Just so we are clear, I am talking about the upcoming MW reboot and not the original game
So for the past few days, more and more details about the game were revealed. One of the things revealed was the killstreak. Most of them were your typical UAV coverage, care package, airstrikes, etc. However, one that got everyone's attention was the white phosphorus.
For those of you who never played Spec Ops: The Line, or generally have no idea what white phosphorus is, here's a little lesson for you; WP munitions are gaseous chemical weapons made from....well, white phosphorus. As an incendiary weapon, white phosphorus is pyrophoric (self-igniting), burns fiercely and can ignite cloth, skin, fuel, ammunition, and other combustibles. The fire from WP CANNOT be extinguished with regular means, and copper salt is the best solution anyone has ever been able to come up with.
The physical injuries are horrifying to say the least. Imagine a gas that causes you to be lit on fire, and you have to let the chemical fire burn you until there is nothing left to burn, and there is no way to put it out until you get out of the gas range. And even then it continues to burn. You are guaranteed 2nd-degree burn at minimum, with holes where the chemical have melted through your skin. The smokes are dense, meaning it won't clear out anytime soon. As the game's dialog goes, breathing in WP could cause severe damage to your lungs. There also have been reports of survivors suffering psychological trauma from what they had witnessed
Multiple countries have agreed to place bans on the usage of such deadly incendiary weapons on civilians. However, the bans does not include usage against military personnel and some nations have refused on the agreement and continues to use on civilians to this day.
It is MW2's "No Russian" all over again, except it's the internet that's on fire this time. Some are arguing to boycott and condemn the game entirely for depiction of using WP as entertainment, while others don't really care or have argued since it's a killstreak, no one is forced to use it.
What are your thoughts and if you were planning on getting the game, does this deter from doing so?
So for the past few days, more and more details about the game were revealed. One of the things revealed was the killstreak. Most of them were your typical UAV coverage, care package, airstrikes, etc. However, one that got everyone's attention was the white phosphorus.
For those of you who never played Spec Ops: The Line, or generally have no idea what white phosphorus is, here's a little lesson for you; WP munitions are gaseous chemical weapons made from....well, white phosphorus. As an incendiary weapon, white phosphorus is pyrophoric (self-igniting), burns fiercely and can ignite cloth, skin, fuel, ammunition, and other combustibles. The fire from WP CANNOT be extinguished with regular means, and copper salt is the best solution anyone has ever been able to come up with.
The physical injuries are horrifying to say the least. Imagine a gas that causes you to be lit on fire, and you have to let the chemical fire burn you until there is nothing left to burn, and there is no way to put it out until you get out of the gas range. And even then it continues to burn. You are guaranteed 2nd-degree burn at minimum, with holes where the chemical have melted through your skin. The smokes are dense, meaning it won't clear out anytime soon. As the game's dialog goes, breathing in WP could cause severe damage to your lungs. There also have been reports of survivors suffering psychological trauma from what they had witnessed
Multiple countries have agreed to place bans on the usage of such deadly incendiary weapons on civilians. However, the bans does not include usage against military personnel and some nations have refused on the agreement and continues to use on civilians to this day.
It is MW2's "No Russian" all over again, except it's the internet that's on fire this time. Some are arguing to boycott and condemn the game entirely for depiction of using WP as entertainment, while others don't really care or have argued since it's a killstreak, no one is forced to use it.
What are your thoughts and if you were planning on getting the game, does this deter from doing so?
