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Who needs modern war when there's Modern Warfare 2?

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  • Dereliction, on 11/15/2009, -7/+823At least the soldiers in Afghanistan get to play on a dedicated server.
  • caruso, on 11/15/2009, -2/+585Lets see that number if respawning was enabled IRL
  • clouds31, on 11/15/2009, -6/+518I guess killing people virtually is more fun than doing it IRL.
  • elliotys, on 11/15/2009, -5/+420I think we should settle all international conflicts through video game competitions.
  • LeonDiggsby, on 11/15/2009, -2/+391South Korea would run the world
  • datagod, on 11/15/2009, -13/+326Most gamers are too fat to fight a real war.
  • wontonforevuh, on 11/15/2009, -2/+267Yea, they play with no lag and 0 ping too. The US sure knows how to treat their "gamers".
  • KRG12345, on 11/15/2009, -16/+276IRL is basically FPS with better graphics.
  • 00000, on 11/15/2009, -5/+218I mean it's basically like FPS except better graphics, but what happens if I get lag out there? I'm dead! I mean, I even heard there's no respawn points in RL.
  • GauteHauk, on 11/15/2009, -0/+207Hax = War Crimes?
  • mejf2loy, on 11/15/2009, -4/+185The Asians would win each one.
  • BREZZZ, on 11/15/2009, -2/+179If re-spawning were possible...
  • Polycarp87, on 11/15/2009, -10/+171Speak for yourself, tubby.
  • christoast, on 11/15/2009, -5/+138Why are we comparing these numbers? It's like comparing the number of people who played "Hitman" to the number of people who are actual hitmen.
  • wontonforevuh, on 11/15/2009, -1/+124Yea, look how long it took Jesus.
  • iDiggYa, on 11/15/2009, -0/+117Plus, they can lean in a perfectly balanced way!
  • themastersb, on 11/15/2009, -0/+112Reincarnation in: 9272597409237597...
    9272597409237596...
    9272597409237595...
  • LimeParrot, on 11/15/2009, -2/+102That is a bit misleading though... Two million players were on Xbox Live, not exclusively on Modern Warfare 2.
  • LimeParrot, on 11/15/2009, -1/+95If Starcraft was the deciding game anyway...
  • AndYawnings, on 11/15/2009, -4/+88plus, IRL, respawn time is longer.
  • specialK16, on 11/15/2009, -8/+90I'm not burying you because you are Christian, I'm burying you because for some reason it seems necessary for you to point out the fact that you are Christian.
  • ai52487963, on 11/15/2009, -0/+73Afghanistan is not balanced for lean
  • nullx42, on 11/15/2009, -1/+71Just convert to Hinduism. Its kinda like switching over to a deathmatch server, only its called "reincarnation".
  • raptorlightning, on 11/15/2009, -5/+64Corporations make more money off real war than a video game.
  • Parrappa, on 11/15/2009, -0/+59MY HEARTS BEATIN, MY HANDS ARE SHAKIN!
  • LimeParrot, on 11/15/2009, -0/+59I'm not exactly sure what you're "disagreeing" with... I'm just stating a fact. Xbox Live hit a milestone recently when two million players were using the service at the same time. The two million players were not exclusively playing MW2 -- obviously MW2 would have been responsible for pushing the number to that particular milestone, but there weren't two million people playing specifically MW2. For example, Halo 3 would have been responsible a particularly large chunk of the two million players.
    So as far as I know, the graph is incorrect.
  • ReeferChiefer42, on 11/15/2009, -7/+64You're getting buried? Guess these idiots don't get the "FPS Doug" reference, which is retarded because "BOOM HEADSHOT!" gets dugg in the comments all the time.
  • 1longtime, on 11/15/2009, -1/+57Modern Warfare 3?

    http://www.theonion.com/content/video/ultra_realis ...
  • Lavarock, on 11/15/2009, -1/+49<- Gamer/Solderer
  • deathstryk, on 11/15/2009, -0/+48BOOM HEADSHOT!!
  • justmeanddigg, on 11/15/2009, -0/+45I don't understand what the ***** the point of this graph is. Of course there are more people playing the video game than devoting 2 years of their life to real combat. Is this graph supposed to be interesting?
  • luckless, on 11/15/2009, -2/+45But what happens if I get lag out there, I'M DEAD! And I mean I even heard there's no respawn points in RL.
  • efitz11, on 11/15/2009, -2/+45because without the extra 5 people, the stats are inaccurate
  • sembitch, on 11/15/2009, -0/+42I remember an old Star Trek episode where they came upon a civilization that carried out computer generated wars and had random civilians walk into an incinerator to enact the virtual loss.
  • norwegianlegion, on 11/15/2009, -3/+44Clearly we just need to build soldierbots, send them to Afghanistan, and package controlling them as a video game in the US.
  • macmcraeart, on 11/15/2009, -1/+42they call those predator drones.
  • CapeKid, on 11/15/2009, -4/+44Obligatory:
    http://www.theonion.com/content/video/ultra_realis ...
  • specialK16, on 11/15/2009, -1/+41Future international conflicts should all be resolved over xbox live or PSN.
  • tgc1, on 11/15/2009, -2/+41No respawn though. : (
  • LimeParrot, on 11/15/2009, -0/+39As in... the graph is incorrect. There weren't two million players on MW2. There were two million on Xbox Live. Correct me if I'm wrong though.
  • DJKWOK, on 11/15/2009, -2/+41FPS_Doug from Pure Pwnage reference for those who are burying him down.
  • Retrodigg123, on 11/15/2009, -2/+39"Why are you carrying a knife?"

    "EVERYONE RUNS FASTER WITH A KNIFE!"
  • bated321, on 11/15/2009, -2/+38I didn't get no damn parade!
  • Solkre, on 11/15/2009, -0/+33Well, he was team killed.
  • TheHungerArtist, on 11/15/2009, -2/+34You obviously haven't heard of operation Bullet Sponge, Fatties more than welcome promotions given based upon surface area
  • ChileanGoD, on 11/15/2009, -0/+32"I can dance all day! I can dance all day!"
  • npburow, on 11/15/2009, -2/+32I asked myself the same question..

    This graph is comparing the number of people playing a video game that anyone can buy and play with friends for entertainment at the convenience of a button... to the number of foreign troops in Afghanistan who have enlisted for a number of years, trained, and have been deployed far away from home, risking their lives in a war.

    I don't follow..
  • Mudcrutch, on 11/15/2009, -0/+28I thought it was 2M on xbox live at once.. not necessarily on MW2.
  • clouds31, on 11/15/2009, -0/+27***** KEYBOARD, YOU PIECE OF *****!
  • WeAreDejaVoodoo, on 11/15/2009, -0/+26Imagine how many blue LEDs you could buy with DoD funding!
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