Does being in the armed forces give you an advantage in INS?
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Hmmmmm. Depends since the way a soldier thinks is far more in depth and different compared to a civilian who simply play a game without any care in the world.
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I'd say any kind of paramilitry training or background helps, as it teaches you techniques that work in the game. You can learn how to move stealthily, how to move as a team (covering fire, sticking to your line of fire/coverage, leapfrogging, that sort of thing). All of that can apply very well to the game which is pretty apparent when you're trying to hold a cap point with numerous entrances. There is tons of stuff that doesn't translate at all (weapon care, RL weapon skills, psych and stress issues, etc...) since it really can't be modeled in a game.
Short answer, I think it definately does, but the things that apply can be learned strictly in-game as well.
Short answer, I think it definately does, but the things that apply can be learned strictly in-game as well.
Well. If i may chime in here... Seems fittin as i am currently sittin in the middle me the desert on a training exercise lol. I have found that there are some advantages to be gained thru use of the tactics learned as a Marine.they certainly wont help ur aim in game, but they can give u an edge in other areas.we are taught to respond to threats, all military are.how each branch handles those threats vary, sometimes greatly, but we all have our methods.whether in game or in real life, people do what they think is best, or as they have been trained.where the military aspect comes in is that our training allows ur to cover most all contingencies and know whats coming before it gets there.additionally, employing things like suppressing/grazing fires, and movement techniques can help greatly in game.ok, im kinda rambling, but give me a break, im bored out my mind laying in the sand freezing my butt of lol. Back tomorrow fellas. See u then
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Aha Ike always comming in with info. vital to our situation!
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Maybe it's just a quick trigger finger aha
I think anyone who has actually been to war will tell you that realism is not fun. This game is not realistic. It has realistic features yes, but you can't remove and add specific elements and still call it realistic. (ex. RPGs with infinite firing range, and 100% accuracy. No air support for the marines. No civilians. etc.) The US Military is trained for war, not FPS games. So no, military experience will not assist you in this game. Of course there are exceptions to every rule, and in this case that would be SCSSwat training us in boot camp for 16v16 scrims. Learning communication and maneuver tactics from military experience is beneficial to the majority of FPS games.
yes and no, yes if you were combat trained and served in a combat MOS (mos equals job title). Lets say your a supply clerk, or mechanic, nope, your not at any advantage by being in the military. But with that being said, you can have a supply clerk that is great at paint ball or hunting, something else that may still give them an edge.
I would have to say yes and no I have never been in the armed forces but I would think it could help in scrims were every one is acualy listing to each other and are useing tactics and no becuase pubs don't always listen to tactics they just do there own things...
Wow this is a really old thread...
Wow this is a really old thread...
I play paintball (woodsball and scenario) competitively, and I have to say that it does not assist me in anyway in INS. Furthermore, it's funny when military guys come to play paintball with us because they always think that they will dominate because of their training. What they don't realize is that the maximum effective range is 150ft on most paintball markers (unless you have a flatline barrel, or are playing with non-regulation fps.) All my army friends said that they qualified at 300m with their m16, and my marine buddy said he qualified at 400m+. Furthermore, paintball markers are just that, markers, not guns. They fire a spherical, soft projectile which means that it is prone to curving more than a cone-shaped bullet. Also, because it is soft, you cannot have a rifled barrel (yes, I know they sell them, but it's a scam) because the paintball will break before it even leaves the barrel. Plus, the lower speeds of muzzle velocity on markers are much lower than that of a bullet fired from a gun, so wind will affect the trajectory of a paintball much more dramatically.
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good lord you know far to much about this topic
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Shoot move and communicate ! These things can translate from real life to help in this game if you have a few players on your team on the same page .
The reality is that this game is ment to have fun . In real combat there is no such thing as FUN only Terror fear and automatic respons from years of trainning . That you hope will get you through the engagement .
Enjoy the game as a game and don't try to compare it to real life .
The reality is that this game is ment to have fun . In real combat there is no such thing as FUN only Terror fear and automatic respons from years of trainning . That you hope will get you through the engagement .
Enjoy the game as a game and don't try to compare it to real life .
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lol thats too funny! and to my bro above you forgot the kill in shoot, move, communicate, kill.I know it's an old topic but I just wanted to tell you all that insurgency is harder then a real combatyou get better fps and ping.
.....ivory coast veteran
yes combat arms MOS' do give us an edge in game. we deal with recoil, fatigue, stamina, rounds shooting downrange as well as coming back at us, we train for hours a day and are drilled in our heads about how no matter the pain to push through and we are more concerned with the man's life next to us than our own. as an infantryman we are given battle drills that are performed by muscle memory. im certain that i can get through any situation. reloading time in real life is so much faster though. i tie a 550 cord loop to the bottom of all my mags so i can loop a finger in while im depressing the mag release button and getting a new mag to put in their. it should take no longer than 2 seconds to reload an m4.
as far as the game goes.... i like it cause i can sprin the whole map in full kit and never puke!lol
if you are good in this game and enjoy it... maybe you should enlist and become an infantryman?! hmmm?!
i also agree that a mechanic or what have you will not have the same mind set as an infantryman does in combat. i hate to say it but as far as combat arms MOS's go, 11B (my glorious MOS) would have to be in my opinion the most harsh. even tankers have commented to me about the way our senior leadership treats us. our physical regimen is strenuous to say the least. we are constantly berated and made to feel inadequate... this weeds out the quitters and the furious. the quitters end up getting kicked out of the army, the furious end up excelling. there is the middle guy who we cant quite get rid of so we will attach him to an S shop( battalion level support).
i rarely enjoy my job, but it gives me satisfaction and i know that with the right kind of mindset on here we could employ infantry tactics and pwn everyone! we just need to take that little step first. sorry for the book. im done now.
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