Originally posted by Chairboy
Various half-life mods have atomic explosions in them that are set off by players, along with many other games.
Why do you think getting them in AH would be any different? It just doesn't make any sense.
Ok, here are my fleshed out reasons for my worries over the AH image with the A-bomb.
The Enola Gay is a historical sore point as evidenced by the fracas over the exhibit of the Enola Gay years ago. So, to clarify the bit about the difference with or without the a-bomb--
1. AH is a mostly historical flight sim. (Pie Map, modeling and killshooter gripes aside)
2. A real B29 dropped a real a-bomb on real people way back when.
3. American citizens and politicians in the real world do still catch crap for Hiroshima and Nagasaki even today.
So, my point is this a lot more controversial than the violence level of a sheer fantasy like Half-Life. (personally I think that game rocks)
Now, none of this is a reflection of my personal views on the subject of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. I just worry that somebody might try to make an example of AH.
Certainly people have declaimed and campaigned against things as varied as: Bert and Ernie, the Teletubbies, Pokemon, the Washington Redskins. They had their reasons both moral and fiscal.
If I were running a business, trying to make money, I'd avoid that situation.
That's all I wanted ta say. 'S food for thought.
