In this week's exciting episode, The Sweats turn their focus back to gaming and their own rituals and preferences associated with it. Chris kicks things off by discussing his OCD habit of washing his hands before each gaming session to help keep his accessories clean. Ryan says he’s conscious of his hand cleanliness since controllers are expensive, but admits he occasionally gets “residual chocolate” on his fingers. Derick says he games with clean hands, but won’t go as far as to wash them like Chris. The guys then get into their preferred time of day to game. Ryan says he does his best gaming during the morning and says it helps get his “brain juices” going. Chris says that he prefers to game in the afternoon despite getting sad about the day “wasting away,” and Derick says he’s an “after brunch time” gamer. The depressing topic of gaming as an adult comes up, and the guys debate what “prime” gaming age is. Ryan calls himself a “geriatric” gamer while Chris talks about his “vision changes” and how it affects his posture. Derick says he sits an arm’s length away from his monitor, which motivates Chris to make fun of Ryan’s short arms. Ryan calls people who game with contacts psychopaths. Derick piggybacks off that by saying those people have the “wettest peepers.” The guys then discuss their preferred gaming atmosphere. Derick says he “raw dogs” his games by mostly listening to game audio, while Ryan likes to get nostalgic by listening to some Blink 182. Ryan makes fun of Chris’ old man eyes and Derick gets poetic by dropping a “the eyes are the window into the soul” line. Derick says the settings he adjusts first on a new game are graphic settings and mouse sensitivity. Chris removes unnecessary “visual noise” like motion blue or camera shake and Ryan says he checks the FOV so he can pretend to be a PC gamer. The Sweats end the episode by discussing appropriate gaming footwear, with all of them agreeing the only acceptable option is Crocs.

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