Hedgehog Posted December 19, 2016 Share Posted December 19, 2016 Child Civilians are missing. "Where did they go? Where did they stop? What's the sign of the Lollipop?" 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ssnake Posted December 19, 2016 Members Share Posted December 19, 2016 Yep. We considered the potential for abuse and the resulting internet shit storm as being just too big; it wasn't a question of If, just When. Children in an armed conflict, it doesn't get any darker than that. It certainly is an important thing for serious training, but as far as the Personal Edition is concerned we changed our product policy. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grenny Posted December 21, 2016 Share Posted December 21, 2016 understandable 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashdivay Posted December 22, 2016 Share Posted December 22, 2016 very understandable / And we can sub adult armed civs in a specific clothing and classify them whatever we want in briefing. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delta6 Posted December 25, 2016 Share Posted December 25, 2016 (edited) AHHH Come on Ssnake.... They are "small and sometimes pretty damned agile" and my gunner on the coax does need practice.... Edited December 25, 2016 by delta6 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maj.Hans Posted December 25, 2016 Share Posted December 25, 2016 I understand the desire to have child or juvenile civilians... This could be either to have them included as unarmed bystanders who run and hide when the fighting starts, or sometimes get in the way and require the player to make agonizing choices when his safety and the safety of the civilians cannot be guaranteed at the same time. This could mean to have them as armed combatants...Child and teenage soldiers... However I'll side with Ssnake on this one. Imagine what would happen if a video surfaced on YouTube showing an Abrams, Leopard, or CV90 mowing down a crowd of children like a scythe chopping wheat. You and I might look at the video and say "They were carrying anti-tank weapons, they had to be stopped", but someone else will start screaming bloody murder about how Pro PE is "simulating the mass murder of innocent children!" "But wait, they had anti-tank rockets." "The CHILDREN!" "...With anti-tank rocket--" "Won't somebody PLEASE think of THE CHILDREN!" An important thing to remember is that sometimes the argument has nothing at all to do with facts, and everything to do with appearances and feelings. Yes, appearances and feelings are bulls**t, but we live in a world where cold hard facts don't matter as much anymore. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted December 27, 2016 Share Posted December 27, 2016 Can we have midgets? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ssnake Posted December 27, 2016 Members Share Posted December 27, 2016 No. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zaphod Posted December 27, 2016 Share Posted December 27, 2016 4 hours ago, Homer said: Can we have midgets? hahahaha was thinking the same thing 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgehog Posted December 27, 2016 Author Share Posted December 27, 2016 I think it is wrong and it is pandering to the media. But, I understand the reasons. Doesn't mean I agree with them. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.