Name: Flight simulator role-play goes horribly, hilariously wrong
Uploaded: 2017-06-26T14:53:51+00:00
Description: 'Flight Sim X' role-playing session goes hilariously awry when a competent 'Flight Sim X' pilot matches wits with air traffic control jokesters.

Flight simulator role-play goes horribly, hilariously wrong

When 'Flight Sim X' role-playing sessions go horribly, hilariously awry.

Flight Sim X is a dry game. You fly the planes, you land the planes. That's pretty much it.

But some people found a way to spice their game up with a little role-playing.

See, here's the thing: you can do more than be a pilot in Flight Sim X. There's also the option of taking on the high-stress responsibilities of an air traffic controller in an odd, uniquely Flight Sim form of cooperative gaming.

Those factors set the stage for this wonderful online encounter, in which YouTuber Airforceproud95 — a highly competent virtual pilot and, by all appearances, an eternally patient man — deals with some... apathetic air traffic controllers (or ATCs).

Look. I have no way of proving the ATCs in this video are actually stoned. But they sure do sound high AF. Who knows?! No matter what, the resulting exchange between serious-minded role-player and DGAF (but still somewhat knowledgeable?) casuals is absolutely perfect.

Topics Gaming

Adam Rosenberg

Adam Rosenberg is a Senior Games Reporter for Mashable, where he plays all the games. Every single one. From AAA blockbusters to indie darlings to mobile favorites and browser-based oddities, he consumes as much as he can, whenever he can.Adam brings more than a decade of experience working in the space to the Mashable Games team. He previously headed up all games coverage at Digital Trends, and prior to that was a long-time, full-time freelancer, writing for a diverse lineup of outlets that includes Rolling Stone, MTV, G4, Joystiq, IGN, Official Xbox Magazine, EGM, 1UP, UGO and others.Born and raised in the beautiful suburbs of New York, Adam has spent his life in and around the city. He's a New York University graduate with a double major in Journalism and Cinema Studios. He's also a certified audio engineer. Currently, Adam resides in Crown Heights with his dog and his partner's two cats. He's a lover of fine food, adorable animals, video games, all things geeky and shiny gadgets.