play haha

 

[Iztok]

Not sweating. but sometimes my adrenaline will spike and my heart will go crazy.

I've been playing 1v1 on COD:V this past week and while most of it has been very stress free, every now and then I get a competent opponent and my body will start shaking from the adrenaline boost.

It's a bit of a handicap sometimes.

 

[jotun?]

Sometimes, like in tournaments or other high stakes situations. Mostly sweaty hands...

 

[Bright-Light]

After a full Race worth of concentration on an F1 game i am sweaty as fuck. I don't play any other games that take such an intense level of concentration and stress.

 

[Tambini]

My palms definitely get sweaty. Get pretty weak in the knees too, not to mention my heavy arms

 

[MrNewVegas]

Just fighting games. I'm usually freezing when I play Valorant lol

 

[OGlol]

When i play fighting games I usually and dripping sweat by the end of the session, I use a fight stick though so maybe its more arm movements?

 

[PlatypusDude]

Yeah not just multiplayer games, but any game where its stressful (say a super hard Souls boss) I'll get sweaty pits and palms. Maybe not to a crazy degree, but it happens.

Same thing happens with an anxiety inducing movie (Uncut Gems as an example).

 

[LightKiosk]

Only time I sweat is during the final circle(s) of BR games. Hands are definitely getting wiped on pants to ensure maximum performance.

 

[Coolluck]

I get sweaty playing a lot of MP games with friends. Part of it is the headset making it way warmer which is killer in the summer. But for Rocket League, I need to take my shirt off so I don't soak my shirt. It's not really an issue when playing Fortnite out of the TV speakers or while listening to a podcast.

 

[The Shape]

I almost never sweat. Only in the armpits in the summer, and mostly outside in the sun. Never, ever, playing videogames.

 

[famicorpse]

Heart? Fast. Controller? Sweaty. Battle? Royal'd.

This only happens if I'm in the last 5 of a match in Fortnite. It gets worse when I'm top 2 (the adrenaline is crazy). It doesn't happen when I'm playing MMOs.

 

[Rndom Grenadez]

Nope. I'm always in a generally cool room when I'm gaming and I'm pretty sure I sweat less than the average person. My wife always comments on it.

 

[SolidSnakeUS]

Just my hands, especially when playing something as stressful as PUBG.

Sweaty palms with a mouse is the worst.

 

[WildGoose]

Used to happen to me all the time when playing fighting games and shooters online. Nowadays, not at all. I think it was more of an anxiety thing for me.

 

[Oghuz]

Only in the winter for some reason.

 

[.exe]

Oh yeah. Sometimes I've got to wipe down the mouse.

 

[Giga Man]

I sweat when I play fighting games. No other game genre gets me that intense except probably Mario Kart.

 

[Kadey]

Lol.

 

[signal]

me when I used to invade in dark souls

 

[snausages]

When playing toxic fighting games yes, but I also found out recently that playing them on a standing desk fixes the issue and also makes me play a little better

 

[Pitchfork]

I'm having to literally peel my topless ass off my leather gaming chair at the moment cause it's so damn hot in the uk at the mo and we dont really do air con over here

 

[Dyno]

Rocket league used to make my hands sweat a little but that was the only game, and only during summer.

 

[Ogawa-san]

It's comical how I sweat during online races in GT7, even though I'm not being competitive - I start and end races at the middle of the pack, at best.

I'd be the picture of calmness just 5min before qualifying through the same track, but the presence of other real people bothers me that much.

 

[Soliloquy of a Dogge]

Crotch sweat? Sometimes. That's about it though.

 

[MZZ]

Not sweaty but I feel overwhelming anxiety in online competitive games. Not so much when playing local.

I also feel blood pressure rising and my head and body temperature getting high when playing games like Dota where you need to constantly think and observe throughout the whole 30-40 hour match.

 

[Serpens007]

I sweat a lot on Fall Guys but not so much in games like Apex Legends. Even playing Ranked.

 

[Fawz]

I get sweaty palms sometimes after long gaming sessions, but it depends on the controller and type of game

 

[Drachen]

It's summer my dude

 

[CMP]

When I was younger I did, but as I got older I stopped. I wonder if it's cuz I'm not as into it as I used to be

 

[Eugene's Axe]

The only game I play online is GT7 and yes, don't know how I don't lose weight with all that sweating.

 

[Piccoro]

I only sweat playing fighting games online, for some reason.

 

[Young Liar]

even though i do naturally just sweat a lot, it's never been a thing when it comes to playing video games.

however, my neck gets stiffer now more at 33 years old than it ever did about five or so years ago when i actually focus in competitive multiplayer games. i'm sure my lack of physical activity and deteriorating diet due to the pandemic have contributed greatly to it along with me getting older! really have to take breaks to stretch now.

 

[Qikz]

Hands get super sweaty in tenswe games.

 

[diablogg]

Don't sweat at all while gaming. If I'm doing intense gaming when I'm at my chair I kind of curl my toes in an awkward way and it can sometimes really mess up my feet if I'm not paying attention.

 

[Greywaren]

I'm one of the least competitive people in the world, so I very rarely feel that way when playing MP games because I don't mind losing.

I do sweat playing MP games right now because it's almost 40 degrees Celsius here, though.

 

[AaronMT]

Hands only, sometimes.