If you recently met a "teammate of the Virgin Heart" while playing an FPS game, and the enemy died and did not repair the knife, don't rush to spray him, maybe he is a cute player who follows the rules of war.
That's right, this rules of war event is a recent challenge launched by the International Red Cross for a large number of FPS players:
The International Red Cross is calling on FPS players around the world to play according to the rules of war they have set.
And the reason why they will launch this activity is also very simple, directly written on their official website:
Every day, a group of "gaming fat houses" all over the world sit in esports chairs and play various FPS games set in war conflict zones, and armed conflict in recent years is more common than ever. For those living in war-torn areas, these wars and conflicts are not games, they destroy lives and devastate cities.
Therefore, we want FPS players to follow the rules of war even in the game, and maintain the morality and dignity of people all over the world.
Good guys, this slogan and vision is quite Red Cross.
And the rule of war they refer to, another name may be more familiar to friends: international humanitarian law.
The origins of this set of rules of war date back to the outbreak of war in northern Italy in 1859.
Henri Dunant, the father of the Red Cross, witnessed the brutality of war and came up with the idea of creating a set of international laws that both sides of the war would abide by to preserve humanity and protect people around the world.
It was only in 1864 that 12 States signed the Geneva Conventions in Geneva that IHL was formally established in black and white, and has since undergone numerous revisions and revisions to this day.
The Red Cross called on players to abide by four main rules in FPS games this time:
1. When the enemy falls and cannot react, you cannot continue to shoot at them.
Rules of War: Prisoners of war must be protected from violence, intimidation and abuse.
2. Robots that do not fire for no reason are considered civilians, you cannot aim or harm them.
The rules of war: civilians cannot be attacked, they must be protected.
3. In any given game map, houses, schools, or hospitals are considered safe areas that you cannot harm. When fighting in these spaces, you must do everything in your power to avoid getting hurt.
Rules of war: Civilian infrastructure is a protected area.
4. If you have an unused medical kit that works for someone else, you must give it to someone who needs it – whether they are friendly or foe.
Rules of war: The sick and wounded must be cared for by both sides.
These rules of war are used in FPS games and are somewhat suspicious of players "dancing in shackles".
In fierce and brutal FPS games, you basically die or I die, but if you follow the rules of war, not only can you not mend the knife to the enemy, but you even have to mend them with a medical kit. This is no longer playing a game, in the game, this behavior can be called charity...
In order to maximize the influence of this event, the Red Cross specially registered the Twitch channel for this event, and invited several influential streamers to play the game under the premise of following these four rules, and try to play "Fortnite", "PUBG", "Escape from Tarkov", "Call of Duty: Warzone", "Rainbow Six: Siege" several games.
Don't say, watching these anchors who can kill crazy in the game suddenly be asked to follow the rules of war and play games "calmly", which is quite programmatic.
These rules of war are still very actionable in Fortnite, and you can even work full-time as a medic to provide them with medic support under the protection of your teammates.
But it's a very confrontational PFS game, and your enemies won't be soft on you because you follow the rules of war.
But the rules of war are somewhat contrary to "PUBG"...
A "PUBG" was completed in a parkour simulator, and when you see that the enemy can not shoot, try not to shoot, and if you have to cripple the enemy, you can't go up to mend the knife.
And the most resourceful neighborhoods, schools, houses in PUBG... These places have become protected areas, you have to watch the map and make a detour, and the whole game is about running through the wilderness.
In some games, you'll find that it's almost impossible to play properly if you need to strictly follow the rules of war, after all, the entire map of the game is in a huge civilian base protection area, and your soft heart for the enemy will only lead to defeat again and again.
Similar to the situation is "Rainbow Six", when the anchors abide by the rules of war, they can only become a "defensive monster" aggrievedly, defending in the stronghold, waiting for the enemy to attack, completely losing the charm of "Rainbow Six" "suddenly"...
So in order to allow players who participate in this Red Cross event to get a better game experience, the Red Cross and game developers have jointly launched some DLC payment models dedicated to the rules of war.
For example, in "Armed Raid 3", add a class specializing in war rescue, the main task in the game is to clear mines, and equip this class with special Red Cross vehicles to transport the wounded and drones for demining.
Half of the money earned from these DLC paid content goes to the Red Cross.
"Fortnite" also called on players to participate in the rules of war on the game's official website, but many players said that the most important thing as an FPS game is the fierce confrontation and fighting in the game, and the Red Cross event somewhat ruined the gamer experience.
And this is not the first time that the Red Cross has launched a rules of war campaign for FPS players, in Xiaofa's opinion, the original intention of this event is still very good, so that players around the world can learn about the Geneva Convention and the rules of war through the game.
As for how effective the spread is, and whether it ruins the game experience of other players, some people have a different opinion.
After all, it's a harmless game, we might as well be more tolerant of them ~