PS2 Support from AFGHANISTAN

[Reni]

http://www.hamma.ws/m/roa-afg-1.jpg


More to come! I've recruited a few of my Marines. I wanted to post this though since its "Combat Medic" week. :D

[Hamma]

Onoes image is broken! :)

[Figment]

Hey Hamma, any idea of that attachment can even be read on these forums?

Wonder what server you'd have to play on from Afghanistan. :o

EDIT: link says invalid attachment specified. :o

[Hamma]

I dont think it will work like that.

Feel free to e-mail the image to [email protected] and I'll rehost and post it for you. :)

[beekergunship]

no image on this side either.

Best of luck down range. There was always something surreal about going to the morale tent, logging into the outfit forums, and folks are planning a raid for the weekend. When I'm folded into the plan I have to quietly mention that I can't log on. I didn't like making public when I was deployed, but my outfit mates could eventually figure it out.

What is stranger: a real JTAC that I probably supported down range is telling me where to reaver spam an AMS. Freaky when you hear "My position marked by pulsar fire"

One thing that I really love about Planetside is that it is set in a fantasy world with made-up weapons and vehicles. Playing the game doesn't remind me of the armpits of the world, and I never have to compare anything to the real hardware; just what makes sense and physics.

[RovingDeath]

Wonder what server you'd have to play on from Afghanistan. :o



That will be interesting to see... My ping on WoW from that neighborhood a few years ago on a 1mbps satellite connection got up around 20k. Similar results from a buddy of mine on SW:TOR. I can tell you though, it would've done a LOT for my morale playing PS from the sandbox, so hopefully the white lines are better now! Good luck brother

[Reni]

E-mail Sent! Thanks Hamma! :)


There is no way I could play out here...good thing I only have a couple of months left. LOL!

[Top Sgt]

During my tours in AFG back in early 01-05 When we gamed using our sat con.. We usually got best reception from russian and asian servers.

things might have changed now tho.. but we used to have fun at our A.O.B. playing online games when we could.

[beekergunship]

oh, so that's why it took all my computer time to just check my bank statement or fiddle with some stupid electronic form I should have completed before I deployed. Now I know.

[Hamma]

Rehosted for ya!

Good stuff! Thanks for your service.

Needs more TR though.. ;)

[Firefly]

Afghanistan server would either be Asia or Europe.

Thanks for your service, hooah. RLTW.

[Oryon22]

Stay safe!

[WiteBeam]

Hahahaha nice. I'm noticing more and more Marines that side with NC. Myself included. Rah.
What unit you guys with?
And no, that's not breaking opsec.

[sylphaen]

Stay safe and keep on rockin' !
:thumbsup:

[TacosWLove]

Hell yes :D

[Raymac]

Of all the amazing screenshots I've seen of this game...THIS is by far the coolest Planetside picture I have ever seen!!

Stay safe, and get back state-side so you can rock Planetside. Thank you

[Manitou]

Thanks for serving! HOO-ahh!

[NewSith]

Wonder what server you'd have to play on from Afghanistan. :o

Russian (if there's ever one)/Asian

Though I hardly imagine Afghan to have any proper internet line...


<3 the pic =)

[WiteBeam]

Russian (if there's ever one)/Asian

Though I hardly imagine Afghan to have any proper internet line...


<3 the pic =)

The POGs in Leatherneck would. Lol

[Reni]

The POGs in Leatherneck would. Lol

Yes they would and do! I'm in a small PB though way of Dwyer.

With 3/3 btw. I've recruited about 4 of my Marines so far...once we get the chance, we will take a group photo with the Marine Corps version of a Sunderer ;)

[NewSith]

...we will take a group photo with the Marine Corps version of a Sunderer ;)

Like those two babies? (My Engineering Defusal Squad Lead on the pic, not me):

http://cs4146.userapi.com/u55846946/103712064/z_8d74cf64.jpg

[WiteBeam]

Yes they would and do! I'm in a small PB though way of Dwyer.

With 3/3 btw. I've recruited about 4 of my Marines so far...once we get the chance, we will take a group photo with the Marine Corps version of a Sunderer ;)

Hahaha nice. MRAP?
I could never convince any of my platoon to switch from console gaming to computer gaming. Except my corpsman. They think CoD is Gods gift to the Corps.

[Reni]

Hahaha nice. MRAP?
I could never convince any of my platoon to switch from console gaming to computer gaming. Except my corpsman. They think CoD is Gods gift to the Corps.

LOL! There are a few that won't "convert" over...but I'm still determined and yes a 6x6 MRAP :)

Nice photo btw, what kind of vehicle are those?

[Luperza]

Rehosted for ya!

Good stuff! Thanks for your service.

Needs more TR though.. ;)

I agree, except about the TR bit. Needs more VS. =P

[Higby]

I agree, except about the TR bit. Needs more VS. =P

Looks like he's got the right idea already.

[arclegger]

0_0 It's a real life NC Soldier! That's so cool, thanks for sharing the pic with us and stay safe! And of course, thank you for your service.

[NewSith]

Nice photo btw, what kind of vehicle are those?

BTM
Bistrohodnaya Transheynaya Machina
literally
Fast-Moving Trenchdigging Machine

[Arteste]

I agree, except about the TR bit. Needs more VS. =P

Absolutely, VS FTW!:D

[CyclesMcHurtz]

Nice! Glad to see people rockin' the NC - and keep your head down, keep up the good work!

[Firefly]

I agree, except about the TR bit. Needs more VS. =P
Looks like he's got the right idea already.
0_0 It's a real life NC Soldier! That's so cool, thanks for sharing the pic with us and stay safe! And of course, thank you for your service.
No wonder TR gets the gimp stick. Are you seriously going to let the TR's single iota of coolness come down to the man that used to be CSR-DanB?

Don't hate... I now love you, DanB/Brewko. Consider me a fan.

[Unforgiven]

too bad im out already, or i would be rockin the TR for everyone... gotta represent! too bad the M1A1 looks like a vanguard, not a prowler

[Jennyboo]

Much respect and :love: from PSU-Jennyboo :love: Thank you for fighting for our freedoms :usa:

[Reni]

Looks like he's got the right idea already.

I'm going to try and deck it out our Sunderer with some NC logos too :D

[WiteBeam]

I'm going to try and deck it out our Sunderer with some NC logos too :D

They want to see TR so bad. Take a picture of the ANP or ANA for them. Hahaha

Here's how TR rolls. Marauder.
http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/303168_10150272390411022_500296021_8160577_20571_n .jpg

[Shogun]

i´ve got a question for the older us soldiers:

is it true, that back in the days the us army tried to use a modified version of doom for general teamwork training? i read about this in some retro articles and couldn´t help smiling. not because it would be ridiculous to use a game for military training, but because a game like planetside would be perfect for such a task. especially because in such an open persistant world predicting enemy behaviour would come close to reallife.

however, i like to have more rl soldiers playing the game to have more players outside of the zerg ;-)

[XPquant]

Firstly, thank you for your service, great picture!

Secondly, someone with your sort of integrity should know better then to fall for that corporate run NC 'rebellion' propaganda. The TR fight for justice and the betterment of humanity, join us before it's to late!

[beekergunship]

i´ve got a question for the older us soldiers:

is it true, that back in the days the us army tried to use a modified version of doom for general teamwork training?

Yes, the trainer was not meant to make you a better shot but to train to squad tactics, situational awareness, and CQBT, etc, for rookies. At the end of my military career I worked on DARPA RealWorld which essentially nods to the gaming industry. Why reinvent a physics engine when a gaming company already figured it out? This strategy of licensing and modifying existing engines is way cheaper than getting Lockheed Martin to build your simulator.

A company I consult for was at GDC, and I asked them to drop by the demo. They should use Forgelight, baby!

[Firefly]

is it true, that back in the days the us army tried to use a modified version of doom for general teamwork training? i read about this in some retro articles and couldn´t help smiling. not because it would be ridiculous to use a game for military training, but because a game like planetside would be perfect for such a task. especially because in such an open persistant world predicting enemy behaviour would come close to reallife.
I've been in infantry (HOOAH RANGER) units and other units that were not infantry. In all of that time, throughout ten years, I never played a video game as a combat simulator, sole exception being the large-scale Bradley/Abrams simulators that are housed in enormous warehouses on certain installations. Those are large pods designed to simulate the driver/turret crew for each vehicle. This was in the late 90s.

Now, I have done M16 range simulations using a Super NES and a specially-modified M16. But the ones we used did not play Doom. It was more like a lame version of Duck Hunt.

[Shogun]

A company I consult for was at GDC, and I asked them to drop by the demo. They should use Forgelight, baby!

yeah, that´s what i was thinking ;-)
was this "army of america" game also used officially? or was this just used for marketing and recruiting?

on a sidenote it´s kind of wierd, that modern weapon systems try to be usable and look like videogames, while modern videogames try to look like those weaponsystems ;-)

[WiteBeam]

i´ve got a question for the older us soldiers:

is it true, that back in the days the us army tried to use a modified version of doom for general teamwork training? i read about this in some retro articles and couldn´t help smiling. not because it would be ridiculous to use a game for military training, but because a game like planetside would be perfect for such a task. especially because in such an open persistant world predicting enemy behaviour would come close to reallife.

however, i like to have more rl soldiers playing the game to have more players outside of the zerg ;-)

We've used a video game type program to learn Foward Observation and Call for Fire type skills. We also use an indoor range with CO2 rifles that fire at targets on a projecter. It's a piece or junk.

[beekergunship]

I've been in infantry (HOOAH RANGER) units and other units that were not infantry. In all of that time, throughout ten years, I never played a video game as a combat simulator

http://www.army.mil/article/11936/History_of_Military_gaming/

The Doom project was likely a small-scale test. A more recent example is DARWARS. Another thing that has been tested recently is using VR and FPS's to treat PTSD by re-living IED ambushes. Don't know if it is effective.

[Firefly]

was this "army of america" game also used officially? or was this just used for marketing and recruiting?
See my last post. Ergo, I want to say it was marketing and recruiting only. Sorry, but holding the down and forward arrow keys does not teach you to low crawl. Pressing a mouse button does not teach you to shoot. At best, an MMO can teach you teamwork and coordination.

http://www.army.mil/article/11936/History_of_Military_gaming/

Key word in that article was the 90s reference to doom - it saw limited use.


The Doom project was likely a small-scale test. A more recent example is DARWARS. Another thing that has been tested recently is using VR and FPS's to treat PTSD by re-living IED ambushes. Don't know if it is effective.
I'm old. I got out in 2004 after ten years. Video games weren't being used then, either. They may be in use now - technology and gaming are highly attractive. I have some younger friends who went through military training as recently as still-in-training. They do something called rollover training where they put you in a Humvee mockup and flip that bitch over. I don't know about the IED ambush simulator but I do know about PTSD, personally. The last fucking thing I want to relive is a goddamned IED ambush - and I don't care how therapeutic it is, you put me in that son of a bitch and you're looking at a six million dollar wreckage when I get done tearing the fucker into pieces. I can't imagine that it's effective but bear in mind that I'm not a psychologist or therapist, just a combat veteran.

And to keep from derailing the OP, how about some troops with a TR patch? Come on, throw us a friggin' bone here.

[Shogun]

See my last post. Ergo, I want to say it was marketing and recruiting only. Sorry, but holding the down and forward arrow keys does not teach you to low crawl. Pressing a mouse button does not teach you to shoot. At best, an MMO can teach you teamwork and coordination.



read my original question, i was just asking if it was used for teamwork training. i know that playing videogames doesn´t make you a marksman in rl. (though most german politicians actually do think that´s the case)

oh and on topic, the pics are really cool! was thinking about putting up a troll with the last marauderpic like "tr marauder pic!" stating that forgelight keeps looking better and better ;-)

[Firefly]

read my original question, i was just asking if it was used for teamwork training. i know that playing videogames doesn´t make you a marksman in rl. (though most german politicians actually do think that´s the case)
I either misread it or misunderstood it. My fault entirely, sorry.

I can see I'm going to have to dig out my ACUs and find myself a custom TR ACU-subdued patch in order to counteract the heresy I find in this thread.

[Reni]

0_0 It's a real life NC Soldier! That's so cool, thanks for sharing the pic with us and stay safe! And of course, thank you for your service.

Nice! Glad to see people rockin' the NC - and keep your head down, keep up the good work!

Looks like he's got the right idea already.

I agree, except about the TR bit. Needs more VS. =P

Much respect and :love: from PSU-Jennyboo :love: Thank you for fighting for our freedoms :usa:

Rehosted for ya!

Good stuff! Thanks for your service.

Needs more TR though.. ;)

Stay safe and keep on rockin' !
:thumbsup:

Thanks everyone! I will be sure to stay safe and keep my head down :D T-minus 2 months left.

[NewSith]

Thanks everyone! I will be sure to stay safe and keep my head down :D T-minus 2 months left.

I wish you were the beta...

[Carbanu]

Take care Reni, fellow sailor hoping for your safe return.

[SuperMorto]

http://www.hamma.ws/m/roa-afg-1.jpg


More to come! I've recruited a few of my Marines. I wanted to post this though since its "Combat Medic" week. :D#

Haha well cool Reni!!,

Also I can still say thanks for your service, even though I'm in England :) as your the mod on my website hehe!! :)

Stay safe dude!

[Manitou]

I can see I'm going to have to dig out my ACUs and find myself a custom TR ACU-subdued patch in order to counteract the heresy I find in this thread.
I support this action.

[Hamma]

:thumbsup:

[WiteBeam]

Here's another shot of a TR. We decided to have a photo op. while inside a warp gate.
http://photos-f.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/246623_10150198140116022_500296021_7453401_608158_ n.jpg?dl=1
And while I'm at it, here is a sneak peak at the new high speed NC ATV variant.
http://photos-a.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/281220_10150249512446022_500296021_7929117_4351206 _n.jpg?dl=1

Would love to see other peoples versions on PS from work.

[Hamma]

:lol: Nice

[FastAndFree]

On the topic of servers, from a satellite connection I doubt it would matter which server you join - just by being on a satellite connection you will have a ping of close to a second... So play on whichever you want to, but don't expect to hit any moving targets without area effect weapons

[Traak]

Keep your kill ratio infinite.