I am OK with a pitch black night as long as light sources are more user friendly. If we are going for realism why can't I hold a flash light in one hand and a pistol in the other? I know some guns have lights on them but they are rare. I have not found NVGs yet. Chemlights are pretty useless, their range is too low I cannot see more than 2 meters infront or are my settings messed up? The only use I found for chemlights is if you are in a group playing at night someone holds one so you can see them to follow them. Flares are suicidal, its like a big arrow pointing at your head.