I always live by the code, when it comes to games, that Realism < Balance, and Balance = Fun.
I personally do like them realistic, like Bad Company 2's realistic sounds, and the concepts of explosions and everything. I don't like the un-realistic part of tanks having unlimited ammo, neither with choppers.
But, for a game like that where realism can be used against you, for example; in real life M16s are better than AK 47s, but they cost more. In the game, the M16 can NOT be better than the AK 47 because that would screw up all balance formulas. They have to excel at one thing, and suck at another, or be a hybrid of sorts.
So, for me, Fun = Balance, and Balance > Realism, but I still want realism WITH fun/balance.
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