A video game that even I admit is a bit overboard. Hatred.

[Ronin13]

Well that was horrible....

and does anyone else think he didn't distribute the weight very evenly when he was doing his load out? I mean, everything was on his left side.

Seriously, I'm not a gamer and I always argued against the violent video games theory, while keeping a few things in mind, like developing brains, proper nutrition and health, any mental disorders, and so on. However this goes completely against that argument and in my opinion, and I am not a doctor by any means, I would almost suggest based on everyone's responses (on the first page only) that only those with mental condition would play such a game.

Let the bashing of my opinion begin!

I would actually say "Let the consistent agreement with my opinion begin." Well put. Especially the underlined part.

[ZERO THEORY]

and does anyone else think he didn't distribute the weight very evenly when he was doing his load out? I mean, everything was on his left side.

He wants his weak side to have his kit so he can index properly with the support hand. Hater operator.

I would almost suggest based on everyone's responses (on the first page only) that only those with mental condition would play such a game.

I wouldn't agree with that. I'd say the game is trying to appeal to 14-20 year olds who are trying desperately to rebel and be edgy. The kids that go on 4chan and use the N word and talk about rape because they think they're being subversive and different, that kind of crowd. I'd imagine that any kind of serious lunatic has long since graduated to animal harm or stalking or other real-life outlets. I can't imagine a psychopath being nearly stimulated enough by a video game.

[Jer]

I can't imagine a psychopath being nearly stimulated enough by a video game.

This.

Some people want to believe that only those with mental health issues would play such a game and, much like GTA and other such games, regular people play them too. Quite a bit on fact. Most enjoy the opportunity to act out in a video game what they sometimes could do in real life. It's cathartic to an extent since most (all?) can separate fantasy from reality. I sit back and laugh to myself reading this thread where people want to blame video games for violent actions of a mental defect and then in another thread that same person is willing to die for their 2nd amendment right because it's not the guns that make the violent actions. Oh the ironing.

I 'normal' and adjust individual can see play anything and when they hit the power button it's back to normal life. Someone with a mental health issue doesn't have that same disconnect and it doesn't matter if it's video games, rock music or nothing at all... attempting to apply normal reason and logic to these individuals or actions may make you feel better but is no more accurate than saying these types of video games... or firearm ownership... causes them.

[mcantar18c]

This.

Some people want to believe that only those with mental health issues would play such a game and, much like GTA and other such games, regular people play them too. Quite a bit on fact. Most enjoy the opportunity to act out in a video game what they sometimes could do in real life. It's cathartic to an extent since most (all?) can separate fantasy from reality. I sit back and laugh to myself reading this thread where people want to blame video games for violent actions of a mental defect and then in another thread that same person is willing to die for their 2nd amendment right because it's not the guns that make the violent actions. Oh the ironing.

I 'normal' and adjust individual can see play anything and when they hit the power button it's back to normal life. Someone with a mental health issue doesn't have that same disconnect and it doesn't matter if it's video games, rock music or nothing at all... attempting to apply normal reason and logic to these individuals or actions may make you feel better but is no more accurate than saying these types of video games... or firearm ownership... causes them.

Guns don't kill people. More to the point though, guns don't interactively train kids' basis to think violence is a not only acceptable but desired course of action to solve problems (extra points for headshots!), among other things.
Video games do.

[Irving]

Guns don't kill people. More to the point though, guns don't interactively train kids' basis to think violence is a not only acceptable but desired course of action to solve problems (extra points for headshots!), among other things.
Video games do.

Do they? We grew up playing violent videos games. My favorite memory was when I showed my dad Subzero's decapitation fatality. He flipped his shit.

[Artema]

Guns don't kill people. More to the point though, guns don't interactively train kids' basis to think violence is a not only acceptable but desired course of action to solve problems (extra points for headshots!), among other things.
Video games do.

Reality disagrees with you. It has been proven to be a release, not a way to build up. Games like this I don't think have been studied, however. Just because you can do these things in other games, they weren't the focus.

[mcantar18c]

Do they? We grew up playing violent videos games. My favorite memory was when I showed my dad Subzero's decapitation fatality. He flipped his shit.

Playing a violent video game often enough turns killing into a conditioned reflex... rewarding you for that creates the connection that killing = good. This is shown in brain scans of kids playing video games. Not everybody that plays violent video games, or watches violence on the tv/movie screen for that matter, will go out and shoot up a school. But you add a mentally disabled kid, or a kid who is emotionally or mentally unstable, to the mix and it opens up the pathway for violent action.

[mcantar18c]

Reality disagrees with you. It has been proven to be a release, not a way to build up. Games like this I don't think have been studied, however. Just because you can do these things in other games, they weren't the focus.

I could find a lot more if I spend time on it, but a 30 second Google search will give you this:

http://www2.rsna.org/timssnet/media/...get.cfm?ID=570

[Irving]

Playing a violent video game often enough turns killing into a conditioned reflex... rewarding you for that creates the connection that killing = good. This is shown in brain scans of kids playing video games. Not everybody that plays violent video games, or watches violence on the tv/movie screen for that matter, will go out and shoot up a school. But you add a mentally disabled kid, or a kid who is emotionally or mentally unstable, to the mix and it opens up the pathway for violent action.

I don't think you can paint such a broad picture. There are any number of triggers for mentally disabled people. Whether a video game is violent or not, or even exists or not, is irrelevant.

[ZERO THEORY]

Guns don't kill people. More to the point though, guns don't interactively train kids' basis to think violence is a not only acceptable but desired course of action to solve problems (extra points for headshots!), among other things.
Video games do.

Playing a violent video game often enough turns killing into a conditioned reflex... rewarding you for that creates the connection that killing = good. This is shown in brain scans of kids playing video games. Not everybody that plays violent video games, or watches violence on the tv/movie screen for that matter, will go out and shoot up a school. But you add a mentally disabled kid, or a kid who is emotionally or mentally unstable, to the mix and it opens up the pathway for violent action.

Come on, now. Anyone who's disturbed enough to go on a rampage isn't reaching the tipping point by playing a video game, no matter how over the top.