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CCIP · 11-04-05, 02:43 PM

Wha?

For me,

Realism == Gameplay

...where, mind you,
Realism =/= Reality

I think people misunderstand the latter point often, and end up with some sort of strange perception that realism is supposed to mean boredom and stress. It's not. But for me, the game has absolutely no value as an arcade shooter; it has to reflect certain situations with the highest degree of accuracy possible. I cringe at the idea of playing a WWII simulator where all I get to do is run around in a Type XXI for the whole war, shooting up cruisers with my flak guns. To me, that's not even close to being "fun" - it's stupid.

11-04-05, 02:43 PM	#12
CCIP Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Waterloo, Canada Posts: 8,700 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 2	Wha? For me, Realism == Gameplay ...where, mind you, Realism =/= Reality I think people misunderstand the latter point often, and end up with some sort of strange perception that realism is supposed to mean boredom and stress. It's not. But for me, the game has absolutely no value as an arcade shooter; it has to reflect certain situations with the highest degree of accuracy possible. I cringe at the idea of playing a WWII simulator where all I get to do is run around in a Type XXI for the whole war, shooting up cruisers with my flak guns. To me, that's not even close to being "fun" - it's stupid. __________________ There are only forty people in the world and five of them are hamburgers. -Don Van Vliet (aka Captain Beefheart)