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I cannot believe there is a 2 page argument on whether "OFP" or "OPF" is correct; that's impressive.

Yeah, I thought about it once.

Speaking of AA, is there anyway I can download an install .exe for the game directly rather than going through their asinine client? 26 kb/s max download speed isn't cool.

I preferred the Armed Assault cutscenes; the journal stuff was really lame.

The artillery looks like crap judging by the most recent video. Sorry, but it looks like a CoD or BF 2 copy/paste job, and looks like it's meant to please the Hollywood crowd.

Yup, the nature of the Airborne mission required small unit leaders (LTs, Capts, Majs) to be in the very midst of things.

I agree, I feel the same way; I just don't want these guys to feel harassed. It can be quite demoralizing.

Oh, the one problem I saw was that you can't fire. I understand their reasons, but if they're simulating events...then they can't simulate anything where you engaged the enemy, so I'm not sure what that is supposed to accomplish.

Hm, those are good proposals, walker. My curiosity is truly peaked, Bravo 6, I'm about to watch your videos now, so don'tthink I forgot about you. *edit* They say they can do smells. the videos are..i don't know, maybe it could work.

oh man, this thread again. you know, i would go for the VR stuff if it was completely real and oput me back. seriously, i just wnat ot go back; but that is never going to happen again. ever. my brother in law, who is a felon and no education can enlist, but I, a former Ranger(tabbed, not scrolled), can't re-enlist because of this shit. if the VR was real, i mean, down to the last detail, i would never unplug. i never wanted to leave, it just wasn't my choice.

Jeez, quit harassing these guys.

I can buy into that. I need to do more research on the subject, I don't suppose there are any books published on the issue? I'm sure there is some kind of response from the stimuli, my question is whether the response is the same as the actual event? If so, then I wonder what that says about our grasp on reality. I'm pretty tired, I had some more stuff typed, but it didn't make any sense.

Yeah, but how could these things work with people who grow up with video games and have at least some kind of ability to separate them as fiction? For example, I've never had any kind of problem playing any game, and there have been some games which featured scenarios that were similar enough they could have been triggers, but they weren't; I knew it was a game, and continued to enjoy myself/be bored/whatever. I understand the idea of mapping the brain, but I'm curious as to just how accurate it can be in a controlled environment. *edit* I guess that while the game might be okay in the visuals department, it is so lacking in every other sense, particularly olfactory and auditory. It isn't enough to hear a certain trigger-causing line being read wiht a robot voice, if it isn't the same voice said in the same way, it's just fake. Likewise, no smell = no suspension of disbelief.

Lol, Maddmatt....

I haven't played the ArmA campaign in some time so I don't remember Armstrong dying, does he in fact die?

Besides being the wrong service (army vs Marines) IF Armstrong were still in the service, he should be at least a Lt. Col, but would most likely be either a Full Bird, or 1-star. Not someone you would probably see in game as anything other than a walk-on cameo.

I think it's great. We have a plethora of steady info, and it is presented in a clever fashion.

I'm a big fan of Grossman's work, and have read both of his books: On Killing and On Combat .

Hey, I'll watch your videos Monday; I won't be able to watch them over the weekend because of my work schedule, and I'm not going to watch them while my wife is around.

That's okay. I also didn't want to give the impression that I'm against it, just suggesting that it isn't a magic cure, or anything. If it works for someone, then that's great, I"m glad they're better. The VA suffers from being a monolithic organization, and the fact that it has to process a massive amount of people in varying degrees of health, where a good number are trying to find some way of milking the system doesn't help matters much. I try not to be overly critical of the VA, but the fact is the system is completely and utterly broken; and every trip to the hospital is the most depressing part of the day. Also, I was in a PTSD support group once, and I was in the same room with guys who never deployed. I was shocked, and didn't understand what they were doing there. I got nothing out of it, and am extremely reticent to continue any further cognitive therapy, mainly because I can't take it seriously. Two sides with equally good arguments, which ultimately comes down to going on a case-by-case basis. For some people, re-living is good, for others it isn't. I haven't watched the videos, but I read the links you posted in the first post, and I didn't see anything that was remotely convincing; just a guy saying I should listen to him because Patton was his boss, pot works for his veterans, and someone once mentioned the idea of virtual reality treatment to him. Some guys can't function, and indeed, many live homeless because of it. We are just starting to see a large number of homeless Iraq (particularly Iraq vs Afghanistan) veterans, before, it was pre-dominantly Vietnam veterans who were homeless. I predict that in a few years, say 10, or so, it will be changed. Anyways, I'm not one of those. Most who talk to me, unless they're very perceptive, can't pick up the symptoms. I function reasonably well around others, and generally only relax my guard by myself; and on the few unfortunate occasions around my wife. I prefer to keep my stuff private; and I know: "Pain shared is pain divided; Joy shared is joy multiplied." But that's okay, I'll live.

No, there is no harm in trying; I just said it wouldn't help me. I don't know what mine is caused from, there are any number of incidents spread over a few years, anyone of which could serve as The Cause. I wouldn't want to play a video game re-enacting things, and it wouldn't work as treatment for me because: A. I know it's a game, and I'm good at disconnecting my emotional responses. B. I'm not interested in some other person knowing these things. They weren't there, they have trouble understanding the context, and I'm not interested in assisting them. C. The VA sucks. After 2 hospitals, and a number of smaller clinics, my experience has been almost entirely negative. While the doctors and what-not are fine, the nurses, and admin personnel are extremely rude and unhelpful. They change procedures, but give no notice when doing so; IF they answers questions, they do not give all needed information; etc.

What effect could it have on someone who's PTSD is brought about by physical trauma, such as head injuries? I don't believe this would help me. I would write more, I suppose, but this isn't the forum for such posts.

What's the problem, exactly? Is your problem that you don't hang from the tree and break your neck, or what?

But I don't want to play a game where the only thing I do is wake up at some random early ass time; then stand around for 12 hours waiting for something to happen just so the First Sergeant can come rushing out of his office pissed off that we didn't do whatever we were supposed to do (which he forgot to disseminate to platoon sergeants) and spend the next 6-8 hours doing what we could have been doing during the work day, just to get home, collapse in bed, then get woken up at 0300 to be told to come in even earlier than the day before for a UA. No thanks.

No, go right ahead, glad you like them.