'If you're a top gamer, or a coder, your country needs you': The UK Defence Secretary wants gamers for, y'know, real-life warfare (www.pcgamer.com)

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I'm not quite sure how my Stardew Valley experience applies, but Sir yes Sir!

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[-] treadful@lemmy.zip 28 points 1 month ago

My favorite part of milsim is the sim.

[-] TommySoda@lemmy.world 20 points 1 month ago

Call me crazy, but I don't think most gamers actually want to kill people. I prefer no real world consequences when I shoot people.

[-] CarbonatedPastaSauce@lemmy.world 11 points 1 month ago

Yeah! I’m here to fuck your moms, not kill them!

[-] CameronDev@programming.dev 12 points 1 month ago

Stardew is resource management and logistics, two important things for a military :D

[-] JusticeForPorygon@lemmy.world 12 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

You can't "misplace" $2.4 trillion in assets in Stardew Valley can you?

[-] Tikiporch@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago

I got a bunch of ancient wine in my cellar I forgot to sell...does that count?

[-] JusticeForPorygon@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago

Depends on if you're using it to find anti-communist rebels in Nicaragua

[-] CameronDev@programming.dev 4 points 1 month ago

Prismatic Shard -> Trash can

[-] ikidd@lemmy.world 11 points 1 month ago

This is where my time playing Leisure Suit Larry comes in...

[-] ByteOnBikes@slrpnk.net 3 points 1 month ago

War is like scoring with a hot babe.

[-] Akasazh@feddit.nl 3 points 1 month ago

It takes leather balls to play rugby.

Will never forget that joke.

Also get me some spearmint flavored lubbers

[-] ladicius@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago

I was was really good at space invaders, like really good, 40 years ago.

[-] Rozlif@feddit.uk 4 points 1 month ago

hey I've seen that film!

[-] Flyberius@hexbear.net 6 points 1 month ago

They can suck my dick

[-] codapine@lemm.ee 4 points 1 month ago

Wargames (1983)

[-] Comment105@lemm.ee 2 points 1 month ago

I was tanking and wiped three times on the sea giant in Siege of Boralus yesterday, at Mythic +3, before I remembered the giant statue in the middle of the area blocks the wave attack.

Top gamer.

[-] DaCrazyJamez@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 month ago

We must construct additional pylons!

[-] radicalautonomy@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

How about "Go to hell, Shakira?"

[-] DandomRude@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Ender's Game -> Gamer -> the plot thickens.

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