Does it count if you qualified expert in real life? I qualified expert for Service Rifle, Service Pistol and M-60 during my ROTC days.
(Small bore Rifle and Competion Pistol as well, but I don't think the Army counts those... :-) will ---- ready on the right!...ready on the left!...commence fire!...for a better tomorrow ---- William H. Bowen Webmaster ALSTOM's T&D Energy Automation & Information Business "Your friendly neighborhood Webmaster!" [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.esca.com/ 425.739.3629 Voice 425.466.7016 Cell 425.739.3690 FAX ----- Original Message ----- From: "Smith, Matthew P -CONT(DYN)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, July 24, 2002 10:40 AM Subject: RE: Go Army > Do you mean America's Army? > > AmericasArmy.com > > I downloaded it a few days ago. I'm still trying to qualify on the range as > expert. I thought it was really neat that to have access to the sniper > rifle in-game multiplayer, you have to qual expert(36/40) on the shooting > range and go to sniper school. Best I've gotten in qual is 35/40. It keep > an online record for your account, and repeated "bad" actions(i.e. shooting > friendlies) can land you in the brig. > > > I'm ex-army, and I was really impressed with the authenticity. The qual > range was exactly as I remember it. When you zoom, it even takes into > account your breathing pattern and its effect on accuracy. They even had a > sign with "SPORTS" on it. (Immediate remedial action for jams: Slap, Pull, > Observe, Release, Tap, Shoot) > > Really a professional product. I mean, it's exactly what you go pay $60 > for, but free. I believe it uses a modified Unreal engine. > > It kind of makes sense, if you think about it. They pay for > professional-grade TV commercials to promote themselves, why not another > media avenue? > > Online FPS is hot right now, and the demographic playing those types of > games is exactly who they are trying to target/recruit, 17-23 years old > males. > > >>Doesn't this raise some ethical issues though? Sure everyone in > >>the gamer industry treats killing as a game, but is it over the line > >>when the US Army does it? Just throwing this out there as a > >>conversation starter. > >> > >>I wonder if in the game you can poison your own troops and deal in > >>arms with 'unfriendly' nations? Hmmm...... > > I think they handled this pretty well. Your enemies appear as terrorist now > matter which side you are on. You never get to shoot a US soldier, nor do > you get to play as a terrorist. Pretty trick. > > Matthew P. Smith > Web Developer, Object Oriented > Naval Education & Training Professional > Development & Technology Center > (NETPDTC) > (850)452-1001 ext. 1245 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > >>-----Original Message----- > >>From: Guy Mcdowell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > >>Sent: Wednesday, July 24, 2002 12:22 PM > >>To: CF-Community > >>Subject: Go Army > >> > >>Did anyone read about this in PCGamer? > >> > >>The US Army is developing its own mil-sim game to distribute for > >>free as a recruiting tool. Apparently they are using their own > >>compsci types and contracting some industry big names to do it. If > >>it ever makes it to release it should be incredible. > >> > >>Doesn't this raise some ethical issues though? Sure everyone in > >>the gamer industry treats killing as a game, but is it over the line > >>when the US Army does it? Just throwing this out there as a > >>conversation starter. > >> > >>I wonder if in the game you can poison your own troops and deal in > >>arms with 'unfriendly' nations? Hmmm...... > >> > >>Gnome Chomsky...heheh..that was good.... > >>***************** > >>Guy J. McDowell > >>A/V Technician > >>Frost Campus > >>Sir Sandford Fleming College > >>[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>(705) 324-9144 x. 3261 > >> > ______________________________________________________________________ Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
