Quote Originally Posted by JunseiKei View Post
Murder is murder. In the event of war, you have an army of murderers, and would-be murderers, given legal cause by a certain group. Even in self defense, it is still murder.

The DRK 60 to 70 quests touches on the subject brought up by the OP. Even if you don't plan to play DRK, I'd really recommend leveling up the class just to see the story.
I dont believe war is murder, I view murder as bringing harm and death upon someone who had no intention of harming you. In war, you either kill them or they kill you. Short of desertion, that is the only reality, and unless you are in a region that drafts/conscripts people into the military, thats what you signed up for. To sacrifice your life and others on the battlefield to safeguard your home. Sure, there are bloodthirsty people out there that sign up because they view it as legal murder but not every soldier is of that mindset. If they dont stand up and fight, there is chance their family and the people they care about will be the ones brought to harm. And to view their sacrifices as murder brings disrespect and dishonor to them and their families. There have always been rules to govern warfare, sometimes people disregard those rules and at the end of the conflict tend to be brought to pay for those crimes. Also as there is always going to be unavoidable deaths along the way. If you throw a rock in the air in an empty field and it happens to fall and hit someone on the head you didnt even know was there and killed them. Does that really make you a murderer? Id assume youd want them charged and imprisoned/executed for a simple mistake huh.