Right this moment we’re persevering with our conventional countdown of MassivelyOP’s weirdest MMORPG tales of the yr, that yr being 2024!
Coming in at #3 on our record is…
Battle Thunder followers leak Russian army secrets and techniques
So this designation has been a little bit of a operating gag on MOP for years now, to the purpose that even mainstream websites have picked it as much as run with – that being the Battle Thunder neighborhood’s unlucky recurring behavior of “unintentionally” leaking numerous ranges of categorised army secrets and techniques whereas attempting to out-maneuver one another on boards on the subject of the sport’s gear and automobiles. It actually has been taking place for years now, and it occurred a number of occasions this yr. As soon as final week!
Usually, it’s it’s hardly ever really critical stuff, which was true in July, once we reset the ol’ “it has been X days since” placard for Battle Thunder. This time, gamers posted categorised consumer manuals for the T-90M, T-80BVM, and T-90S Russian essential battle tanks – all of that are nonetheless actively utilized by the nation’s army forces.
“To be clear, we do NOT need categorised paperwork, we will’t use them, we don’t need to use them,” Gaijin devs posted exhaustedly. “At this level, it really feel[s] like attempting to clarify what are ‘guidelines’ to a cat.”
However typically these incidents do lead to critical criming with critical FAFO penalties, emphasis on the “discovering out.” Final yr, a Massachusetts Air Nationwide Guard member was caught leaking paperwork regarding Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in a right-wing conspiracy principle Discord server, having first originated in a Battle Thunder and Minecraft Discord server.
This yr, we’ve an replace on that scenario: The airman pleaded responsible to 6 counts of willful retention and transmission of categorised info regarding nationwide protection and was sentenced to a whopping 15 years in jail. A further 15 servicemembers, together with the colonel who led the airman’s unit, had been punished by the Air Drive. So… perhaps not such a joke in any case.
Keep tuned for one more bizarre story tomorrow, and don’t overlook to take a look at our annual MMORPG awards and our Golden Yachties!
