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<blockquote data-quote="Mystic Eye" data-source="post: 7842" data-attributes="member: 711"><p>I will give you a difference that I put in another post. What are the odds of a gamer today seeing a game based on an event where their friend or family member died in action "two weeks ago".</p><p>Well, here in Austin where we have several military bases close by and many of the gamers are in the military.The odds of the above happening over a d20 game based in Afghanistan is pretty darn good right now. Actually, the chances are very good.</p><p>The odds of that happening over WWII or Korea is rather slim to none.</p><p></p><p>I would hate for a demo of this game to be played at our local game store(though I doubt they would let that happen) where there is a good chance that someone in the store is directly impacted by these events "right now". I would just bet they would be thrilled to see Marine PCs getting gunned down by Taliban forces or Al-Queda terrorists, which will happen in a tactical gun fight. I am certain that would make them feel just smashing since they lost some friends only a couple of weeks ago in action.</p><p></p><p>World War II and Korea are long gone and while there are those that are alive to remember these wars, the events are clearly over and the wounds have healed.</p><p></p><p>Even a strategy game is different, for one, it is strategic and not based on the personal experiance of one player character, the Marine Bob, who gets shot down by a terrorist in action.</p><p>This is very different.</p><p></p><p>I don't see why the game can't simply be a generic modern d20 system (except for being a way to cash in on this event). If a specific GM wants to take it to the middle east and the players want that too then so be it. As a game, it does not have to be focused on where many Americans directly feel pain NOW!</p><p></p><p> This is not my idea of patriotic. Patriotic was GIDFA and other similar events where publishers and the community raised funds to help those who have faced this tragedy hea on.</p><p></p><p>Do you see a differences?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mystic Eye, post: 7842, member: 711"] I will give you a difference that I put in another post. What are the odds of a gamer today seeing a game based on an event where their friend or family member died in action "two weeks ago". Well, here in Austin where we have several military bases close by and many of the gamers are in the military.The odds of the above happening over a d20 game based in Afghanistan is pretty darn good right now. Actually, the chances are very good. The odds of that happening over WWII or Korea is rather slim to none. I would hate for a demo of this game to be played at our local game store(though I doubt they would let that happen) where there is a good chance that someone in the store is directly impacted by these events "right now". I would just bet they would be thrilled to see Marine PCs getting gunned down by Taliban forces or Al-Queda terrorists, which will happen in a tactical gun fight. I am certain that would make them feel just smashing since they lost some friends only a couple of weeks ago in action. World War II and Korea are long gone and while there are those that are alive to remember these wars, the events are clearly over and the wounds have healed. Even a strategy game is different, for one, it is strategic and not based on the personal experiance of one player character, the Marine Bob, who gets shot down by a terrorist in action. This is very different. I don't see why the game can't simply be a generic modern d20 system (except for being a way to cash in on this event). If a specific GM wants to take it to the middle east and the players want that too then so be it. As a game, it does not have to be focused on where many Americans directly feel pain NOW! This is not my idea of patriotic. Patriotic was GIDFA and other similar events where publishers and the community raised funds to help those who have faced this tragedy hea on. Do you see a differences? [/QUOTE]
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