[Dilmah G]

Heh, my dad and I used to have conversations about alternative actions Commanders should've undertaken after I'd play wargames.

But Freespace is still a damn good game if all you want to do is blow **** up.

[Lucika]

Firstly, apologies to Lucika for steering his thread off topic and thanks to whichever moderator split the thread.

No problem. My concerns went into ash real quick anyway.
As for the topic, my opinion is that as long as it is optional and selectable, there is no problem with it (and I actually can't see the reason for The E's really strong dislike). I presume computer gaming lacks parental control more and more though.

[Kie99]

I also first played the campaign with no real understanding of the plot, this in both games.  I skipped all the briefings and training missions, and spent about a year trying to complete Clash of the Titans because I had no idea that you had to go after the bombers.  You live and learn, but I wish I'd played it a few years later because the shocks of the campaign were already known to me when I first started to grasp the story.