do you mentally insult your foe online?

raaaid · #1 05-21-2011, 12:19 PM

i dont know i dont see a way to put 500 bullets in a foe and think nice things

the other day i was emptying my ammo on a guy and i thought so you like this eh filthy bastrad

when i realized i was thinking that i thought.... oh

but is this good or bad?

i dont know you can always fantasize is your boss in the other plane

Strike · #2 05-21-2011, 01:11 PM

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Originally Posted by raaaid

i dont know i dont see a way to put 500 bullets in a foe and think nice things

the other day i was emptying my ammo on a guy and i thought so you like this eh filthy bastrad

when i realized i was thinking that i thought.... oh

but is this good or bad?

i dont know you can always fantasize is your boss in the other plane

how old are you?

raaaid · #3 05-21-2011, 01:48 PM

im 36 and im serious

i think online violence encourages hate feelings

i never menatlly insult no one or try not to but when i play this game cant help it

edit:

also think this is the best war sim out there, im just noticing it even puts you in the prper hate mood

Strike · #4 05-21-2011, 02:09 PM

I see it as a game. Like if I beat my friend in a card game, I feel victorious. If he beats me, I feel defeated and want a rematch to get back.

When I play IL-2 and shoot down a friend, I feel I'm lucky this time nobody was baiting me or shot me down before I got to him. And that next time, I might not be so lucky. I don't start hating people until they play unsportingly, teamkill, intentionally grief and stuff like that. Then I might swear and laugh evilishly as my foe burns in his virtual plane :p

SG1_Lud · #5 05-21-2011, 02:32 PM

I think your feelings are normal, nor good nor bad, unless you let the game fool you and make you hate really. Try flying with friends and playing in opposite teams, you will see this not very diferent of any other competitive game although you're putting a stream of virtual bullets in his cockpit.

The real thing would be different, and I read lot of combat pilot stories. It was not a question of liking to shoot someone, but to shoot or be shot.

Peter Brill, german pilot in wwii, gave a conference in Barcelona, in spanish, and today he refuses to talk of his victories, because he feels respect for that dead pilots. You may find it in mp3 or I can give you the link.

There is also another story of a pilot who was shot down and had to eject at high altitude, but he opened the parachute too soon, a mistake. He saw the other pilot coming with his plane, and when he thought he was about to shoot him, the other pliot made several passes near him, making the parachute close every time until he was low enough to breath again.

And there are stories of dishonor in the air too, but coming back to topic, I dont think you are experimenting anything strange.

and you made me think , but normally i curse and hate when its me the one who is being shot

Iku_es · #6 05-21-2011, 02:41 PM

I don't think is bad provided you don't forget that it's only a game, and respect the rest of the pilots.

Speaking of myself, I don't have very polite thoughts when someone is shooting at me LOL, or when someone is spoiling my firing solution in a dogfight ... hold steady 5 seconds you sneaky $#%!!.