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Should the Chechens go back to being called the Militia?
Posted: 2009-09-02 21:51
by HangMan_
Since the Militia got renamed the chechens i feel as if they have been cut off at the legs.. The only enemy they can fight now is the Russians. We can't have scenarios like Brits v Chechens or US vs Chechens.. Which is a shame because i wanted to make a 4km map themed on the film Behind Enemy Lines.
What do people think of this??
HangMan
Re: Should the Chechens go back to being called the Militia?
Posted: 2009-09-02 21:59
by Nimise
Names dont really mean much, there not going to not make a Chechen vs * map because there name inst militia.
Re: Should the Chechens go back to being called the Militia?
Posted: 2009-09-02 22:04
by 503
Re: Should the Chechens go back to being called the Militia?
Posted: 2009-09-02 22:16
by HangMan_
by naming them the chechens it makes those kind of maps unrealistic...
Re: Should the Chechens go back to being called the Militia?
Posted: 2009-09-02 23:23
by Snazz
I would rather they were still generic as well.
If not one broad eastern European militia faction then at least separate Georgia from Chechnya.
Re: Should the Chechens go back to being called the Militia?
Posted: 2009-09-02 23:26
by Rudd
Generic names are superior
'militia'
'insurgent'
etc
this gives no contextual limits to the gameplay, or particularly mappers.
Re: Should the Chechens go back to being called the Militia?
Posted: 2009-09-02 23:51
by HangMan_
Dr2B Rudd wrote:Generic names are superior
'militia'
'insurgent'
etc
this gives no contextual limits to the gameplay, or particularly mappers.
The only non generic OPFOR i support is the Taliban...
Re: Should the Chechens go back to being called the Militia?
Posted: 2009-09-02 23:56
by Adriaan
XxX_HangMan_XxX wrote:The only non generic OPFOR i support is the Taliban...
As in PR faction, i hope?
But i agree, Chechens should become Militia again, less constraints to mappers that way.
Re: Should the Chechens go back to being called the Militia?
Posted: 2009-09-03 00:39
by HangMan_
Adriaan wrote:As in PR faction, i hope?
But i agree, Chechens should become Militia again, less constraints to mappers that way.
haha yea im talking about in PR lol
Re: Should the Chechens go back to being called the Militia?
Posted: 2009-09-03 01:45
by IronTaxi
I've always been of the opinion that it should never have changed..
there is no good reason to contextualize fictional factions...
and I'm planning to push hard to get the brits back on all the "militia" maps
Re: Should the Chechens go back to being called the Militia?
Posted: 2009-09-03 02:29
by HangMan_
[R-DEV]IronTaxi wrote:I've always been of the opinion that it should never have changed..
there is no good reason to contextualize fictional factions...
and I'm planning to push hard to get the brits back on all the "militia" maps
Good to knw there is a DEV onside... Why was the name changed originally?
Re: Should the Chechens go back to being called the Militia?
Posted: 2009-09-03 13:18
by LeChuckle
im with you, but because i think the in-game chechen scenarios are unrealistic
Re: Should the Chechens go back to being called the Militia?
Posted: 2009-09-03 13:27
by Herbiie
Personally I like them being called the Chechens.
It suits Russia more, and I dislike generic ones seeing as I like to have an idea of who I am fighting for for my war cry at the start of the round, "For Allah/Queen and Country/Mother Russia/Chechnya/Freedom, Democracy, and foreign oil supplies!"
Re: Should the Chechens go back to being called the Militia?
Posted: 2009-09-03 13:50
by Metal_militia_103
Fools road was one of the first maps I played. I really enjoy the Chechen faction.
Re: Should the Chechens go back to being called the Militia?
Posted: 2009-09-03 14:08
by IronTaxi
XxX_HangMan_XxX wrote:Good to knw there is a DEV onside... Why was the name changed originally?
likely in response to the russians coming on board..although I dont recall 100%
Re: Should the Chechens go back to being called the Militia?
Posted: 2009-09-03 14:19
by HunterMed
Why is it unrealistic if someone makes a map US vs Chechens ?
Seriously if someone says it is unrealistic that US troops fight against chechens, how can it be realistic that british forces attack so called militants all over the world?
I think the name is not important... All this war is pretty unrealistic so I think no mapper should look at the faction names when creating a map.
Go ahead and make Chechen vs Brit maps! ... I am very sure that if the map is good nobody will care about the opfor being chechen or militia.
Generally I think it is good that the Opfor gets "a face"/name.
Why should only the blufor represent real armies?
Re: Should the Chechens go back to being called the Militia?
Posted: 2009-09-03 14:30
by Outlawz7
The issue with the (in-game) Chechens being called Chechens is that while you may make a map with any given team vs. Chechens, the fact that they're called Chechens means they're limited to only Chechnya scenarios whereas if they were called Militia, you could put them in scenarios all over the world.
Re: Should the Chechens go back to being called the Militia?
Posted: 2009-09-03 15:16
by StuTika
[R-DEV]IronTaxi wrote:and I'm planning to push hard to get the brits back on all the "militia" maps
Good man! I thought Brits were better too
.
And I also found it more fun when they were called Militia.
Stu.
Re: Should the Chechens go back to being called the Militia?
Posted: 2009-09-03 21:03
by Sgt.Desert Tiger[TR]
I think they must called as Chechens.No country care russian-Chechen Wars and pretend to blind.Chechens figth aggainst only russia and you want "realistic game" you must agree that.And dont forgot it USA,Brits or others dont be peacekeeper(and hero) anytime(İts only you can see it in movies).They only sent their soldiers for their benefit.Sorry for my bad english I hope you can understand me