Pixel Thief  Posts: 429 Joined: 7 Jul 2008     | |
Anonymous Source Posts: 7 Joined: 26 Aug 2008  | I'm surprised Bush/Cheney didn't think of the "buy your own gear" idea. I can hear it now. "Private Benjamine isn't dead because of bad strategic and tactical planning on our part. Its because she was too cheap to pony up for the good kevlar armor." |
Paperboy  Posts: 39 Joined: 29 Jul 2008     | I laughed. Out loud, no less. Very nice one! |
Copy Clerk  Posts: 104 Joined: 9 Oct 2008     | Haha, "An Army of one. No, for real this time." |
Muckraker Posts: 269 Joined: 1 Aug 2008   | Tee hee! It's not just MMOs; pretty much any game where you are part of a modern military yet expected to fund yourself like it's 1300s England has this fundamental disconnect. Mass Effect is halfway to solving this problem, as their "shops" initially carry black market goods instead of Official Supplies. Unfortunately, the military-issue items you unlock show up in the same shop... |
Infamous Scribbler  Posts: 615 Joined: 15 Jul 2008     |
Hey it worked for armies back in the day. At least soldiers would be able to buy the new body armor the government keeps cockblocking. |
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Stolen Pixels #28: Reboot Camp
Listen up, Tabula Rasa recruit! You have joined the Allied Free Sentients in the fight against the Bane! Now it's time...to do something or other.
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