# Authentic vs Realistic **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Created:** [June 21, 2016, 1:04pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/authentic-vs-realistic/102357 "2016-06-21T13:04:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![B3ANTOWN\_B3A5T](https://battlefieldforum.co/user_avatar/battlefieldforum.co/b3antown_b3a5t/32/101262_2.png) [@B3ANTOWN\_B3A5T](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/B3ANTOWN_B3A5T)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2016, 4:37pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/authentic-vs-realistic/102357/21 "2016-06-21T16:37:00Z")
What gameplay are people watching? I’ve seen plenty of medic vids where the player (ones that know what they are doing anyway) shreds with the semi-autos. They look really fun to play with. ---
**Author:** ![robkrush](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/a9adbd/32.png) [@robkrush](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/robkrush)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2016, 4:46pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/authentic-vs-realistic/102357/22 "2016-06-21T16:46:00Z")
I prefer the terms portrayal and simulation to authentic and realistic, respectively. They really seem to drive home the fact there is a difference. ---
**Author:** ![setzaroth](https://battlefieldforum.co/user_avatar/battlefieldforum.co/setzaroth/32/103420_2.png) [@setzaroth](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/setzaroth)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2016, 4:46pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/authentic-vs-realistic/102357/23 "2016-06-21T16:46:00Z")
> [@ThePoolshark](#): > > I was in the middle of making a video on this when I found out Levelcap made one, too. Still rendering mine anyway since I feel like I brought up some points that he may have overlooked > > Edit: However, I won’t post it here because I feel like it crosses a line that I don’t want to cross for self-promotion You’re not posting it period, or just not here? ---
**Author:** ![ThePoolshark](https://battlefieldforum.co/user_avatar/battlefieldforum.co/thepoolshark/32/103801_2.png) [@ThePoolshark](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/ThePoolshark)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2016, 4:49pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/authentic-vs-realistic/102357/24 "2016-06-21T16:49:00Z")
> [@setzaroth](#): > > > [@ThePoolshark](#): > > > > I was in the middle of making a video on this when I found out Levelcap made one, too. Still rendering mine anyway since I feel like I brought up some points that he may have overlooked > > > > Edit: However, I won’t post it here because I feel like it crosses a line that I don’t want to cross for self-promotion > > You’re not posting it period, or just not here? No, I am uploading it now, but I feel that posting it here kind of pushes that moderator thing too far, and would undoubtedly be criticized heavily by people. ---
**Author:** ![setzaroth](https://battlefieldforum.co/user_avatar/battlefieldforum.co/setzaroth/32/103420_2.png) [@setzaroth](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/setzaroth)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2016, 4:51pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/authentic-vs-realistic/102357/25 "2016-06-21T16:51:00Z")
> [@ThePoolshark](#): > > > [@setzaroth](#): > > > > > [@ThePoolshark](#): > > > > > > I was in the middle of making a video on this when I found out Levelcap made one, too. Still rendering mine anyway since I feel like I brought up some points that he may have overlooked > > > > > > Edit: However, I won’t post it here because I feel like it crosses a line that I don’t want to cross for self-promotion > > > > You’re not posting it period, or just not here? > > No, I am uploading it now, but I feel that posting it here kind of pushes that moderator thing too far, and would undoubtedly be criticized heavily by people. I get it. What’s your channel? ---
**Author:** ![robkrush](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/a9adbd/32.png) [@robkrush](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/robkrush)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2016, 4:52pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/authentic-vs-realistic/102357/26 "2016-06-21T16:52:00Z")
> [@ThePoolshark](#): > > > [@setzaroth](#): > > > > > [@ThePoolshark](#): > > > > > > I was in the middle of making a video on this when I found out Levelcap made one, too. Still rendering mine anyway since I feel like I brought up some points that he may have overlooked > > > > > > Edit: However, I won’t post it here because I feel like it crosses a line that I don’t want to cross for self-promotion > > > > You’re not posting it period, or just not here? > > No, I am uploading it now, but I feel that posting it here kind of pushes that moderator thing too far, and would undoubtedly be criticized heavily by people. What makes you think there are any critics within these forums? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![ThePoolshark](https://battlefieldforum.co/user_avatar/battlefieldforum.co/thepoolshark/32/103801_2.png) [@ThePoolshark](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/ThePoolshark)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2016, 4:53pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/authentic-vs-realistic/102357/27 "2016-06-21T16:53:00Z")
> [@setzaroth](#): > > > [@ThePoolshark](#): > > > > > [@setzaroth](#): > > > > > > > [@ThePoolshark](#): > > > > > > > > I was in the middle of making a video on this when I found out Levelcap made one, too. Still rendering mine anyway since I feel like I brought up some points that he may have overlooked > > > > > > > > Edit: However, I won’t post it here because I feel like it crosses a line that I don’t want to cross for self-promotion > > > > > > You’re not posting it period, or just not here? > > > > No, I am uploading it now, but I feel that posting it here kind of pushes that moderator thing too far, and would undoubtedly be criticized heavily by people. > > I get it. What’s your channel? [https://youtube.com/user/thepoolshark19/](https://www.youtube.com/user/thepoolshark19/) > [@robkrush](#): > > > [@ThePoolshark](#): > > > > > [@setzaroth](#): > > > > > > > [@ThePoolshark](#): > > > > > > > > I was in the middle of making a video on this when I found out Levelcap made one, too. Still rendering mine anyway since I feel like I brought up some points that he may have overlooked > > > > > > > > Edit: However, I won’t post it here because I feel like it crosses a line that I don’t want to cross for self-promotion > > > > > > You’re not posting it period, or just not here? > > > > No, I am uploading it now, but I feel that posting it here kind of pushes that moderator thing too far, and would undoubtedly be criticized heavily by people. > > What makes you think there are any critics within these forums? 😉 lol ---
**Author:** ![setzaroth](https://battlefieldforum.co/user_avatar/battlefieldforum.co/setzaroth/32/103420_2.png) [@setzaroth](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/setzaroth)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2016, 5:02pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/authentic-vs-realistic/102357/28 "2016-06-21T17:02:00Z")
> [@robkrush](#): > > I prefer the terms portrayal and simulation to authentic and realistic, respectively. They really seem to drive home the fact there is a difference. Portrayal is a bit ambiguous. But I see what you’re saying. [Previous page](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/authentic-vs-realistic/102357.md?page=1)