Battlefield 1943 players upset over lack of Irish identification [Update]

Well, you obviously care enough to post.

You know the IRA? Well they cared... It's a big deal to them, their independence, like you crazy Americans always go on about :P

My ancestor William whined a lot. He whined so much they kicked him out and sent him to America. Something like that. True story.

People such as nvidiagtx should just save their comments on this issue. National pride and heritage is pretty damn important to some people - especially if it has involved centuries of warfare.

the Irish have every right to be mad about this. nvidia I would downvote your own comment

Ireland is a free state Thanks to the brave men and women of Ireland,
We are not part of the UK. The north has its own story and thank God There is (Almost) peace now.
I for one am proud of our Tricolour and the men and women who died so we can have freedom.
EA sort this out please.

Kelly, the issue seems to be in regard to the Northern Ireland area.

I'd like to see what happens to you if you said that to a Dubliner.

Wow, you better be a troll, becuase if you really are that retarded I would have to hunt you down and kill you to make sure you don't breed!

Respect for the people that glorified getting drunk and beating women.

Wait, that's the people of Alabama.

Why is it that people seem to always hit the caps lock when they type "alot" - not when they correctly say "a lot" - only when they use the incorrect ALOT!

Captain Planet, you are a fucking moron. Please stop trolling and think before you type.

LOL

I'm guessing you're from Alabama.

You're guessing right. I'm not a redneck, but I am very proud of my Southern heritage and I get peeved about all of the negative stereotypes of the South that are perpetuated by people like you... people who have no idea what they are talking about.

They must not have sense of humor in Alabama.

When you see the same jokes getting told over and over again for most of your life, it gets kind of old.

Welcome to the Internetz Billy Bob! That's what we do 'round hurr!

I've noticed that people tend to do that ALOT.

ALABAMA MAN!

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"When his wife asks him where he's been, just use the action button to bust her lip open"

BTW -- Alabama sucks!

nvidiagtx isn't replying because I just blew up his house. It landed somewhere in England though so I think he is a happy bloodstain now. Douche

Captain Planet you really are a deuche. You're not funny, guy. Just stfu before you sound like even more of an asshole.

I'm not trying to be funny, but when you have green hair, blue skin, red spandex underwear, red gloves and your name isn't the Joker, it kinda just comes with the territory. This is why I hate the Internet sometimes. You have people like Alabama man over here and this little fuck nugget Silencio who take things way to fucking seriously.

Take a deep breath and relax kiddos.

I can confirm: house is now in england!

Why is not liking Ireland bad but not liking Alabama is good?

Mainly for the fact that thats how its ACTUALLYpronounced

I realize that when you spent your 15$ on the Xbox Live Arcade title Battlefield 1943, you may have felt ripped off. Instead of receiving a game based on total realism, advanced physics and historic accuracy, you received a watered down version of war. Rest assured my fellow compatriot, EA is taking full responsibility and will provide you with:
1. No new maps.
2. No redone voice acting.
And, 3. It's a fucking game.

Congratulations.

4. He bought it on the PS3 for fucks sake

Arkweld. Scotland & Wales aren't countries. They're regions. The UK is a country.

They're not individual countries! They're UK regions! They are all still under British rule.

Lmao Michael, no your wrong. Arkweld is right. Wales and Scotland are countries.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scotland
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wales

see also

http://geography.about.com/od/politicalgeography/a/scotlandnot.htm

.. at least not according to the UN or recognized as such by other countries.

Scotland is not a country of its own either. The UK comprises England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland, all of which are known as ’constituent countries’ or ’nations’. Technically, they are not a country.


FIGHT!

Scotland (Gaelic: Alba) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. - Quote From Wiki...

Its not a rediculous thing to complain about at all. National pride is inside everyone. Being falsely identified is a big issue. Especially after 800 years of oppression and fighting for ones independance. Retarded comment.

If you were falsely identified youd be getting your back up yourself.

Yeh but like most educated scots I am proud to be British and British is my joint nationality with Scottish, nationalism is for unemplyed idiots who don't even know who Nick Clegg or Tavish Scott is, not that I am a Lib Dem supporter, simply I think you should know who these people are to be allowed to vote!

But it is very important that Irish Republicans can identify themselves as that.

ask someone from Wales or Scotland. They aren't states, they aren't counties, they aren't regions, they are countries. Just like England is.

They all existed long before they were bound together under the flag of Great Britain.

You guys are getting confused by the land mass and political autonomy issues being mixed. They are countries but they were annexed by the UK and what powers they have over their home rule (under the queen) could be dissolved by the UK parliament.

@ chowley

so does that mean from now on all games should have Scottish, Welsh and English flags too? If people in Northern Ireland think they're special enough to have the option, then everyone else should too, right?

After all it's exactly the same thing. The north part of Ireland is technically in the UK just like the Wales and Scotland are. Except you don't see the Welsh and Scottish complaining about it even though this happens in every single game.

You know the tens of thousands of people who died to try and get independence from Britain?

They care.

@Duke: They are countries but they were annexed by the UK and what powers they have over their home rule (under the queen) could be dissolved by the UK parliament.

Umm, no. They weren't annexed by the UK. England (ruled by the Normans) conquered Wales. They also conquered Ireland. Ireland was a separate country, but ruled by the English monarch. Then the monarchies of England (and Wales and Ireland) and Scotland were united by a common heir. At that point they were still separate autonomous countries with a common ruler. Then The act of union combined Scotland, England and Wales into the United Kingdom Of Great Britain, with Ireland as a British territory like parts of the British Empire. Then Ireland was included in the acts of union to form the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Finally the majority of Ireland gained independence leaving the United Kingdom Of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

Currently, all of the parts of the UK are "Constituant Countries", which are essentially synonemous to US states, but with a specific national identity from their historical separation. Pollitically they aren't countries but as far as national identity goes they are separate. This is why generally they all have separate sporting teams in international competitions (except for the olympics). You never see a Team Texas or whatever but Scotland, England, Wales and Ireland a have said identity. Northern Ireland is complicated in this respect hense the artical

Well, sorry I didn't give the full history lesson in a quick post, but I really didn't think it was necessary as the end is still the same - they are countries.

who the hell is saying scotland isn't a country? I'm guessing you've never been to Britain. Scotland is a country, it has its own parliment.

@arkweld: Well, maybe they should be complaining.

This is a big deal to a lot of people and even though "it's just a game," it goes beyond that. It has to do with your identity. My parents were born in Belfast, Northern Ireland and came here to the U.S. in 1975. My brother and I were born in the U.S. All four of us consider ourselves Irish, not British, even before the Belfast Agreement.

Good God how many stupid people post on this.

Wikipedia is not a proper encyclopedia. Just because it says something doesn't mean it's true.

Which do you want to believe. Wikipedia or the Scottish Parliament
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/vli/publicInfo/faq/category2.htm

"The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the full name of the country. Scotland is a kingdom within the United Kingdom (UK), and forms part of Britain (the largest island) and Great Britain (which includes the Scottish islands)."

Scotland, England & Wales are not countries.

Laugh your ass off all you want NitroMikeo. Are you laughing because you're stupid?

If I were a bad demoman, I wouldn't be sittin' here disusing it wit' cha now would I?