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A gaming mentality is not really conducive to real combat simply because "you dont fight that way" and "wouldnt fight that way".
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To be fair, this post is the first to address concept of "gaming mentality".
A 'gaming mentality' can be problematic when preparing for real combat. Games themselves, depending on how they are constructed and carried out can provide beneficial training although it is impossible for any game to fully replicate real combat. Of course we know that fully replicating combat is not necessary to gain skills, or no one could train for combat at all except while actually being in the midst of real combat.
My take:
1. It's unreasonable to expect any type of training to fully replicate real combat. Nothing but real combat replicates real combat. Therefore, unless one takes the view that all training is useless because it doesn't fully replicate real combat, it is a given that at least
some benefits can be derived from something that does not fully replicate real combat.
2. A game may or may not provide training benefit depending on how it is set up and carried through. Even if it does provide training benefit, it won't fully replicate real combat.
3. A "gaming mentality" is not at all the same as participating in "games". Some games are set up with a "gaming mentality", others are not. Some people participating in "games" do so with a "gaming mentality" while others focus on the potential training benefits. Even in the "practical" pistol sports, you see people who are in it purely for the win (gaming mentality) and others who are clearly trying to build good habits and consider it to be part of their training.
Airsoft guns and airguns help with sight alignment, trigger control, and can be used to work on some aspects of gun handling. But they don't replicate recoil properly. That's the short version of the OP less about 1300 words and all the youtube links.