How about first we charge the real people doing real war crimes, e.g., Netanyahu and Putin? Then we can talk about whether mashing buttons is comparable.
And so very many US presidents.
Yeah, I was considering listing Bush Jr, but then it would have felt weird leaving the others out, and I didn’t feel like listing them all.
I had to look this up. It’s from 2013 and it’s a blog post, but it’s real:
Then they got an Arma DLC which is effectively a red cross training course [story]
real leaders aren’t held accountable for real war crimes.
In the interest of preserving realism of the gameplay experience, gamers should not be punished.
No, this is beyond ridiculous, videogames re not real life, they serve as an escape from relaity
Games as escapism is an unhealthy coping strategy, but so are hard drugs and they’re even more fun
Escapism is an appropriate coping strategy for situations where you do not have influence over the outcome.
Where is the harm? Why care so much about things we cannot change?
Naturally, things get hairy when you have some influence but that influence is very small or difficult to measure.
Warframe players: That’s not a war crime. This is a war crime!
Murders an entire battalion with biochemical weapons
Hey!
I mean, yes you’re right, but: hey!
Genocidal space ninja FTW.
Oh cool, so you get medals right?
I am always the good guy in games! If anyone asks…
Accountable to whom? There’s no victim.
This is a headline that idiots have been reposting forever without context - they’re taking about IN THE GAME
That would be hilarious. Just one CoD that drops a patch and every player who committed a war crime spends entire matches in a prison.
they’re taking about IN THE GAME
Calling in an airstrike to win a round of Call of Duty and immediately transitioning to a JAG themed game of Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney.