Tombstone -> RE: A Personal Observation:Playing as the Germans (3/25/2004 4:58:33 AM)
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The events of ww2 influenced our world in so many ways. It's not strange that people have strong feelings about it, the more you study it the more you realise how collossal a struggle it all was. It was SO MUCH in SO MANY ways. I totally sympathise with Ammo's stance on Germany and Japan, but in my case it doesn't stop me from playing those nations in SPWAW. Like I said, I've done extensive scenario building with the SS as the focus. I do feel a little nervous about appearing a little like a nazi glorifier to some or worse, attract the types that love the SS like they we're heroes come from heaven. This stuff doesn't have much to do with the game, but as regulars at these forums it does have something to do with the people that play them. I personally started playing wargames because I loved the force and magnitude of warfare. To me tanks were attractive in so many ways... I liked war, and I got into it. I've had a million misconceptions over the last 10 years or so (my period of focused amateur war history study) and I'm still synthesizing data and learning new things. I have a really different opinion of war now... hmm I don't know where I'm going with this, but it felt vaguely relevant to the discussion. Tomo
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