We’re continuing our traditional countdown of MassivelyOP’s weirdest MMORPG stories of the year!
Coming in at #3 on our list is…
Leaking more military secrets
For the last couple of years, we’ve been covering the War Thunder community’s penchant for accidentally leaking military secrets while trying to one-up each other’s knowledge about the real-world military gear and vehicles on which the game is based. The first couple of times it was funny, but now it’s happened so many times we’ve given up counting. Of course it’s rarely truly serious stuff – which you could probably have inferred based on the fact that nobody had been arrested for any of it.
Until this year, anyway, when a Massachusetts Air National Guard member was caught leaking documents relating to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in right-wing conspiracy theory Discord server; investigations eventually revealed that they’d originated from (where else) a War Thunder Discord server. If this were a movie, we’d say the plot was too pat.
War Thunder fan accidentally shares classified military documents to make digital tank more realistic
Another War Thunder player leaked classified military documents to win a forum argument
MassivelyOP’s Weirdest MMO Stories of 2021: Weirdest thing MMO gamers did to win a forum argument (twice)
But seriously, War Thunder nerds, stop leaking classified military documents
MassivelyOP’s Weirdest MMO Stories of 2022: Weirdest thing MMO gamers did to win a forum argument (thrice)
It has once again been zero days since a War Thunder player used military documents to win a forum fight
War Thunder players have now leaked military documents a grand total of five times to win forum arguments
War Thunder welcomes Minecraft to the ‘gaming playerbases leaking military secrets’ club
Gamer who leaked classified military intel was first sharing documents in – wait for it – a War Thunder Discord
Marine vet journalist contextualizes War Thunder’s multiple real-world military doc leaks
War Thunder fans leak yet more ‘restricted’ military info
Stay tuned for another weird story tomorrow, and don’t forget to check out our annual MMORPG awards and our Golden Yachties!
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