>It looks like the U.S. Army has fully embraced the America’s legions of gamers, but don’t start freaking out about the endtimes just yet. In Operation Overmatch, an upcoming online video game developed by the service, two teams of eight soldiers take command of an assortment of tanks and armored vehicles and do battle with new and advanced war machines. >But Operation Overmatch isn’t all fun and games. The Army intends to monitor and solicit feedback from troops on how the up-armored killing machines they pilot in the game fare, so the service can figure out what weapon and armor concepts are worth pursuing before committing to real-life prototypes. That’s right: Soldiers can now put those hours of Battlefield to good use beta-testing for America’s next big war.
Why the fuck is the military making video games now?
Lucas Turner
>now
Gabriel Reed
>Now Look up America's Army, propaganda games have been around for a while. What if this thread is viral marketing from the Army
Elijah Cooper
Military has been making games for decades now. Simulation or combat training.
Josiah Wilson
>now
Liam Russell
Also a US armed forces made doom wad.
Zachary Stewart
>now
Asher Parker
It's quite clearly explained in your own post why they are making yet another video game.
Joshua Phillips
well sorry i'm not an old nerd
Evan Evans
It's okay friend
Jaxson Wright
>America's Army >2002 Just how fucking young are you?
Asher Mitchell
>America’s next big war. can't wait
Carson Morris
>Implying it won't be a civil war
Oliver Sanchez
>usa military >air-conditioned rooms >drones >video games
Samuel Peterson
To my understanding militaries have played out potential conflicts using hex and counter board wargames for quite a while too.
Julian Jones
If youre too young to remember the america's army games then youre a fucking underage nigger
Ryder Torres
I was born in 1998. Why the fuck would I remember a game that came out when I was 4?
Evan Ortiz
Epic shitposting, here's your (You), now sod off
Michael Adams
>1998 that does it, I think I'm done with this place
Luke Ward
The army has used vidya as a recruitment and propaganda tool for ages.
Lately, the technology has gotten good enough to simulate real world circumstances, allowing them to see what works and what doesn't, ableit in a broad sense and lacking the unpredictability of real life.
I forsee that htey will eventually make use of VR to remotely pilot vehicles.
Benjamin Perry
>armored game without russian bias Count me in It would be hilarious if game devs overpowered one weapon due to simulation limits and USF end up with a shitty equipment due to some unbalanced vidya.
Oliver Scott
That has to be a new cadet or some shit. No way in hell would a chief or officer do that
Jack Bell
>that aim reticle They licensed the War Thunder engine didn't they? Not that I am against it, it'd be great to get a good armored combat game with it.
Luke Gray
Why. Afraid of change you old fuck? Move aside gramps. The greatest gen in coming in and things arent going to be the same. No more will the way of racism and bigotry stand in our way. We are here. We are now.
Luke Nguyen
It will be good as long as they are consistent with reality and not add shit like t34-100
Isaiah Ward
>Kriegsspiel (German: [ˈkʁiːksˌʃpiːl], "war game") was a system used for training officers in the Prussian and German armies. The first set of rules was created in 1812[1] and named Instructions for the Representation of Tactical Maneuvers under the Guise of a Wargame. It was originally produced and developed further by Lieutenant Georg Leopold von Reiswitz and his son Georg Heinrich Rudolf von Reiswitz of the Prussian Army.[1]
Colton Green
>Warring Simulator 1812 Fucking Germans
Jose Rivera
Cool, where do I sign up? When will wars finally be fought through video games?
