OPSEC in Medal of Honor: Warfighter?

I thought MoH Warfighter was a stellar Campaign shooter. Online play was ok.

I would know about tactics and loadouts though.  My choices (ones I have now regretted) made me a YN in the Navy.

The funny thing is, they did consult a filipino airsofter. He runs this site and he has a piece about the folks from EA thanking him with merch. for consulting with them.

http://silentpro.wordpress.com/

Filipino airsofter here. I am 31 though and while I wouldn't call myself a SEAL Fanboy, my airsoft team has that theme. I was brought into the sport by a friend who was, a member of our local special operations community, and yes, these guys train with their American counterparts. I knew this friend since he studied in our Military Academy. (I was not so lucky) He was a proponent of military and civilian interaction through airsoft because it encouraged us airsofters to contribute hand-in-hand with our armed forces when it came time to perform humanitarian duties; such as rescue and relief efforts when areas in the Philippines were flooded. An effort in which the US military also took part.

To make a long story short, the point I'm trying to get at is that this friend died fighting the Abu Sayyaf and we are reminded of his sacrifice every day. Soldiers or not, we can relate to what it's like to lose such a good friend, especially when we know what that friend was fighting for: Our way of life. We play airsoft not to pretend or feel like we are badasses at least once a week. We play it to celebrate this friend's life and what he enjoyed doing with us whenever he came home.

I did not know what thread to post this...but would you not like to shoot this weapon...During a gun buy back show in Hartford, CT, a woman turned in this weapon...The local police realized the value and history of the gun and saved it from going to the shredder...Thank God.....The NRA estimates it's value at between $30,000 and $40,000....BTW, I have a neighbor who is 88 years old who served in the German Vermacht and said he use to carry one of these...I wish he still had it....

http://www.necn.com/12/08/12/WW2-weapon-turned-in-during-gun-buy-back/landing.html?blockID=811359&feedID=11106

Read more: http://sofrep.com/15058/game-reviews-by-real-military-operators-hotextract-com/#ixzz2EUKDtYKf

Since we're on the topic of OPSEC and DoD wrist slapping, anyone have an opinion on LTC. Schaffer's book, Operation Dark Heart? I'll admit, I only got half way through the redacted version before a buddy commanderred it. But I remember there being a big stink about the unredacted version prior to it's release, similar to No Easy Day.

I don't dispute your assessment; for me it was the quality control on the game that could have been so much better.  The campaign was buggy as all hell and crashed so many times I almost attacked my computer in frustration.  I haven't had bad experiences with multiplayer though, and I enjoyed the teamwork inherent in objective-capture games as opposed to deathmatch.  People were polite and generally forgiving of my mistakes as a terrible FPS gamer or, at least, they just didn't talk because they didn't bother with microphones.  Either way I didn't get bitched out too much as long as I did my job so I consider that a plus in favor of the community.

 I actually thought the music video was respectful and restrained for being Linkin Park.  The video was good and it showed genuine respect. 

As for OPSEC: You can only expect an enemy raised on Mt. Dew and Doritos to be less than the sum of his farts.

The issue I have with this article is that the game is terrible, down right atrocious.  The campaign mode is silly, the story is one of the worst in a MOH campaign yet, and the multi-player is a mess.  I agree on all the OPSEC parts, that bird never hunted.  But the game as a game, as a product to entertain, is a Ford Pinto.  

This pisses me off all around! Ive played both games and as a friend of Army SF operators and as a son and nephew of them I found this game a great dedication to the SOF community. I was wondering if the removal of Greg Goodrich had anything to do with the SEALs. If you don't know what I'm talking about you can check it out here  http://www.offdutygamers.com/2012/11/warfighter-leader-removed- Read more: http://sofrep.com/14278/opsec-in-medal-of-honor-warfighter/#ixzz2EKSFa9JX

another good game is black ops II...speaking of good humor...my new favorite saying..."if you are going to f*ck up...you might as well get it out of the way early..."

On a more serious note...As for the video...very sad yet meaningful to see how people come in to comfort and support...same with the ending to the game and that of act of valor the movie.  We are truly blessed to have men like Mr. Webb and all the others in the special forces as well as the regular military and infantry who go boom in the night so that we may lay soundly in our beds.  God bless all these men and women and the men and women that support them on the job and away from the job!

Have not seen this game yet, have played a lot of the others with my young boys. I usually wind up dead, I am too busy trying to correct them. Drives me nuts watching them reload not under cover, not keeping an ammo count and not putting in a fresh clip when there is no action. It is nice to spend time with them though. I also like to be there to tell them that those movies and video games are not even close to the real hardship and terrible things that happen in a war. Admire the great people that serve but do not dramatize or glorify a war. If they want to serve I want them going in eyes wide open. As far as the OPSEC, have we not been giving high ranking Chinese military officials guided tours of the Pentagon and bases. Having joint exercises with "Allies". One of the most glaring OPSEC failures in the GWOT was even broomed under the rug and is probably mostly forgotten. "Former FBI Agent Robert Hanssen, had provided a highly secret computer software program called Promis to Russian organized crime figures - who in turn reportedly sold it to Osama bin Laden". " It would give bin Laden the ability to monitor U.S. efforts to track him down, federal law-enforcement officials say. It also gives him access to databases on specific targets of his choosing and the ability to monitor electronic-banking transactions, easing money-laundering operations for himself or others, according to sources."

One DEVGRU guy is in one of the videos describing the role snipers in US SOF, down to how they get into buildings and what kind of gear they use (emphasis on thermal imagining).

There was enough info in there for a willing and capable enemy to exploit to their advantage.

We shouldn't wait for these guys to start putting out detailed instructional videos before we start acting against this sort of bullshit.

Some of the best parts of the single player campaign that I enjoyed about MOH:WF were the rather light-hearted, humorous moments, such as when the team found the stash of PETN in the cave complex in Yemen.  Voodoo is the last one left at the cave exit getting on the horn for an airstrike while the rest of the boys had already hopped on the Little Bird unbeknownst to him as the scene pulls out and Voodoo says, "What the Fuck??!!......"  :)

I think you may have unintentionally placed a spoiler in one of the screenshots.

Hmmm.....saw some gamertags thrown out there.  If any of you play BF3 on PC let me know, my gamertag is actionj123.  Give me a heads up though, because I won't friend you unless I know you, or I've gamed with you before.  

it's a side effect of No Easy Day, no doubt. The command wants to be on the safe side, tidy everything up

I watched the video.  It's powerful.  I shouldn't have watched it.

Dude if you play on line you should friend me. My gamertag for xbox is wannastang and for ps3 is Malibu.41

God Bless America

My favorite part of the game was the quote at the beginning of the credits:

“Real life super heroes exist; they walk among us every day, ready to defend our great nation and its citizens in a moment’s notice. They are husbands, fathers, brothers and sons capable of staring death in the face and still come home to rock their newborn infant to sleep in the same day.This kind of warrior cannot be manufactured or purchased. They are born into this life, blessed with a higher sense of purpose, and the understanding of exactly what their fate may hold. We chose to share this life with them because we would rather love an extraordinary man for a brief moment, than spend a lifetime with a man far more ordinary.  You can never be prepared for certain events in life, they change you, and their consequences turn you world upside down. Meeting your husband’s casket as he makes his final journey home. The prospect of raising your children alone. Living the rest of your days without the one person that loved you unconditionally and never let you down. In truth, these men never let anyone down, which is why they are no longer here today. These amazing warriors chose to spend their brief but amazing lives with us. We raise their children. We honor and remember them, we live in the present and we look to the future. They knew we would have the strength to carry on in the face of tragedy, and to become stronger, more amazing versions of ourselves. They knew we would never be defined by their passing but inspired by their memory to live more fully and to make each moment we are given count."

Damn Few. 

I am not allotted much time to "play video games" by household 6 but I start on the "Veteran" difficulty and it seriously takes for fucking ever to beat.  By the time I beat the shit and finish the "Special Ops" the next one is about to come out. 

Gotta love the franchise for giving us something to veg out to that makes some fucking sense. 

It tugs on the heart strings a little bit too.        

Iassen, why did you not discuss the previous OPSEC violation controversy beyond "No Easy Day"?  Keep in mind the SOCOM commander fired a shot across everyone's bow (hypocritical in my estimation since he's been part of the problem).  What the SEALs in question may have done might be small potatoes in real damage the fact is they didn't get authority for outside employment and they did share TTP & equip in an environment where everyone is supposed to be tightening up.

Making the case that the impact was small is dangerous.  There is clearly an issue with OPSEC across the board.  PVT Manning is making the same argument in his defense.  We're having a federal investigation going on (good luck with that) which is pretty good evidence a problem exists.  

I don't like seeing troops get punished while superiors get a pass.  Mark Bowden was singled out to take the heat off the bigger OPSEC issues everyone from McRaven to the White House were involved in.  Personally, NJP seems appropriate for the SEALs involved in "Warfighter" though we should also be dinging a bunch of Admirals also for all the hoopla over Neptune Spear and Act of Valor (active operators where anonymity IS a weapon shouldn't be in film again from an OPSEC specific perspective). 

I can understand closing ranks but not at the cost of lowering standards or having "different ones" for any group.