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<blockquote data-quote="thzero" data-source="post: 5757106" data-attributes="member: 86754"><p>Being an American, I actually don't find the initial wording that inflammatory. FFG is based in the US, so freedom of speech, idea, etc. is all well and good. It is just a game. And frankly there is a lot of sci-fi, especially military stuff, that has been far worse.</p><p></p><p>However, I do agree pointing your finger at your "marketing department", unless you've tossed them all out the door, is rather lame. But then again, whats the rule in advertising, there ain't no such thing as bad press? Whether this was intended, it may stir up additional "publicity" without FFG needing to do much.</p><p></p><p>As to the Iraq War and whether such a scenario could lead to what happens in the game. Well we can see it hasn't. However, whether you liked, hated or whatever the war (and while obviously hindsight is 20/20 and there were lots of mistakes made to some degree there has, hopefully, if the Iraqi's don't blow it considering the recent news, been some good to come out of it; and I'm not sure anyone can say it was a bad thing that Hussein was tried in a court of his own people) I think it shows that it probably won't happen. Now I supposed someone could have unleashed Armageddon with nukes on the offending parties in retaliation (US, Russia, etc. does have bigger bombs) which could have led to such a scenario, but I still think the "Cold War" is still in effect some degree with no one wanting to unleash the beast, so to speak. That and obviously it would have been overkill which should in turn provoke a response from American allies, and others in high world regard, over the abuse of power so to speak.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="thzero, post: 5757106, member: 86754"] Being an American, I actually don't find the initial wording that inflammatory. FFG is based in the US, so freedom of speech, idea, etc. is all well and good. It is just a game. And frankly there is a lot of sci-fi, especially military stuff, that has been far worse. However, I do agree pointing your finger at your "marketing department", unless you've tossed them all out the door, is rather lame. But then again, whats the rule in advertising, there ain't no such thing as bad press? Whether this was intended, it may stir up additional "publicity" without FFG needing to do much. As to the Iraq War and whether such a scenario could lead to what happens in the game. Well we can see it hasn't. However, whether you liked, hated or whatever the war (and while obviously hindsight is 20/20 and there were lots of mistakes made to some degree there has, hopefully, if the Iraqi's don't blow it considering the recent news, been some good to come out of it; and I'm not sure anyone can say it was a bad thing that Hussein was tried in a court of his own people) I think it shows that it probably won't happen. Now I supposed someone could have unleashed Armageddon with nukes on the offending parties in retaliation (US, Russia, etc. does have bigger bombs) which could have led to such a scenario, but I still think the "Cold War" is still in effect some degree with no one wanting to unleash the beast, so to speak. That and obviously it would have been overkill which should in turn provoke a response from American allies, and others in high world regard, over the abuse of power so to speak. [/QUOTE]
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