History Funny / WorldOfTanks

* Many players like to think that the TOG II* is actually a ship...so Wargaming [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_UmkXfG6tY releases a video]] about it!

* NeverLiveItDown: On April 10, 2016 at the eSports Grand Finals in Poland, it was a close tiebreaker match between two of the best teams in the World of Tanks community, [=NAVI=] and Hellraisers, for a grand prize of $150,000 and the title of 2016 World of Tanks Champions. Tragically, Hellraisers had lost the Championship despite a dominating performance on the final round [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NrfGAIN6Zb4?t=9m10s due to a fatal and VERY embarrassing mistake by Applewow].

* [[http://wiki.wargaming.net/en/World_of_Tanks Their wiki]] is largely focused on serious stat-focused articles of the tanks at hand as well as general pros and cons of a given vehicle. Still, the articles manage to slip in a good chuckle or two, like this one for the [[http://wiki.wargaming.net/en/Tank:G25_PzII_Luchs Panzer II Luchs]], which lists "[[CuteMachines Adorable]]" as one of the pros of driving this tank.

** There's also a picture of him [[https://scontent-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn2/t1.0-9/1236189_631535110219607_907775318_n.jpg mimicking the Commissar]] from the "[[Memes/TabletopGames Drive me Closer]]" meme on top of the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl-Ger%C3%A4t Karl-Gerät self-propelled siege mortar]].

* [[http://wiki.wargaming.net/en/World_of_Tanks Their wiki]] is largely focused on serious stat-focused articles of the tanks at hand as well as general pros and cons of a given vehicle. Still, the articles slip in a good chuckle every so often, like this one for the [[http://wiki.wargaming.net/en/Tank:G25_PzII_Luchs Panzer II Luchs]], which lists "[[CuteMachines Adorable]]" as one of the pros of driving this tank.

* Christmas 2015 gift: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLmsrSM0qic free garage slot for everyone!]]

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqAR_wkIIsg A Japanese advertisement]] for World of Tanks features a bunch of girls drawing with a nude male model. The instructor looks over one girl's shoulder and sees her drawing the [[GagPenis very long]] [[BigFuckingGun 88mm cannon]] of a Ferdinand, to which the teacher nods appreciatively.

* Every so often, the physics engine glitches out, and the client and server desynchronize for a second before catching back up to each other. This results in tanks [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kkcXuufRzIA suddenly spinning violently in place]], which is an amusing little visual glitch. Thing is, the game still remembers that they're multi-ton machines moving at unhealthy speeds, [[https://youtu.be/0Kms7X_vbGQ?t=1m9s which this Marder II discovers much to its dismay]] when it gets ''roundhouse kicked'' by a Pz.Kpfw. 38 (t).

* The gift of the Tier 3 BT-7 Artillery-type premium tank as the game's 5th anniversary gift briefly resulted in the sadly too-brief spectacle of the "Derp Bart" rush, where each team had a dozen of the things on the field catapulting towards each other and everyone missing by miles due to a combination of the tank's high speed, long aim time, and apocalyptically bad accuracy.

* Sometimes part of the game's comedy is just the sheer unbridled chutzpah of some players. The Mighty Jingles held another contest for best replay videos by weight class and tier. Several times he mentioned a number of numerous World of Tanks replays in varying classes from a player named "Bigdogg" who, in defiance of all good sense, is TheBerserker in tank driver form. Jingles describes him as one of the most aggressive drivers he's ever seen. Oddly enough, the normally contentious World of Tanks fandom and audience ''loved'' this player, and many have clamored for him to upload his replays somewhere so everyone can partake of his sheer insanity.

* Many players like to think that the TOG II* is actually a ship...so Wargaming [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_UmkXfG6tY releases a video]] about it!

* Many players like to think that the TOG II* is actually a ship...so Wargaming [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_UmkXfG6tY release a video]] about it!

* The {{Fan Nickname}}s thrown around by the community can often get pretty funny. Check the [[Trivia/WorldOfTanks Trivia]] page for a few.

* Also present - tank "conga lines" or "derp lines" consisting of an entire lineup of tanks pushing one another across the map.

* There's enough hilarity via RNG shenanigans, game physics, and player incompetence to spawn multiple series showcasing these, including "Great European Random" and "World of Tanks PAPOJ" for the EU servers, "Why So Serious? RNG" and "Why You Heff To Be Mad?" for all servers, Wargaming's own "RNG: No Comment" series (currently on hiatus).

* Light tanks getting rammed, especially if A: [[HoistByTheirOwnPetard they're the only ones moving]] or B: the victim is a [[FixedForwardFacingWeapon Tank Destroyer]] that hits the breaks and has them run headlong into the often Heavy sized TD.

** A [[TheJuggernaut T95]] tank destroyer driver ran out of regular ammo and had to use his expensive premium (aka "gold") ammunition against a fragile but very dangerous [[GlassCannon M41 Walker Bulldog]] light tank. The M41 driver started taunting him for his use of premium ammo, lost control of his vehicle and crashed into the front of the T95, destroying his own vehicle while failing to scratch the foot-thick steel armor of his opponent's front.

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qL7-rW1Sw4I#t=763 The end of Best Replays Weekly #13]] contained a bonus clip with what many people have dubbed a [=DJ=] Maus.

** At certain point there could be unlimited amount of SPG's in one battle and lower level players tend not to change their positions simply shooting everything they see from the spawning point. When a scout tanks appears near group of low skilled bunched up SPG's, friendly fire is more common than you would think. The best part- you get an award if an enemy is killed by friendly fire near you.

** At certain point there could be unlimited amount of SPG's in one battle and lower level players tend not to change their positions simply shooting everything they see from the spawning point. When a scout tanks appears near them, friendly fire is more common than you would think. The best part- you get an award if an enemy is killed by friendly fire near you.

** Of particular fun was when he decided to live stream a play session of the game, during which he planned to do simple Q&As about either himself, or the tanks in the game. Cue one of the viewers challenging him to play an American Tank, like he was the Tank Commander[[note]]Which he was sometime before becoming a consultant for Wargaming[[/note]]. To everyone's amazement, he actually did it

** The presence of a TOG II* ''guarantees'' this.

* A developer's blog for upcoming physics overhaul features a ''back-flipping'' German tank.

* In 9.0, [[OneHitKill detonating an ammo rack]] now causes the victim's turret to fly off the tank. Cue the hilarity when it lands on someone, either giving them a nice little souvenir or potentially even killing whatever it lands on as it can still inflict damage on impact.