Why blue and red team?

[kendo65]

Originally Posted by zakkandrachoff

because, in 2001 this sim call it Forgotten Battles: Russia (RED) Vs. Germany (Blue). catch it? it means red are the bad guys and blue the good

I can't really agree that Nazi Germany were the good guys in WW2.....!?!

[kimosabi]

And Ivan Drago was wearing red trunks in Rocky IV.

[Foo'bar]

Originally Posted by kendo65

I can't really agree that Nazi Germany were the good guys in WW2.....!?!

Were there any good ones either?

[1.JaVA_Platypus]

Yeah, we're now a month or so into this game, let's change the colors of the teams!!!!!

[Kongo-Otto]

Originally Posted by seiseki

Why not Axis and Allies?
This has always kinda bothered me, since it makes me think more about Halo, Team Fortress 2 or somekind of arcade teambased game..

Also, if you take the colours of the allied flags and roundels into account, they're blue/red/white..

While the axis has red/white/black.. So it would make more sense for the axis to be the red team, and allies be the blue team..

Please, for the sake of immersion, get rid of this whole blue/red team deal and called them axis and allies.

I can see the lawsuit clearly in front of my eyes, filed for about 45 Gazillion Dollar from the Company which hold the rights for a game called "Axis and Allies".
But why not, lets have another Northrop-Greedman style lawsuit.

[seiseki]

Originally Posted by Kongo-Otto

I can see the lawsuit clearly in front of my eyes, filed for about 45 Gazillion Dollar from the Company which hold the rights for a game called "Axis and Allies".
But why not, lets have another Northrop-Greedman style lawsuit.

That's like saying if you use the words 'call' and 'duty' in your game, Activision can sue you..

'Axis and Allies' is a name of a game, but that doesn't mean they can sue anyone using the names axis/allies for teams in a game..

Or perhaps I should make a game called Red vs Blue and then sue all other games using red and blue for teams..

[Kongo-Otto]

Originally Posted by seiseki

That's like saying if you use the words 'call' and 'duty' in your game, Activision can sue you..

'Axis and Allies' is a name of a game, but that doesn't mean they can sue anyone using the names axis/allies for teams in a game..

Or perhaps I should make a game called Red vs Blue and then sue all other games using red and blue for teams..

Seiseki, it was said with a more humorous view on the topic.
but otherwise a good lawyer always finds a way to sue the crap outa you.

[carguy_]

Originally Posted by seiseki

Why not Axis and Allies?
This has always kinda bothered me, since it makes me think more about Halo, Team Fortress 2 or somekind of arcade teambased game..

Also, if you take the colours of the allied flags and roundels into account, they're blue/red/white..

While the axis has red/white/black.. So it would make more sense for the axis to be the red team, and allies be the blue team..

Please, for the sake of immersion, get rid of this whole blue/red team deal and called them axis and allies.

Dude...it`s there since 2001. It friggin works. So why fix it? You have too much time on your hands.