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We are all terrorists now....

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  • 05-05-2006 10:41am
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    thelordofcheese
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    Gamers are gonna put a jihad on you

    yep, apparently BF2 is now the tool of the terrorists

    to quote the article "I was just a boy when the infidels came to my village in Blackhawk helicopters"... erm Team America? anyone?


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    Irishpimpdude
    Registered Users Posts: 2,373 ✭✭✭Irishpimpdude


    Omg all i can say is i want that mod!!!!


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    Kiith
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 23,183 Mod ✭✭✭✭Kiith


    SAIC executive Eric Michael said researchers suspected Islamic militants were using video games to train recruits and condition youth to attack US-led coalition forces in Iraq.

    oh for **** sake...


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    Zombrex
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    Er, didn't the US Army use Doom as a training program .. wait, in fact didn't the US Army produce a FPS video game!!!

    OH MY GOD!!! :eek: :eek:


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    projectmayhem
    Registered Users Posts: 9,480 ✭✭✭projectmayhem


    Wicknight wrote:
    Er, didn't the US Army use Doom as a training program .. wait, in fact didn't the US Army produce a FPS video game!!!

    OH MY GOD!!! :eek: :eek:

    yeah, "america's army". apparently if you get good stats you may get a call from the army...

    this was mentioned over on the battlefield forum btw...


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    Matt Simis
    Registered Users Posts: 8,718 ✭✭✭Matt Simis


    Wicknight wrote:
    Er, didn't the US Army use Doom as a training program .. wait, in fact didn't the US Army produce a FPS video game!!!

    OH MY GOD!!! :eek: :eek:


    Doom was used to build on "twitch" response rate afaik, not actual training, which is largely impossible with a keyboard and mouse. Bearing in mind we are talking about a game in a 2.5D world that had no up to down here.

    Americas Army is a promotional and recruitment tool. The only games useful for training are Sims of varying sorts.


    Matt


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    [STA-7]SSgt.Ste
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    I'd like to correct a statement. The Marines (hoorah) used doom as a training tool.


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    Exar Khun
    Registered Users Posts: 524 ✭✭✭Exar Khun


    Semper Fi.


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    senordingdong
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    Matt Simis wrote:
    The only games useful for training are Sims of varying sorts.

    Does that include 'The Sims; Hot Date'?


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    [STA-7]SSgt.Ste
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    dont get your hopes up


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    stevenmu
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    The only thing this proves is that even islamofacist terrorists love freedom more than Jack Thompson.


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    senordingdong
    Registered Users Posts: 10,673 ✭✭✭✭senordingdong


    ...and William Wallace. (Braveheart)


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    Lord Oz
    Registered Users Posts: 531 ✭✭✭Lord Oz


    What happened to CS?


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    Zombrex
    Closed Accounts Posts: 25,848 ✭✭✭✭Zombrex


    Matt Simis wrote:
    Doom was used to build on "twitch" response rate afaik, not actual training, which is largely impossible with a keyboard and mouse. Bearing in mind we are talking about a game in a 2.5D world that had no up to down here.

    My understanding was it was used to as a strategy modeling tool, for figuring out where you were supposed to be in relation to the rest of your team. Or something. Anyway, off topic.


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