You are right , hacking in and of itself is super easy . A hack is just a hack though , you need them dead , or gone . More often than not , you will need your team to finish them . Besides , if you are hacking a rein nonstop without killing him , he is eventually going to find you . So instead of giving him 5 , 6 , 7 chances to find you , coordinate with your team once , so you can ensure a higher level of success . <| sep |> I think another contributing factor in addition to what you mentioned is the relative scarcity of military service amongst the male population . Tolkein was a World War I veteran , and the first folks to buy his books went through World War II . Everybody back then understood what somebody ' s Army buddies meant . There are less people today who really understand those relationships . Full disclosureI ' m currently in a disagreement with my girlfriend about lending one of my war buddies money . The guy needs it , and we ' re closer than family . It ' s not even a choice for me , goddamnit .