Why would anyone want to play a game called "Call of Duty"?

[recursivelyenumerable]

In the first place, "duty" as a concept is deeply repellent to me, and all other right-thinking people.  We do things because we want to, not out of some misguided sense of obligation.  In the second place, if you were the sort of person who ascribes moral weight to the "call of duty", wouldn't the title just remind you that you shouldn't be wasting your time playing video games?

[Flannel Boy]

In the first place, "duty" is deeply repellent to me, and all other healthy people.  We do things because we want to, not out of some misguided sense of obligation. 

So you've never done anything that you didn't actually want to do? Even get up early in the morning when you really just wanted to stay in bed?

[recursivelyenumerable]

Why would I just want to stay in bed?

[CajoleJuice]

Because it's awesome?

[Flannel Boy]

Why would I just want to stay in bed?

Because you've only gotten fours of sleep, the bed is warm, and your head is heavy.

And it was just an example. There are plenty of others.

[recursivelyenumerable]

Because you've only gotten fours of sleep, the bed is warm, and your head is heavy.

I only got four hours of sleep last night, but I still got up in the morning.  Because I wanted to.

[Flannel Boy]

Because you've only gotten fours of sleep, the bed is warm, and your head is heavy.

I only got four hours of sleep last night, but I still got up in the morning.  Because I wanted to.

You, sir, are a liar.

[Beezy]

I didn't decide to play it because of the name.

[recursivelyenumerable]

Shouldn't the name be enough to dissuade you, though?

[The Sceneman]

youre right, the game should be called Medals of Duty

[recursivelyenumerable]

Medals would do nothing but clutter up my room and make it harder to find other, actually useful things.

[The Sceneman]

but its a much more enticing title, who wouldnt want to earn medals while performing their duties? I.e taking a piss, its your duty to do so, heres a medal. so awesome

[recursivelyenumerable]

Again, medals have no use or value to me, so why would I want to earn them?

[The Sceneman]

fuck youve got me there

*bails out of thread*

[recursivelyenumerable]

Never has my sig been more appropriate.

[TVC15]

Do you mean "Call of Final Fantasy"?  I hear they are making a licensed James Bond version called "Bond of Fantasy" which I think sounds delightfully kinky.

[recursivelyenumerable]

That does sound significantly more appealing

[recursivelyenumerable]

I guess the right thinking people only use "duty" when they want to round up cannon fodder to send on a "Call of Oil" mission?

Aren't they pretty much the same thing?

[Mupepe]

but its a much more enticing title, who wouldnt want to earn medals while performing their duties? I.e taking a piss, its your duty to do so, heres a medal. so awesome