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We're talking about wizards and stuff here, I don't think "realism" is as a hard constraint as you think. And surely someone with real combat experience would

We're talking about wizards and stuff here, I don't think "realism" is as a hard constraint as you think. And surely someone with real combat experience would have less chance of dying in combat compared to someone (like you) who have none nor have been trained by someone who have real combat experience. Is it really that hard to imagine that one person with a gun could be more skilled because of training, knowledge and experience, than another person with a gun?

JoeAltmaier 3y ago
Oh my god is that true. My son returned from Iraq mid-tour on a break. His younger brother had an airsoft game (stay with me) going on, after dark, with a dozen friends. They'd build an airsoft tower (small building, windows and a rooftop vantage) and were playing capture the tower. He chatted, loaded an airsoft rifle, and we walked down the lane to the field. As he talked to me he was casting his gaze around, raising his rifle occasionally, firing off a shot. We just walked to the tower, no attempt at concealment, no special gear. By the time we'd gotten there everybody was reloading at the reload station. He'd hit everybody, in the dark, in the grass or in the tower. Proceeded to reorganize them into squads and play for an hour or two. Had a blast that night, lots of scenarios, everybody got to play a role. Anyway yes, training makes all the difference. Holding the weapon, pointing it are the basics they teach the first day.
- hnbear 3y ago
  Yes. Training is amazing. This whole “guns are average” argument completely ignores the huge range of gun-toting specialists from regular army grunt up to SpecOps, with side specialists like snipers. Given how many sniper movies there are, we’re not suffering from “guns are boring and ruin stories”. Similar story playing paintball. I went for my younger brothers birthday one time. A 3 person team of soldiers showed up. They moved across the maps as an obvious unit, covered each others angles, one reloading at a time, excellent aim. Trounced everyone. Three of them could have taken on dozens of civilians at once.

JoeAltmaier 3y ago

Oh my god is that true. My son returned from Iraq mid-tour on a break. His younger brother had an airsoft game (stay with me) going on, after dark, with a dozen friends. They'd build an airsoft tower (small building, windows and a rooftop vantage) and were playing capture the tower. He chatted, loaded an airsoft rifle, and we walked down the lane to the field. As he talked to me he was casting his gaze around, raising his rifle occasionally, firing off a shot. We just walked to the tower, no attempt at concealment, no special gear. By the time we'd gotten there everybody was reloading at the reload station. He'd hit everybody, in the dark, in the grass or in the tower. Proceeded to reorganize them into squads and play for an hour or two. Had a blast that night, lots of scenarios, everybody got to play a role. Anyway yes, training makes all the difference. Holding the weapon, pointing it are the basics they teach the first day.

hnbear 3y ago
Yes. Training is amazing. This whole “guns are average” argument completely ignores the huge range of gun-toting specialists from regular army grunt up to SpecOps, with side specialists like snipers. Given how many sniper movies there are, we’re not suffering from “guns are boring and ruin stories”. Similar story playing paintball. I went for my younger brothers birthday one time. A 3 person team of soldiers showed up. They moved across the maps as an obvious unit, covered each others angles, one reloading at a time, excellent aim. Trounced everyone. Three of them could have taken on dozens of civilians at once.