Other [Issue 34] Editorials

[Remaine 4,687]

 

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Edited July 29, 2017 by Hexed

[Remaine 4,687]

BEING SMART ABOUT FRAUDS

By: @opidude

 

Ever heard of a guy say, "wassup guys! anyone want my account for free???", Or, "Hey guys! anyone of you want 999999 crystals?? Well, because, to prove that those are all frauds, i have safely tested them to prove that they are all fake.

I have tested 3 people who have said that their account was a giveaway, or if they will give 999999 crystals. (Obviously i wouldnt tell them my pass, or any other information.) , and these are what I got as results:

 

Person 1: He said that his account was free, and that his account that he has spend real money on was up for grabs. So, while knowing that it was a fraud, but just to test him, i still said, "sure" and we went to a private battle. He said that for "verification" he needed to kill me 30 times. So, even though it was painful, i let him kill me 30 times. Then i said, "ok, its 30 kills now, now what" but then he just simply said, "30 kills yet?" and finally, when he hit 59, and the battle was over, he scraped up a good 359 crystals and said, "smell my socks" and left. I left the battle, and while i was playing, the person joined. The only thing that he said was, "smell my socks" and "smell my smelly socks". There, i just unfriended him and left. So, this first person was a FRAUD. 

 

Person 2: This tanker said that he had the ability to "hack" 99999 crystals, so i went along with him. I said as verification, hack my noob account that i hardly care about (private rank) but then he said, "Dude. To hack, it needs to be a colonel account" But how can that be? Hacking can go with anyone, but why is it so specific for this one? And as a colonel, I'm sure that he was only targeting my account. I told him that he was a fraud, and that he should stop doing that. He protested, and swore even to his family, but I, feeling sick watching this poor boy, who wants my account so badly, swearing to his own family just to "hack" my account. I unfriended him, and left. So this guy, certainly, is a FRAUD

 

Person 3: The final tanker, apparently, had the ability to "hack" crystals too. He claimed that he can hack without the password, so, as a test, i gave him the username of my noob account (private rank) but then, he left, and invited me to a private battle. When I came, he started begging and said, "Oh please you can trust me with all your life, I will play on your account 5 hours a day, I'll buy you crystals, I'll rank you up to generalissimo in 2 weeks, so please, just give me your account password" I refused, but then he got even more clingy by telling me his personal information. I didn't even bother looking at the information, knowing that they were probably fake. Then, he threatened me by saying that he was actually a moderator, and he was going to ban my account if i don't tell him my password. But i mean, what kind of cruel moderator will go on, say, "Who want 9999999 crystals I can hack!!" and then BEG for the account password? Already, that "moderator" has broken 2 rules. #1: hacking and #2: Faking on being a moderator. I told him that he should really stop doing those things, and that to become a real tanker, you should start with your own account, with your own power. That way, you will be able to cherish your account like it was your treasures. (Like mine, which i have started from recuit, all the way to this rank, and now, im a proud tanker that treasures this account like it was one of my best possessions ever). So, that means that, this person, is a FRAUD

 

So, now you have it. 3 people tested, all 3 were frauds. They all lied, and were people who only wanted their victim's account. They all try to be very friendly, and very kind, but with a very bad background. And as a person who my friend's dear account lost like this, I thought I just had to bring this article up and tell everyone that the world of tanki online may be fun, BUT, at the same time, very dangerous too. So, by just doing one simple task : NEVER TELL YOUR PASSWORD, you're account will be 100% safer. No matter how much they beg, no matter how much the plead, no matter how much they say nice things about you, and Even if that person is your dearest, dearest friend, DO NOT TELL THEM YOUR PASSWORD. In the world of tanki, your real "life" is your password. Your password is the ultimate heart of your account. And once you tell them you password, your tank will be as dead as ever and you'll totally regret it when you see that all your money has been wasted, and possibly, your username, and your password might change, and become the fraud's possession. 

                                                                           ***

Well, thats it guys, hope you learned alot, and I'll see you someday in the battlefield

Edited April 20, 2015 by Remaine

[Remaine 4,687]

The Stolen Secret

Part l

    by @Daniel898

 

     I blink my eyes open, my thoughts unclear. I examine what happened around me. My skin was scorched as if I slept in embers, my clothes were soaked with blood, and everything in my physique ached. I struggled to rise. My municipality looked like it got smacked with a giant weed whacker, the buildings were on fire, humans were screaming in terror, cars were flipped, and trees were dying. I shook my head; try to erase all of the horrible scenes I had just witnessed. I was in tears. I looked a crumbled wall.

 

     A car smashed through the wall.

 

     Then a mutant hotdog smashed through the wall.

 

     My eyes flew open. The hotdog could blast sizzling ketchup and acid mustard. Under different circumstances, this might have been funny. The sausage looked like a mean appetizer; he dashed toward me, his ketchup ready. I closed my eyes, preparing for the worst. I heard a terrible sound. I opened my eyes. There was this hamburger attacking the hotdog. What the heck was happening? I dared not to look. Finally, I couldn’t take it anymore, I observed on what was happening. Apparently, the hamburger won in the end. He nodded to me like ‘sup, and then trotted away. But the hamburger’s face told me there was danger coming.

 

     I had not the slightest clue of what was happening. Then I looked around.

 

     Someone was staring at me.

 

     He looked about 19, with a tattered T-shirt and azure blue pants. Slim but strong. I perceived that he had a sword, it was as black as a nightmare, and my eyes seemed dizzy just looking at it. He didn’t look very friendly, and his face looked downhearted.

 

     “Hello, who are you?” I asked.

 

     “It will be pointless to tell you, you won’t stay long enough to know.” He replied in a stern voice.

 

     This scared me. I didn’t like the look of his sword; it seemed to weaken my life force. Something terrible was going to happen. I could feel it.

 

     “Bow down to me, or you will die.” He retorted angrily.

 

     My brain was thinking: Please don’t kill me! I found my breath and said something that didn’t feel like my voice. “I will never bow down to you.”

 

     “Then I suppose you will perish.” Hotdogs surrounded me with lightning speed. “Execute him.” The man said in deep, sinister tone.

 

     The hotdogs closed in for the kill.

[Remaine 4,687]

TANKI ONLINE SPY COMMITTEE BOOK I

--by Rodhlann--

 

PREVIOUSLY: Gordon Reese and his buddy Bill, who work for the Tanki Online Spy Committee, have both hopped in to their tanks to fix the day's viruses in Monte Carlo. Gordon expect's Bill's tank to have been destroyed by a virus. This story will start with the final three paragraphs from Part I: The Attack. The following events occur between approximately 9:00AM and 9:15AM on the  26th of May, 2007. Narration from here to the end of Part II will be done by Gordon Reese himself.

 

PART II: THE ENEMY

 

Suddenly, I heard footsteps that were getting louder and louder. Had Bill's tank been destroyed? Of course, I thought Bill used safety precaution and activated the eject button. I heard someone climbing the tank and picking up the audio receiver.

 

"Bill, are you-"

 

"We have destroyed the tank," said a deep voice into the audio receiver. "And we are coming for you next."

 

There was no more. The receiver turned to static. My first thought was to check under the bridge and see if it was a prank, then my second thought was to hit the emergency button. I pressed it, but nothing happened. I was still stuck in Monte Carlo. I pressed the button a few more times. Nothing.

 

I checked my cameras to make sure nobody was near me. I checked my side cameras first, then my back camera. When I got to my front camera, I saw a red light. A huge red light.

 

The beam of a shaft.

 

I backed up quickly, and barely dodged the death blow of the shaft. Where did THAT just come from? I thought. I inched my way up the slope to the area of Monte Carlo where the flag is in a Capture the Flag battle. I could barely see the Shaft, and I saw it's rank as well.

 

Generalissimo.

 

I had never been faced with a Generalissimo before. I was only a Third Lieutenant. The highest rank of a virus that I had ever met was a Gefreiter, and it was one of the easiest jobs ever to kill that thing off.

 

The shaft's turret was pointing at me. It launched it's beam out and was lowering, and I quickly backed up. At that point the static in my audio piece was starting to become annoying. I quickly threw it onto the floor. All that did was make it even louder. Eventually, without my even touching it, the audio volume rose to its fullest, and even though the sound was coming out of my headphones it was still pretty loud. The static turned into a ringing sound, and the deep voice spoke again.

 

"You can hide all you want," the deep voice said. "But you cannot escape me forever. Prepare to meet your fate."

 

At that moment, the audio piece disconnected, and the shaft started to move across the bridge and into my territory.

 

I backed up to the bottom platform, but when I turned to look across, on the opposite platform was another shaft, it's beam pointing straight at my camera view. I backed up at the last second, and I heard what sounded like a large clap of thunder. In the distance, I could see clouds approaching. I later realized it was the sound of the both a clap of thunder AND the shaft's blow hitting the side of the hiding hill behind the flag in a capture the flag match up.

 

The first shaft had now moved into my territory and was in clear eyesight of my tank. It shot its beam out at me. The tank on the opposing end had it's beam set right at the platform where I had just backed up from. I tried my emergency button one more time. Nothing.

 

The first shaft's beam was now pointing right at my turret as though it were attached. I did not have many options. I knew that if I went forward, the second shaft would destroy me. If I went backward, either shaft could destroy me. If I stayed still, the first shaft would destroy me.

 

I made a decision that the TOSC tells everyone to do only if they are in a situation where death seems likely for themselves. A decision that looking back on it was most dangerous thing I had ever done with/for the TOSC.

 

I hit the eject button, and the top of my tank lifted quickly. I was sent into the air just as I heard a large crash, one that I will never forget.

Edited April 9, 2015 by Remaine

[Remaine 4,687]

Dogs are the Best Pets

 

Written by @Maestro.Italiano

 

Barking bundles of fun, hours of play, and friendship forever; these are just a few of the many things dogs give you.  For a pet, you have many choices, but in my opinion a dog is your best option.  Dogs offer many more benefits than other pets.  Dogs rank in the top ten for defense, intellect, and affection for humans. 

                Firstly, a dog will defend you, your house, and your property from people who mean to do harm.  Dogs have an uncanny way of being able to tell a friendly person from an unfriendly person, and they will never trust the person who registers as foul in their minds.  Houses that have a loyal dog have a much lower risk of robbery, simply because loud barking alerts others nearby.  That bothers burglars and else anyone who attempts harm.  A dog will love one master all its life, and in most cases will fight to the death or near it to keep him or her safe.

Secondly, a dog’s intellect is very high, and in some breeds it is extremely high.  One of a dog’s biggest pluses is his versatility.  A dog can be trained to do many tricks and jobs, whether it’s the simple sit, down, roll over, and stay, or a complex job such as hunting for birds, which includes knowing when to point and how to find the bird once it is downed.  All of the commands, habits, and tricks can be taught at any time, and with a loyal dog they will always be obeyed. 

                Lastly, a dog will love you forever, unconditionally, and will be your friend, confidant, and companion as long as he lives.  A dog can understand your emotions and feelings unlike any human can.  A lost dog will do anything to get back to his master, and stories of dogs traveling hundreds of miles to get back to their master are not uncommon.  In the woods, a dog is at home, and he wants to share that with you.  If you’ve never walked in the woods with a good dog, you have missed a fine moment of respect and love from an animal that is incomparable to any other.  Many people have dogs for companionship, and never is a dog happier then with you.

Whether for defense, intellect, or love, a dog is certainly the finest pet one can have.  A loyal dog will serve you well for all of its years on earth.  He will forever be your friend, and you will forever be his master, making the work it takes to keep and train a dog totally worth doing.   You should get a dog before any other pet.

Edited April 18, 2015 by Remaine

[Remaine 4,687]

Graphic Video Games

 

Written by @Maestro.Italiano

           

            Graphic video games started with tennis-like games -- a popular one was Pong -- but have evolved into games that simulate war and many other foul subjects.  Some video games are clean and fun, but most have turned for the bad with very graphic material, horrible language, and very addictive qualities.

            The history of video games goes as far back as the early 1950’s, when computer designers began designing simple games, simulations, and artificial intelligence programs as part of their computer science research. Video gaming would not reach mainstream popularity until the 1970’s and 1980’s, when arcade video games, gaming consoles and home computer games were introduced to the general public. Since then, video gaming has become a popular form of entertainment and a part of modern culture in most parts of the world.  Video games were bought by parents to give their kids something to do, or for entertainment. Video games were made violent by computer geeks who strived for higher “technology,” but the result was development of games that were way too real, and way to violent. 

            What started as a time filler or an occasional fun activity for children and teenshas had negative effects. The American public has an addiction to instant entertainment.  Now, kids play video games for an American average of 13.2 hours a week which is way too much time to be stuck to a screen.  In 2013 alone, there were over ten cases of youths who were injured because of video gaming.  One child had a heart attack while the scenes of war flashed in front of him.  Another subject played for 108 hours straight and was hospitalized for dehydration, only to slip into a panic induced coma as the war scenes had overwhelmed his nervous system.  Another effect is that the average gaming population is overweight due to staying inside sitting in front of a screen instead of going outside and playing with friends.  One more effect is, due to communicating with mostly chats and texting online many teens have very poor social skills.  Teens learn bad language and are desensitized to violence.  Video game designers are constantly trying to make the games more realistic, which is fines in sport games and arcade games, but in war games, it only makes it worse.  In the games I’ve seen played: Call of Duty: Black Ops II, Modern Warfare, Halo 4, and Battlefield 4, he computer players swear horribly, and the reality factor is so high you would hardly know it wasn’t real.  The graphic killings and stabbings that one can do in these games is terrible and very graphic.  All of this made possible by game designers.

            In a few cases video games can be fun, such as sport games or car racing games and a few family arcade games.  Unfortunately, those games are only played a small fraction of the time.  Instead other more graphic games take up the time.  Some war games/simulators are so real that the military actually does use them sometimes for training!  In the future video games designers will begin to hurt there own business, as I believe the games will have become too addictive or too violent.  Eventually they will be seen as harmful, causing people to not buy them.

[Remaine 4,687]

A Story by

I was once a @HeroPlayer, but suddenly I got attacked by a who attacked me with a @SharpRaZzor. The 's leader was @GeneralPie. Shortly after, @TheLonelyEpic guy saw me and rushed me to hospital. There, they removed the @SharpRaZzor and I @Remained on my bed watching a guiness world record of the biggest @GoldRock which was ever found. Soon after,the was interrogated by @FederalBureauFBI. The only thing the said was "I will ". They put the behind the bars. Little did anyone know, he has poison with him. When they gave food to him, he mixed the poision and ate it. One hour later, they had come to take him to the court of @FederalBureauFBI but he was @already.dead. Then, the had his body buried in a grave. @GeneralPie came and placed a flower on his grave, a @cheap_plastic_flower

Edited April 20, 2015 by Remaine

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A Story by

I was once a @HeroPlayer, but suddenly I got attacked by a who attacked me with a @SharpRaZzor. The 's leader was @GeneralPie. Shortly after, @TheLonelyEpic guy saw me and rushed me to hospital. There, they removed the @SharpRaZzor and I @Remained on my bed watching a guiness world record of the biggest @GoldRock which was ever found. Soon after,the was interrogated by @FederalBureauFBI. The only thing the said was "I will ". They put the behind the bars. Little did anyone know, he has poison with him. When they gave food to him, he mixed the poision and ate it. One hour later, they had come to take him to the court of @FederalBureauFBI but he was @already.dead. Then, the had his body buried in a grave. @GeneralPie came and placed a flower on his grave, a @cheap_plastic_flower

 

loool

[jazz20 1,181]

loool

This one was tooo funny :P

[Darren4Turbo 4,913]

 

A Story by

I was once a @HeroPlayer, but suddenly I got attacked by a who attacked me with a @SharpRaZzor. The 's leader was @GeneralPie. Shortly after, @TheLonelyEpic guy saw me and rushed me to hospital. There, they removed the @SharpRaZzor and I @Remained on my bed watching a guiness world record of the biggest @GoldRock which was ever found. Soon after,the was interrogated by @FederalBureauFBI. The only thing the said was "I will ". They put the behind the bars. Little did anyone know, he has poison with him. When they gave food to him, he mixed the poision and ate it. One hour later, they had come to take him to the court of @FederalBureauFBI but he was @already.dead. Then, the had his body buried in a grave. @GeneralPie came and placed a flower on his grave, a @cheap_plastic_flower

 

This is completely funny  :D

[opidude 437]

yay my editorial got in :D

[tony990_Superstar 68]

 

 

TANKI ONLINE SPY COMMITTEE BOOK I

--by Rodhlann--

 

PREVIOUSLY: Gordon Reese and his buddy Bill, who work for the Tanki Online Spy Committee, have both hopped in to their tanks to fix the day's viruses in Monte Carlo. Gordon expect's Bill's tank to have been destroyed by a virus. This story will start with the final three paragraphs from Part I: The Attack. The following events occur between approximately 9:00AM and 9:15AM on the  26th of May, 2007. Narration from here to the end of Part II will be done by Gordon Reese himself.

 

PART II: THE ENEMY

 

Suddenly, I heard footsteps that were getting louder and louder. Had Bill's tank been destroyed? Of course, I thought Bill used safety precaution and activated the eject button. I heard someone climbing the tank and picking up the audio receiver.

 

"Bill, are you-"

 

"We have destroyed the tank," said a deep voice into the audio receiver. "And we are coming for you next."

 

There was no more. The receiver turned to static. My first thought was to check under the bridge and see if it was a prank, then my second thought was to hit the emergency button. I pressed it, but nothing happened. I was still stuck in Monte Carlo. I pressed the button a few more times. Nothing.

 

I checked my cameras to make sure nobody was near me. I checked my side cameras first, then my back camera. When I got to my front camera, I saw a red light. A huge red light.

 

The beam of a shaft.

 

I backed up quickly, and barely dodged the death blow of the shaft. Where did THAT just come from? I thought. I inched my way up the slope to the area of Monte Carlo where the flag is in a Capture the Flag battle. I could barely see the Shaft, and I saw it's rank as well.

 

Generalissimo.

 

I had never been faced with a Generalissimo before. I was only a Third Lieutenant. The highest rank of a virus that I had ever met was a Gefreiter, and it was one of the easiest jobs ever to kill that thing off.

 

The shaft's turret was pointing at me. It launched it's beam out and was lowering, and I quickly backed up. At that point the static in my audio piece was starting to become annoying. I quickly threw it onto the floor. All that did was make it even louder. Eventually, without my even touching it, the audio volume rose to its fullest, and even though the sound was coming out of my headphones it was still pretty loud. The static turned into a ringing sound, and the deep voice spoke again.

 

"You can hide all you want," the deep voice said. "But you cannot escape me forever. Prepare to meet your fate."

 

At that moment, the audio piece disconnected, and the shaft started to move across the bridge and into my territory.

 

I backed up to the bottom platform, but when I turned to look across, on the opposite platform was another shaft, it's beam pointing straight at my camera view. I backed up at the last second, and I heard what sounded like a large clap of thunder. In the distance, I could see clouds approaching. I later realized it was the sound of the both a clap of thunder AND the shaft's blow hitting the side of the hiding hill behind the flag in a capture the flag match up.

 

The first shaft had now moved into my territory and was in clear eyesight of my tank. It shot its beam out at me. The tank on the opposing end had it's beam set right at the platform where I had just backed up from. I tried my emergency button one more time. Nothing.

 

The first shaft's beam was now pointing right at my turret as though it were attached. I did not have many options. I knew that if I went forward, the second shaft would destroy me. If I went backward, either shaft could destroy me. If I stayed still, the first shaft would destroy me.

 

I made a decision that the TOSC tells everyone to do only if they are in a situation where death seems likely for themselves. A decision that looking back on it was most dangerous thing I had ever done with/for the TOSC.

 

I hit the eject button, and the top of my tank lifted quickly. I was sent into the air just as I heard a large crash, one that I will never forget.

 

 

 

 

This one is my favorite. Can't wait for May's edition. It's an amazing cliffhanger and just overall writing.

[Mr.I3oSS 557]

fighter is pro  :rolleyes:

[manjappara 2]

hey mods,do we get crystals for writing editorials

[1stsuperwhitedragon 408]

This is completely funny :D

I know!!! XD XD XD

[1stsuperwhitedragon 408]

 

 

 

Greetings, tankers! Do you want to make your sentiments known? Enlighten people on a particular subject? Or even just to promote something? Well, look no further since the Editorials are back in business!

 

Simply send in a private message to Editorials (you MUST send it to that account, NOT this one) with your piece. In order for it to be published, it will need the following qualities:

 

- To be appropriate

- To be well-written

- To not contain any profanity or obscene content of any sort

 

Your private message MUST be titled "Editorials"

 

You can send me up to two articles per month.

 

ATTENTION - ALL ARTICLES SENT TO ME WILL BE PUBLISHED IN ISSUE 36.

 

Happy writing!

 

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