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Nah this can’t be a real article.
It’s real but it probably isn’t what you think it is
Ah yeah Arma had an entire expansion on this theme. Press, Red Cross, and civilian playable models. It’s actually a pretty cool concept.
I don’t know if I’m excited about the idea of gamifying atrocities.
On the one hand, you’re going to have the inevitable “What’s the most/worst number of crimes I can commit in the game?” reactionary freak streamer.
On the other, you’re going to have the Model UN Liberal insisting that NATO couldn’t be committing any war crimes, because he already played the Liberation of Rafa mission on War Crimes Simulator 4 using the same tactics outlined in the press briefing and got a perfect score.
Stellaris players have left
the chatlifeIts not my fault if unwilling fungus people make really good workers.
I’ve made people who’ve rebelled against the hive mind edible and genetically engineered them to be docile and delicious.
Of course you have. That’s what that game is for: creative war crimes.
On a side note, I recently did a tree of life plantoid budding build, they grew SO fast. I got big quick, started being really nice to everyone, integrated or vassalized lots of neighbors without having to fight much at all. I called them the vegan borg.
I’ve heard some philosophical musings on the dominant species of life on Earth being wheat, based on how much time and energy the global ecosystem spends cultivating and spreading it.
How many egalitarian democracies do I need to make to pay off my determined exterminator debt?
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Sliding the “war crimes” difficulty bar between African Colonel and IDF Prime Minister.
In the interest of preserving realism of the gameplay experience, gamers should not be punished.
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.
Does this also apply to more fantasy oriented war games?
No, the ICRC is talking about video games that simulate real-war situations. It is not suggesting that this apply to games that portray more fictional scenarios such as medieval fantasy or futuristic wars in outer space.
A few media reported that certain virtual acts performed by characters in video games could amount to serious violations of the law of armed conflict. Is this correct?
No. Serious violations of the laws of war can only be committed in real-life. A person cannot commit a war crime simply by playing a video game.
https://www.icrc.org/en/doc/resources/documents/film/2013/09-28-ihl-video-games.htm
PDX players too.
is it a war crime to hit the griddy to the tune of cantina band after killing someone?
I’ve killed as many Helldiver’s as I have bots in Helldivers 2. Am I a war criminal meow?
That seems… statistically unlikely.
I’ve only played about 10 bot missions vs about 500 bugs.
Then I take it back! Statistical likelihood increased!
I am always the good guy in games! If anyone asks…
The Bad Guys always think of themselves as the Good Guys…
“I always play the good guys!”
“Which faction do you side with in Fallout?”
“Everyone liked that”
I’m surprised Rimworld hasn’t been mentioned here yet.
Two types of people out here on the Rim. Colonists and hats.
Should the article author be accountable for intentionally writing rage bait? Sources say “yes”!
The Guardian: “Should we hold gamers accountable”
Also The Guardian: “Anti-gender ideology is one of the dominant strains of fascism in our times”
Real “We Demand To Be Taken Seriously” out of the UK paper of record.
Classic Guardian!
This is why I only play zombie shooters. That way I’m only killing the concept of death.
You could also say you’re a doctor fighting against an epidemic.
racks shotgun the doctor will see you now
Given how many times I genocided entire nations in Civilization, I guess they’d better send me a one-way ticket to Nuremberg.
Oh cool, so you get medals right?
When you beat someone 1v1, you get to keep their PC.
Yes, a lot of the games you can get medals.
Have you never played a game?
I had to look this up. It’s from 2013 and it’s a blog post, but it’s real:
Over a decade of knee-jerk gamers responding without reading the article, how time flies
It’s stuff like this getting flung around that helps me remember no one cares about reality
Then they got an Arma DLC which is effectively a red cross training course [story]
