# Blaming Flight Simulators

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blaming-flight-simulators/81658>\
**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [September 14, 2001, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blaming-flight-simulators/81658 "2001-09-14T18:49:27Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Phoenix\_Dragon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/65b543/32.png) [@Phoenix\_Dragon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phoenix_Dragon)\
**Post date:** [September 15, 2001, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blaming-flight-simulators/81658/21 "2001-09-15T19:58:45Z")

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> \*Originally posted by jonfromdenver \*  
> **that’s not exactly true. counterstrike is one of the first action games to attempt to simulate real world conditions. for example, recoil is simulated in that if you shoot continuously and not in short bursts, you’re aim goes wild. you also die after one to three bullet shots, which is unlike most action games.**

Of all the recent games that try to portray small-arms combat in a semi-realistic fassion, CS is one of the furthest from reality. That’s like saying you can learn great millitary tactics from Starcraft (Unless your idea of “great tactics” is just to swarm them with overwhelming numbers)

And while the controlls for a flight sim (Joystick, throttle, rudder, etc) are fairly similar to a real-world craft, a mouse is in no way a substitute for a firearm’s grip. Besides, all the “realistic” FPS games take rather large liberties with reality to make an “interesting and fun” game, while flight sims try to stay as true to reality as possible. Big difference.

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**Author:** ![Morbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morbo/32/389_2.png) [@Morbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morbo)\
**Post date:** [September 15, 2001, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blaming-flight-simulators/81658/22 "2001-09-15T20:06:28Z")

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Thanks, **jonfromdenver** - I really shouldn’t have attacked like that anyway - we’re all a little hysterical right now.

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**Author:** ![CyberPundit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/76d3ee/32.png) [@CyberPundit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CyberPundit)\
**Post date:** [September 15, 2001, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blaming-flight-simulators/81658/23 "2001-09-15T20:29:15Z")

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Actually I wrote too soon when I wrote that no one was suggesting that flight simulators be banned or something similar.

Apparently British retailers has decided to pull them off their shelves because terrorists may have improved their skills on one.

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This kind of idiocy almost leaves me speechless

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