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minus-squareNOT_RICK@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·21 days agoThis article had me wondering, have there been any games where you play as a member of the IDF?
minus-squareNoIWontPickAName@kbin.earthlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·21 days agoWait, there was an actual military association with cs?
minus-squareSSTF@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·21 days agoSkins, especially CT skins have long represented real organizations. The game isn’t coordinated with them.
minus-squaregaylord_fartmaster@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·21 days agoand even before there were IDF characters, the Galil was named the “IDF Defender” and was fittingly only available for the terrorists.
minus-squareNOT_RICK@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·21 days agoOh yeah, I overlooked a big one
minus-squarecatloaf@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·21 days agoReally? In which one? It’s been a long time since I’ve played any of them.
minus-squareSSTF@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·21 days agoSince at least CS:GO they’ve been the CT team for the Dust maps.
minus-squarecatloaf@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·21 days agoHuh, TIL. I played CS:GO exactly one time. Looks like they removed them a couple months ago though.
minus-squareSSTF@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-221 days agoThey replaced map specific factions with one type of each team (SAS vs Phoenix terrorists) globally in CS2. Which is pretty lame but probably makes it easier to theme buyable skins.
This article had me wondering, have there been any games where you play as a member of the IDF?
Counter-Strike.
Wait, there was an actual military association with cs?
Skins, especially CT skins have long represented real organizations. The game isn’t coordinated with them.
Ah
and even before there were IDF characters, the Galil was named the “IDF Defender” and was fittingly only available for the terrorists.
Oh yeah, I overlooked a big one
Really? In which one? It’s been a long time since I’ve played any of them.
Since at least CS:GO they’ve been the CT team for the Dust maps.
Huh, TIL. I played CS:GO exactly one time. Looks like they removed them a couple months ago though.
They replaced map specific factions with one type of each team (SAS vs Phoenix terrorists) globally in CS2. Which is pretty lame but probably makes it easier to theme buyable skins.