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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

I agree with that sentiment as well. Someone once said that countries fight for causes, and leaders fight for different reasons, but the soldier (sailor) in the field fights for his comerades, friends, buddies, and little else. That's why shows like Band of Brothers and, yes, Das Boot have such a strong effect on the viewer: it's the relationships between the men that make the show work, not the action or the attitude toward the enemy.

That's one of the things that make air and naval sims like this worth playing. In a small way we develop that same sort of bond: we may never meet, and really we're just pretending to fight a war, but look at how much time and effort we spend to relate our different and yet common experiences. Reading about someone's adventures (and misadventures) playing a stupid game makes me feel like I know that person just a little better, simply because we share a passion for something.

I LOVE YOU TOO MAN! *bursts into tears and buries face into Steve's chest*