03-22-2016, 01:18 PM
After the recent discussion about safety vs fun, I began to really ask myself why I even play this game.
I'm not really interested in military. I don't watch war documentaries, or war movies. I am somewhat interested in military hardware, from a technical side (military hardware is always the cutting edge). I did basic military service, but nothing beyond that.
I came into the military shooter stuff through a game called Hidden and Dangerous. It was a World War II themed tactical shooter with some strategical elements (you had control over a four man team, controlling each member individually).
The game got me hooked from the start, and I can't even say way. For one, I loved the atmosphere (it had great sound and awesome graphics for it's time) and could be played coop (you can actually download it still, it's free in the meantime).
I liked sneaking around in rainy Italian forests or through snowy Norwegian industrial complexes. I crawled to half of Greece on my belly. It just got me hooked, and lead me to play Operation Flashpoint, Ghost Recon, and eventually Arma 2 (I somewhat skipped Arma 1).
All those times, I've never been really interested in military, it#s history, tactics, strategy or anything like that... I guess it was just the experience itself. I liked experiencing it.
And that is still the reason why I play Arma. I like experiencing it. That's also the reason why I play only coop or single player and not PvP: I'm not doing it to compete with anything, neither with humans, nor with AI. I just want the experience. The "moment" so to speak.
That's also why I went into mission making: To craft those moments for myself.
OK, I admit, this may all sound a bit esoteric. My girlfriend once asked me why I play war, and I couldn't really answer. I guess "the experience of the moment" would be the most fitting answer...
A big "Thank you" to CiA for continued experience and moments!
I'm not really interested in military. I don't watch war documentaries, or war movies. I am somewhat interested in military hardware, from a technical side (military hardware is always the cutting edge). I did basic military service, but nothing beyond that.
I came into the military shooter stuff through a game called Hidden and Dangerous. It was a World War II themed tactical shooter with some strategical elements (you had control over a four man team, controlling each member individually).
The game got me hooked from the start, and I can't even say way. For one, I loved the atmosphere (it had great sound and awesome graphics for it's time) and could be played coop (you can actually download it still, it's free in the meantime).
I liked sneaking around in rainy Italian forests or through snowy Norwegian industrial complexes. I crawled to half of Greece on my belly. It just got me hooked, and lead me to play Operation Flashpoint, Ghost Recon, and eventually Arma 2 (I somewhat skipped Arma 1).
All those times, I've never been really interested in military, it#s history, tactics, strategy or anything like that... I guess it was just the experience itself. I liked experiencing it.
And that is still the reason why I play Arma. I like experiencing it. That's also the reason why I play only coop or single player and not PvP: I'm not doing it to compete with anything, neither with humans, nor with AI. I just want the experience. The "moment" so to speak.
That's also why I went into mission making: To craft those moments for myself.
OK, I admit, this may all sound a bit esoteric. My girlfriend once asked me why I play war, and I couldn't really answer. I guess "the experience of the moment" would be the most fitting answer...
A big "Thank you" to CiA for continued experience and moments!