american flag is backwards!

[twiggy]

https://i.imgur.com/DNNPTXy.jpg

whoever was in charge of making the outfits really messed up. they put the american flag patch backwards.

[Captain Murphy The Villian]

https://youtu.be/RAA1xgTTw9w

[twiggy]

and the forum moderator picked the wrong answer for my problem.

[Jamal]

Originally posted by premudriy:

Originally posted by ciaradesu:

can a dev please adress this issue?

This game is about "(mostly) white chistian extrimists from America". Do you really think they will fix the flag backward because it triggers somebody?

White extremism? Have you even played this game?

[impulse 101]

This detail is annoying to me, as well. The flag is flipped in the wrong direction, making it look like it's running from battle. This is why we have them facing the other way.

[impulse 101]

Also lmao @ the dude saying he's a vet and being wrong

[Chaos]

Originally posted by Tyrone Dindu:

Originally posted by ciaradesu:

no youre wrong. the flag is supposes to be placed so that the stars are facing forward. because thats how the flag would be facing if someone was holding a flag pole and charging into combat.
the way the flag is oriented in this game is backwards, so it signifies retreat.

Obviously you know better than people that actually served so stay uneducated.

Ok this triggered me so I have to respond. I'm a SSG in the US Army and was part of 277th ASB, 10th Mt Div stationed out of Ft. Drum, NY. I served 10 years and did tours overseas during OEF. I'm pretty confident I qualify as experienced, so let me put it straight. (Oh and if you served then you need to find a Sergeant and tell em to assist you in pulling your head from your fourth point of contact because you need retraining)

First, the moderator is dead wrong. Whoever they are, they didn't do their homework or are trying to defend the game from something that could blow up in their face unexpectedly. According to AR 670-1 (That's Army Regulation for those who don't know) which covers military wear, the flags are supposed to appear with flags facing forward so as to always appear like the soldier is moving forward. Imagine holding a flag and running towards battle. The stars would lead, and the stripes would trail.

However, in this game neither flag is correct on the arms. In fact, its pretty blatently disrespectful and downright offensive because the designers had to do this on purpose. The flag appears to be retreating.

I know some of you would say "But Sarge, the flag has the stars to the left!" and you are correct. But lets take a look at the in game placement once more. One shoulder shows the placement in that respect (and signaling retreat) and the other could have been mirrored, but honestly its pretty apparenty they were both placed that way intentionally.

This is extremely disrespectful and I for one will not purchase this or any other Ubisoft game again unless this is corrected, because it's blatent disrespect to the US military. It makes me down right sick.

Reference: http://www.usapa.army.mil/pdffiles/r670_1.pdf

[Democracy Officer 0311]

I second the sergeants answer. I wasn't going to say anything but he put it in the most respectful way possible. I'm a vet and this is insulting. That being said. That's where our perspectives split. This is a video game. I'm not going to hate it for portaying a nation wrongly. Games have been doing this for years. Never stopped me before.

[Jamal]

Originally posted by Chaos:

Originally posted by Tyrone Dindu:

Obviously you know better than people that actually served so stay uneducated.

Ok this triggered me so I have to respond. I'm a SSG in the US Army and was part of 277th ASB, 10th Mt Div stationed out of Ft. Drum, NY. I served 10 years and did tours overseas during OEF. I'm pretty confident I qualify as experienced, so let me put it straight. (Oh and if you served then you need to find a Sergeant and tell em to assist you in pulling your head from your fourth point of contact because you need retraining)

First, the moderator is dead wrong. Whoever they are, they didn't do their homework or are trying to defend the game from something that could blow up in their face unexpectedly. According to AR 670-1 (That's Army Regulation for those who don't know) which covers military wear, the flags are supposed to appear with flags facing forward so as to always appear like the soldier is moving forward. Imagine holding a flag and running towards battle. The stars would lead, and the stripes would trail.

However, in this game neither flag is correct on the arms. In fact, its pretty blatently disrespectful and downright offensive because the designers had to do this on purpose. The flag appears to be retreating.

I know some of you would say "But Sarge, the flag has the stars to the left!" and you are correct. But lets take a look at the in game placement once more. One shoulder shows the placement in that respect (and signaling retreat) and the other could have been mirrored, but honestly its pretty apparenty they were both placed that way intentionally.

This is extremely disrespectful and I for one will not purchase this or any other Ubisoft game again unless this is corrected, because it's blatent disrespect to the US military. It makes me down right sick.

Reference: http://www.usapa.army.mil/pdffiles/r670_1.pdf

Who said I was talking about myself? Don't be such a whiny ♥♥♥♥♥

[verti_98]

I see this post has been here for a spell, but I was a little late to the party and just picked up the game last week. Played for quite a while with just some cowboy clothes, then went to put on a militia outfit and was blown away by the flag error. Did a quick search and found this thread. As much as the game does go out of its way to try and trigger as many people possible, it does seem to be otherwise pretty respectful with flag depictions. I'm wondering if it's just a simple oversight - this thread itself seems to be evidence enough that a pretty fair amount of people need to have the flag etiquette for military attire explained to them, which I find just as common in everyday life as well. I wonder if anyone has tried to reach out to Ubi for statement or correction? I doubt they're going to see us griping over here when they have their own store and forums.

[Olanov]

People getting offended over this is comedy gold.

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Originally posted by Olanov:

People getting offended over this is comedy gold.

You wouldn't like it if someone disrespected your finland flag.

[Olanov]

Originally posted by Dr. Sam Beckett:

Originally posted by Olanov:

People getting offended over this is comedy gold.

You wouldn't like it if someone disrespected your finland flag.

I'm honestly not that attached to it. I don't even condemn flag burning.

In this instance I'm more laughing at the fact it's most likely a developer oversight and people are losing their mind over it.

[UnKn0wN]

Originally posted by Olanov:

People getting offended over this is comedy gold.

yeah the whole game is pure comedy but people taking it seriously is even more funny.

[Frostbringer]

I'm prior service as well, and its easy to see which "arm-chair warriors" were more concerned about looking good in uniform for inspections than actually serving during active conflict.

Its a video game. Are you out protesting or writing your congressman of the pure outrage you feel when a show like Family Guy, the Simpsons, or similar shows make mistakes or just take it for what it is, a simple mistake made by someone who never served?

There are more important things to be stressed about instead of a simple graphical mistake in a video game.