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cousinvini 01/02/21 4:40:32 PM #1:	I mean, just think about it <cite>cousinvini posted [p:949029026] in Is Call of... [t:79214724]...</cite> <quote>I mean, just think about it </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Chicken 01/02/21 4:43:46 PM #2:	Ok I thought about it. --- May contain bones https://youtu.be/jGbI0P4hh3o <cite>Chicken posted [p:949029117] in Is Call of... [t:79214724]...</cite> <quote>Ok I thought about it. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
unknownhombre 01/02/21 4:45:14 PM #3:	How so TC? And which game(s) in the series are you talking about? --- "Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, still exists." <cite>unknownhombre posted [p:949029154] in Is Call of... [t:79214724]...</cite> <quote>How so TC? And which game(s) in the series are you talking about? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
hockeybub89 01/02/21 4:45:37 PM #4:	War is bad, but look how fucking cool America is at fighting it --- http://card.psnprofiles.com/1/NIR_Hockey.png http://www.last.fm/user/hockeybub89/ <cite>hockeybub89 posted [p:949029167] in Is Call of... [t:79214724]...</cite> <quote>War is bad, but look how fucking cool America is at fighting it </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Shablagoo 01/02/21 4:46:26 PM #5:	Yes it is a military recruitment tool. --- "If you wanna grow your business you need to exploit more." ~Austin_Era_II "Out of those two? Racist for me... easily." ~Vicious_Dios <cite>Shablagoo posted [p:949029188] in Is Call of... [t:79214724]...</cite> <quote>Yes it is a military recruitment tool. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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coh 01/02/21 5:00:39 PM #7:	Shablagoo posted... Yes it is a military recruitment tool. How? COD is pure fantasy compared to real warfare There was an game IIRC called Americas Army that was actually endorsed by the military though <cite>coh posted [p:949029626] in Is Call of... [t:79214724]...</cite> <quote>Shablagoo posted... </cite> <quote>Yes it is a military recruitment tool.</quote>How? COD is pure fantasy compared to real warfare There was an game IIRC called Americas Army that was actually endorsed by the military though </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Smashingpmkns 01/02/21 5:03:31 PM #8:	Oliver North advised them on BLOPS2. So I'm gonna say yeah --- https://imgur.com/x04tPRZ https://imgur.com/t7T392I <cite>Smashingpmkns posted [p:949029719] in Is Call of... [t:79214724]...</cite> <quote>Oliver North advised them on BLOPS2. So I'm gonna say yeah</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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ModLogic 01/02/21 5:16:15 PM #12:	the devs were good little boys that ate up all the western propaganda growing up now they regurgitate it through their games --- https://imgur.com/ZngbqJn https://imgur.com/lbSi0U3 https://imgur.com/xaRYKZM <cite>ModLogic posted [p:949030084] in Is Call of... [t:79214724]...</cite> <quote>the devs were good little boys that ate up all the western propaganda growing up now they regurgitate it through their games </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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ScazarMeltex 01/02/21 5:24:51 PM #14:	Smashingpmkns posted... Oliver North advised them on BLOPS2. So I'm gonna say yeah CoD 5: Missile Sales --- "If you wish to converse with me define your terms" Voltaire <cite>ScazarMeltex posted [p:949030347] in Is Call of... [t:79214724]...</cite> <quote>Smashingpmkns posted... </cite> <quote>Oliver North advised them on BLOPS2. So I'm gonna say yeah</quote>CoD 5: Missile Sales </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Mark_DeRosa 01/02/21 5:37:38 PM #16:	My favorite part of the recruitment was the jet pack wall running with a flame thrower --- Steve Nash \| 13\| Phoenix Suns \| PPG: 16.9 \| RPG: 3.60 \| APG 11.3 \| EFF: +22.96 http://www.gifsoup.com/view3/2283379/dance-o.gif <cite>Mark_DeRosa posted [p:949030703] in Is Call of... [t:79214724]...</cite> <quote>My favorite part of the recruitment was the jet pack wall running with a flame thrower </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Garioshi 01/02/21 5:37:56 PM #17:	No shit --- "I play with myself" - Darklit_Minuet, 2018 <cite>Garioshi posted [p:949030715] in Is Call of... [t:79214724]...</cite> <quote>No shit </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Proto_Spark 01/02/21 5:41:07 PM #18:	well duh. Remember the end of the first Black Ops campaign, where after you stop nuclear war 3 massive batttleships and the blue angels and rock music starts blasting around to go full MURICA? <cite>Proto_Spark posted [p:949030820] in Is Call of... [t:79214724]...</cite> <quote>well duh. Remember the end of the first Black Ops campaign, where after you stop nuclear war 3 massive batttleships and the blue angels and rock music starts blasting around to go full MURICA? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Smashingpmkns 01/02/21 5:43:19 PM #19:	The new COD campaign basically has Ronald Reagan gloating about ordering war crimes as some kind of bad ass moment in the first 30 minutes of the game lol --- https://imgur.com/x04tPRZ https://imgur.com/t7T392I <cite>Smashingpmkns posted [p:949030887] in Is Call of... [t:79214724]...</cite> <quote>The new COD campaign basically has Ronald Reagan gloating about ordering war crimes as some kind of bad ass moment in the first 30 minutes of the game lol</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Shablagoo 01/02/21 7:25:25 PM #21:	CloneTheHero posted... by tc's logic war movies are propaganda too lol. entertainment is very rarely propaganda. this isnt the cold war era where everything had to reflect the nationalist ideology. this is in your head. What lol Hollywood projects routinely receive funding from the military. You have no idea what youre talking about. --- "If you wanna grow your business you need to exploit more." ~Austin_Era_II "Out of those two? Racist for me... easily." ~Vicious_Dios <cite>Shablagoo posted [p:949033891] in Is Call of... [t:79214724]...</cite> <quote>CloneTheHero posted... </cite> <quote>by tc's logic war movies are propaganda too lol. entertainment is very rarely propaganda. this isnt the cold war era where everything had to reflect the nationalist ideology. this is in your head.</quote> What lol Hollywood projects routinely receive funding from the military. You have no idea what youre talking about. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Smashingpmkns 01/02/21 7:26:16 PM #22:	CloneTheHero posted... by tc's logic war movies are propaganda too lol. entertainment is very rarely propaganda. this isnt the cold war era where everything had to reflect the nationalist ideology. this is in your head. Ton of movies and TV shows are propaganda though. Look at Amazon's Jack Ryan show for instance. --- https://imgur.com/x04tPRZ https://imgur.com/t7T392I <cite>Smashingpmkns posted [p:949033914] in Is Call of... [t:79214724]...</cite> <quote>CloneTheHero posted...</cite> <quote>by tc's logic war movies are propaganda too lol. entertainment is very rarely propaganda. this isnt the cold war era where everything had to reflect the nationalist ideology. this is in your head.</quote> Ton of movies and TV shows are propaganda though. Look at Amazon's Jack Ryan show for instance.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ModLogic 01/02/21 7:26:55 PM #23:	independence day was american propaganda --- https://imgur.com/ZngbqJn https://imgur.com/lbSi0U3 https://imgur.com/xaRYKZM <cite>ModLogic posted [p:949033931] in Is Call of... [t:79214724]...</cite> <quote>independence day was american propaganda </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
HBKick18 01/02/21 7:29:28 PM #24:	CloneTheHero posted... by tc's logic war movies are propaganda too lol. entertainment is very rarely propaganda. this isnt the cold war era where everything had to reflect the nationalist ideology. this is in your head. found the Hollywood producer with a check from the cia --- Proud fan of the worst team in American professional sports history: the Chicago Cubs. <cite>HBKick18 posted [p:949034011] in Is Call of... [t:79214724]...</cite> <quote>CloneTheHero posted... </cite> <quote>by tc's logic war movies are propaganda too lol. entertainment is very rarely propaganda. this isnt the cold war era where everything had to reflect the nationalist ideology. this is in your head.</quote>found the Hollywood producer with a check from the cia </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Frolex 01/02/21 7:31:55 PM #26:	hockeybub89 posted... War is bad, but look how fucking cool America is at fighting it Basically. Though probably dropped the first part around the time they hired Oliver North as a spokesperson for their game. --- https://imgur.com/HOLHd4k https://imgur.com/six2WTN <cite>Frolex posted [p:949034086] in Is Call of... [t:79214724]...</cite> <quote>hockeybub89 posted... </cite> <quote>War is bad, but look how fucking cool America is at fighting it</quote> Basically. Though probably dropped the first part around the time they hired Oliver North as a spokesperson for their game. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Hexenherz 01/02/21 7:32:05 PM #27:	America's Army is a recruiting game. CoD is just cheap 80s-style action with an American centric perspective. --- FFXIV: Lucius Hexenseele (Brynhildr) \| RS3: UltimaSuende . 99 WC/Fish/Cook/Fletch/Div/Mining/Smithing/Thieving/Crafting/RC https://letterboxd.com/BMovieBro/ <cite>Hexenherz posted [p:949034088] in Is Call of... [t:79214724]...</cite> <quote>America's Army is a recruiting game. CoD is just cheap 80s-style action with an American centric perspective. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Doe 01/02/21 7:32:15 PM #28:	CoD and a lot of war movies work directly with the US Military on the basis of "we give you sets or advice on portraying shit realistically and in exchange you show deity-like reverence to the military" It's completely propaganda. --- https://imgur.com/u5kY6Yt https://imgur.com/V6HBhkR <cite>Doe posted [p:949034091] in Is Call of... [t:79214724]...</cite> <quote>CoD and a lot of war movies work directly with the US Military on the basis of "we give you sets or advice on portraying shit realistically and in exchange you show deity-like reverence to the military" It's completely propaganda. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
thronedfire2 01/02/21 7:32:50 PM #29:	coh posted... How? COD is pure fantasy compared to real warfare There was an game IIRC called Americas Army that was actually endorsed by the military though do you think many people would sign up if the recruitment videos showed what war was really like? the US military does consultations on pretty much every game about the military --- I could see you, but I couldn't hear you You were holding your hat in the breeze Turning away from me In this moment you were stolen... <cite>thronedfire2 posted [p:949034102] in Is Call of... [t:79214724]...</cite> <quote>coh posted... </cite> <quote>How? COD is pure fantasy compared to real warfare There was an game IIRC called Americas Army that was actually endorsed by the military though</quote> do you think many people would sign up if the recruitment videos showed what war was really like? the US military does consultations on pretty much every game about the military </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Hexenherz 01/02/21 7:36:35 PM #31:	thronedfire2 posted... do you think many people would sign up if the recruitment videos showed what war was really like? the US military does consultations on pretty much every game about the military p. sure it's an optional thing that studios do to try to make things a little more authentic. --- FFXIV: Lucius Hexenseele (Brynhildr) \| RS3: UltimaSuende . 99 WC/Fish/Cook/Fletch/Div/Mining/Smithing/Thieving/Crafting/RC https://letterboxd.com/BMovieBro/ <cite>Hexenherz posted [p:949034210] in Is Call of... [t:79214724]...</cite> <quote>thronedfire2 posted... </cite> <quote>do you think many people would sign up if the recruitment videos showed what war was really like? the US military does consultations on pretty much every game about the military</quote>p. sure it's an optional thing that studios do to try to make things a little more authentic. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ModLogic 01/02/21 7:37:02 PM #32:	thronedfire2 posted... the US military does consultations on pretty much every game about the military i wonder how willing they would be if they made a war game where you play as vietnamese or iraqis defending their home against them. --- https://imgur.com/ZngbqJn https://imgur.com/lbSi0U3 https://imgur.com/xaRYKZM <cite>ModLogic posted [p:949034223] in Is Call of... [t:79214724]...</cite> <quote> thronedfire2 posted... </cite> <quote>the US military does consultations on pretty much every game about the military</quote>i wonder how willing they would be if they made a war game where you play as vietnamese or iraqis defending their home against them. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Smashingpmkns 01/02/21 7:37:54 PM #33:	CloneTheHero posted... its mostly to fact check, train, and to get the details as real as possible, its not to indoctrinate people lol. we got a lot of very paranoid bunch in here. Last year's COD blamed a very real US war crime on Russia. --- https://imgur.com/x04tPRZ https://imgur.com/t7T392I <cite>Smashingpmkns posted [p:949034266] in Is Call of... [t:79214724]...</cite> <quote>CloneTheHero posted...</cite> <quote>its mostly to fact check, train, and to get the details as real as possible, its not to indoctrinate people lol. we got a lot of very paranoid bunch in here. </quote> Last year's COD blamed a very real US war crime on Russia.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Smashingpmkns 01/02/21 7:46:16 PM #35:	CloneTheHero posted... you'll have to prove to me that cod has been doing this throughout its existence, one instance isnt proof that theyre spreading propaganda. its an american developed game it stands to reason that they'd portray their nation in a good light. that in itself is not propaganda. You said that they hire on military consultants to keep things factual when in fact they don't. Again, check out something like Jack Ryan. Everything in that show is put through a rigorous approval process by either retired or active government officials in order to paint these agencies in a good light, or simply just to portray what they want to portray. This isn't an industry secret, they openly talk about this in interviews and in behind the scenes clips. --- https://imgur.com/x04tPRZ https://imgur.com/t7T392I <cite>Smashingpmkns posted [p:949034546] in Is Call of... [t:79214724]...</cite> <quote>CloneTheHero posted...</cite> <quote>you'll have to prove to me that cod has been doing this throughout its existence, one instance isnt proof that theyre spreading propaganda. its an american developed game it stands to reason that they'd portray their nation in a good light. that in itself is not propaganda. </quote> You said that they hire on military consultants to keep things factual when in fact they don't. Again, check out something like Jack Ryan. Everything in that show is put through a rigorous approval process by either retired or active government officials in order to paint these agencies in a good light, or simply just to portray what they want to portray. This isn't an industry secret, they openly talk about this in interviews and in behind the scenes clips.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Shablagoo 01/02/21 7:52:04 PM #36:	The arsenal described above was deployed in support of the Ben Affleck entry in the Jack Ryan franchise The Sum of all Fears. Using the Pentagonand the support of the U.S. taxpayer to subsidize the filmmakingallowed the filmmakers to produce a polished, big budget film, replete with expensive military sequences, for just $63 million, a virtual bargain in Hollywood, even by 2002 standards. https://www.liveabout.com/pentagon-support-for-war-films-3438458 --- "If you wanna grow your business you need to exploit more." ~Austin_Era_II "Out of those two? Racist for me... easily." ~Vicious_Dios <cite>Shablagoo posted [p:949034708] in Is Call of... [t:79214724]...</cite> <quote>The arsenal described above was deployed in support of the Ben Affleck entry in the Jack Ryan franchise The Sum of all Fears. Using the Pentagonand the support of the U.S. taxpayer to subsidize the filmmakingallowed the filmmakers to produce a polished, big budget film, replete with expensive military sequences, for just $63 million, a virtual bargain in Hollywood, even by 2002 standards. https://www.liveabout.com/pentagon-support-for-war-films-3438458 </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MutantJohn 01/02/21 7:52:41 PM #37:	112% CoD is propaganda. --- "Oh, my mother; oh, my friends, ask the angels, will I ever see heaven again?" - Laura Marling <cite>MutantJohn posted [p:949034729] in Is Call of... [t:79214724]...</cite> <quote>112% CoD is propaganda. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Antifar 01/02/21 8:04:41 PM #38:	https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/hollywood-cia-washington-dc-films-fbi-24-intervening-close-relationship-a7918191.html One of the most surprising alterations, though, we found in an unpublished interview regarding the comedy Meet the Parents. The CIA admitted it had asked that Robert De Niros character not possess an intimidating array of agency torture manuals. --- kin to all that throbs <cite>Antifar posted [p:949035057] in Is Call of... [t:79214724]...</cite> <quote>https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/hollywood-cia-washington-dc-films-fbi-24-intervening-close-relationship-a7918191.html <quote>One of the most surprising alterations, though, we found in an unpublished interview regarding the comedy Meet the Parents. The CIA admitted it had asked that Robert De Niros character not possess an intimidating array of agency torture manuals.</quote></quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
masterpug53 01/02/21 8:08:01 PM #39:	I'm sure it's nothing but harmless video game escapism that one of these games took a real-life United States war crime and blamed it on the Russians in-game. --- Simple questions deserve long-winded answers that no one will bother to read. <cite>masterpug53 posted [p:949035138] in Is Call of... [t:79214724]...</cite> <quote>I'm sure it's nothing but harmless video game escapism that one of these games took a real-life United States war crime and blamed it on the Russians in-game. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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coh 01/02/21 8:21:49 PM #41:	Hexenherz posted... America's Army is a recruiting game. CoD is just cheap 80s-style action with an American centric perspective. It's funny because at least the first two Modern Warfare games had the British SAS as the main heroes <cite>coh posted [p:949035561] in Is Call of... [t:79214724]...</cite> <quote>Hexenherz posted... </cite> <quote>America's Army is a recruiting game. CoD is just cheap 80s-style action with an American centric perspective.</quote>It's funny because at least the first two Modern Warfare games had the British SAS as the main heroes </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Steelix500 01/02/21 8:21:54 PM #42:	ModLogic posted... i wonder how willing they would be if they made a war game where you play as vietnamese or iraqis defending their home against them. In MW2 and BO: CW you fight US Soldiers <cite>Steelix500 posted [p:949035566] in Is Call of... [t:79214724]...</cite> <quote>ModLogic posted... </cite> <quote>i wonder how willing they would be if they made a war game where you play as vietnamese or iraqis defending their home against them.</quote>In MW2 and BO: CW you fight US Soldiers </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
COVxy 01/02/21 8:23:32 PM #43:	All media is propaganda. Down with the man. Ball-in-cup is all the entertainment you need. --- =E[(x-E[x])(y-E[y])] <cite>COVxy posted [p:949035617] in Is Call of... [t:79214724]...</cite> <quote>All media is propaganda. Down with the man. Ball-in-cup is all the entertainment you need. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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itachi15243 01/02/21 8:28:07 PM #45:	The newest one isn't, I hope --- I do drawings and stuff https://www.fiverr.com/blueblitz <cite>itachi15243 posted [p:949035758] in Is Call of... [t:79214724]...</cite> <quote>The newest one isn't, I hope </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Shablagoo 01/02/21 9:43:54 PM #46:	CloneTheHero posted... haha i remember that now. now people like TC will argue that the brits share common ideologies or whatnot lmao. i guess they would rather have chinese consultants? i dont know what would satisfy them. a neutral party? yea ok, good luck having a cod game developed by the swiss lol Are you just doing this to try and annoy people? Its not just about consultants, the military literally funds entertainment projects. I posted a source for this, and someone else posted another one. --- "If you wanna grow your business you need to exploit more." ~Austin_Era_II "Out of those two? Racist for me... easily." ~Vicious_Dios <cite>Shablagoo posted [p:949037873] in Is Call of... [t:79214724]...</cite> <quote>CloneTheHero posted... </cite> <quote>haha i remember that now. now people like TC will argue that the brits share common ideologies or whatnot lmao. i guess they would rather have chinese consultants? i dont know what would satisfy them. a neutral party? yea ok, good luck having a cod game developed by the swiss lol</quote> Are you just doing this to try and annoy people? Its not just about consultants, the military literally funds entertainment projects. I posted a source for this, and someone else posted another one. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Dark_SilverX 01/02/21 10:27:40 PM #48:	CloneTheHero posted... lol. imagine thinking this I knew a dude who joined because he played Call of Duty. --- Rather a Zoom Thanksgiving than an ICU Christmas. don't compare games to feces -- if you've an opinion worth mentioning, do so civilly <cite>Dark_SilverX posted [p:949039039] in Is Call of... [t:79214724]...</cite> <quote>CloneTheHero posted... </cite> <quote>lol. imagine thinking this</quote>I knew a dude who joined because he played Call of Duty. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
FrankJaegr 01/02/21 10:53:04 PM #49:	If it is that's some great stuff: the NUMBERS mason! how can you go wrong with that lol especially after Captain Price those were fun times with a headset lol <cite>FrankJaegr posted [p:949039685] in Is Call of... [t:79214724]...</cite> <quote>If it is that's some great stuff: the NUMBERS mason! how can you go wrong with that lol especially after Captain Price those were fun times with a headset lol </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Collat 01/02/21 10:55:11 PM #50:	coh posted... How? COD is pure fantasy compared to real warfare Real war sucks. Can't recruit people with that. <cite>Collat posted [p:949039743] in Is Call of... [t:79214724]...</cite> <quote>coh posted... </cite> <quote>How? COD is pure fantasy compared to real warfare</quote>Real war sucks. Can't recruit people with that. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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