Beginning in 2021, War Thunder fans leaked classified documents from the War Thunder forum for the third time. The video game has been heavily criticized for the past year. This time, however, it was different. Many believe what fans did for realism this time overstepped their boundaries.
War Thunder is a free game made by Gaijin Entertainment. It has a passionate fanbase with over 10 million players. The game aims for accuracy and precision. It includes modes that have realistic vehicles and weaponry which the player relies heavily on. Since then, War Thunder has been questioned for its goal’s successes, especially for certain equipment.
The British, French, and Chinese tanks were consistently quizzed on for their legitimacy in comparison to real life. The Chinese tank was claimed to have slowed down at a point and fans were not hesitant to point it out. “It took ~11 seconds for the turret to make a complete turn,” said _Red_Cross_, an outraged player. A few days later the problem was not fixed yet so players decided to take it into their own hands. On Sunday, furious gamers ended up leaking the DTC10-125 Chinese anti-tank missile to the War Thunder forum. The post has now been removed by the creators of the game. In the previous times classified documents have been outed, the French and British tanks were victims.
As further attempts to bid for practicality increases, the moderators of the game have no choice. In June 2022, another player posted private information on another tank in the game to win a bet. “The developers of War Thunder do their best to research information on vehicles using legally available tools, and scandals like this are clearly not useful for our efforts,” said Gaijin, developer for War Thunder.” Action to improve the game was taken to hopefully make players more peaceful.
War Thunder moderators are no newcomers when it comes to leaked classified documents.
_Red_Cross_, a player who was part of the outing, was punished severely for their actions. “Our community managers immediately banned the user and deleted his post, as the information on this particular shell is still classified in China,” said Gaijin Entertainment. Game developers now rule that sharing War Thunder forums can be legal trouble.
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https://www.pcgamer.com/war-thunder-fan-leaks-classified-military-documents-to-win-an-argument-about-tanksagain/
https://www.eurogamer.net/classified-military-documents-leaked-on-war-thunder-forum-for-third-time
War Thunder is a free game made by Gaijin Entertainment. It has a passionate fanbase with over 10 million players. The game aims for accuracy and precision. It includes modes that have realistic vehicles and weaponry which the player relies heavily on. Since then, War Thunder has been questioned for its goal’s successes, especially for certain equipment.
The British, French, and Chinese tanks were consistently quizzed on for their legitimacy in comparison to real life. The Chinese tank was claimed to have slowed down at a point and fans were not hesitant to point it out. “It took ~11 seconds for the turret to make a complete turn,” said _Red_Cross_, an outraged player. A few days later the problem was not fixed yet so players decided to take it into their own hands. On Sunday, furious gamers ended up leaking the DTC10-125 Chinese anti-tank missile to the War Thunder forum. The post has now been removed by the creators of the game. In the previous times classified documents have been outed, the French and British tanks were victims.
As further attempts to bid for practicality increases, the moderators of the game have no choice. In June 2022, another player posted private information on another tank in the game to win a bet. “The developers of War Thunder do their best to research information on vehicles using legally available tools, and scandals like this are clearly not useful for our efforts,” said Gaijin, developer for War Thunder.” Action to improve the game was taken to hopefully make players more peaceful.
War Thunder moderators are no newcomers when it comes to leaked classified documents.
_Red_Cross_, a player who was part of the outing, was punished severely for their actions. “Our community managers immediately banned the user and deleted his post, as the information on this particular shell is still classified in China,” said Gaijin Entertainment. Game developers now rule that sharing War Thunder forums can be legal trouble.
Links: https://s3.amazonaws.com/appforest_uf/f1659884090197x946459499941007000/War%20Thunder%20fans%20leaked%20classified%20docs%20to%20get%20more%20realistic%20tanks%20-%20The%20Washington%20Post.pdf
https://www.pcgamer.com/war-thunder-fan-leaks-classified-military-documents-to-win-an-argument-about-tanksagain/
https://www.eurogamer.net/classified-military-documents-leaked-on-war-thunder-forum-for-third-time
