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So I finally decided to buy a tank a few weeks back. I didnt really use it till about a week ago. Its amazing what I noticed.

 

We all know most people hate tanks for the obvious reasons like not having to pay insurance for blowing up PV's, but.....

 

 

First time I used tank= I went on a huge rampage that lasted 4 tanks.

 

Second time= Just fought police with no problems.

 

Third time= I just drove around and looked at people to see their reactions. This is where it gets funny. If I drove up on someone I just assumed they think I am going to blow them up and expect to get shot. Almost every time they did shoot and I would not shoot back. I would just roll up and sit there turning my turret away from them. Its weird but they would be relentless in shooting me. Not throwing stickies or nades or shooting rockets, just shooting me.

 

I would also find people just driving past me not knowing I was in a tank and instead of just continuing their journey they would turn around and start shooting me or try to ram me while the whole time I aint even firing my cannon or following them.

 

After they keep shooting and ramming I eventually blow them up and when they spawn I sit there seeing what they do and 9 times out of 10 they come back for more.

 

I just dont get why you start sh*t with a tank and then bitch about getting killed like alot of thee people did. I got psn msgs and in game txts and occasionally I set my chat to all and they would be screaming.

 

Do you ever just drive your tank around not intending to cause harm to anyone yet find yourself being assaulted?

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E•MO•TION

Cause it's always a good time!

 

Woah, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh

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You're in a tank. You're a griefer. That's as deep as it gets.

 

Maybe if you can convince all of the other tank wankers in GTA0 to be nice, things will change. But I don't see that happening.

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They ram it and explode then they come here and complain about tanks not paying insurance even though it was their bad driving that caused their downfall.

 

I think it's good to roll up on randoms and give them a scare. The reactions when they relise that not all tanks are owned by griefers can be pretty funny.

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here come the tank cry babies

 

i enjoy rolling around in a tank because i know i'm not gonna get shot in it. i find it funny how people will be coming down the road and haul ass away when they realize it's a tank. the best part about the tank is the unrelenting hell that you can dish out on the cops.

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Because we're sick of the sight of them. They just ruin the experience.

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it's just the mind set of players these days, usually if a tank shows up it's there to grief and that's what people expect. i give the tank one chance (yeah i get killed alot) if they attack then i'm gonna do what i can to fight it, if not then i'll just keep doing what i doing. fighting a tank on foot can be quite fun IMO, but it's also be quite deadly. :lol:

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They ram it and explode then they come here and complain about tanks not paying insurance even though it was their bad driving that caused their downfall.

 

I think it's good to roll up on randoms and give them a scare. The reactions when they relise that not all tanks are owned by griefers can be pretty funny.

Was in a lobby once in my tank, just driving past randoms, not blowing them up, next thing I know, half the lobby is driving behind me. I could have turned around and got them all, decided to blow up the police instead.

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A few days ago I pulled out the Rhino as I was bored. I went on a mayhem fighting the LSPD. Next thing I know there is 4 people standing on a nearby bridge watching me killing the police. One of them even sent me a text "thats badass". Not everyone is hostile against tanks :p

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They have just put a bad taste in most players mouths. Simple as that. I was guilty once. I saw a tank so I went to get a cargobob to lift him up and drop him in the ocean. After attempt two I realized he could have blown me away a long time ago so let him be

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Some people are just stupid and bring it upon themselves. Some players are jealous and want to use the tank for killing other players.

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They have just put a bad taste in most players mouths. Simple as that. I was guilty once. I saw a tank so I went to get a cargobob to lift him up and drop him in the ocean. After attempt two I realized he could have blown me away a long time ago so let him be

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Sorry Op, I think to best sum it up in a single statement would be... Damn you Pavlov!

 

That is reference to conditioned reflex and likely the result of the majority of people who drive tanks in GTA Online being griefers.

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Because they're part of the GTA:O community.

It's actually pretty hilarious when a low level shoots your tank with the standard pistol. Be sure to kill them with the barrel of the tank to show them the error of their ways.

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Because they're part of the GTA:O community.

It's actually pretty hilarious when a low level shoots your tank with the standard pistol. Be sure to kill them with the barrel of the tank to show them the error of their ways.

 

Its simply amazing when the lower lvls just use a pistol and shoot at me.

 

 

 

 

I dont know what it is but lately when I am bored or nobody else is on I just drive in the tank just to see peoples reactions. A lot of the time I dont even retaliate when people attempt to shot or blow me up. I like to see how long they go before they just give up and drive away.

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When I'm nice, every single encounter they keep trying to jack my tank. Thats why being nice isn't the optimal choice. The tank is no fun though, I sometimes just abandon it in front of the eclipse then people fight over it.

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Because they're part of the GTA:O community.

It's actually pretty hilarious when a low level shoots your tank with the standard pistol. Be sure to kill them with the barrel of the tank to show them the error of their ways.

 

Its simply amazing when the lower lvls just use a pistol and shoot at me.

 

 

 

 

I dont know what it is but lately when I am bored or nobody else is on I just drive in the tank just to see peoples reactions. A lot of the time I dont even retaliate when people attempt to shot or blow me up. I like to see how long they go before they just give up and drive away.

 

I use it for the sexual thrill. Nothing gives you a semi like the big, armored monster that is the Rhino.

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Shadowfennekin

A few days ago, I got my tank to kill some cops and some random started shooting me so I blew him up. He wanted a one on one so I accepted and just blew him up until it was over. He still wanted more but once I got a swarm of cops he left me alone since some started shooting him.

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They ram it and explode then they come here and complain about tanks not paying insurance even though it was their bad driving that caused their downfall.

 

I think it's good to roll up on randoms and give them a scare. The reactions when they relise that not all tanks are owned by griefers can be pretty funny.

Was in a lobby once in my tank, just driving past randoms, not blowing them up, next thing I know, half the lobby is driving behind me. I could have turned around and got them all, decided to blow up the police instead.

 

 

The temptation of insurance free destruction would have been too much for me.

 

I still remember the Geordie who sounded like he crapped himself when he saw my tank. He was laughing when he realised I wasn't going to blow him up. The other tank that he was fleeing from didn't survive long though.

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One of the things I like to do most in all of GTA is to blow up a tank with an RPG, then stand on top of it firing my gold AK47 or standard MG into the air, usually until the victim kills me so I'm sure he saw me celebrating on his blown up tank.

 

PS: The standard MG is the best gun for celebratory gunfire because your character fires it from the hip.

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Have driven my tank around before. Not even attacking people, just driving around. In fact, I've had people come by me with a ton of police on their tail, and I'd blow up the cops that were chasing them. Still amusing to see the reactions, haha~

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Cuz everyone thinks everyone in a tank is a d-bag. I personally just cruise in the tank until some dumbass decides to try to attack.

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I think most of the online community figures someone in a tank has bad intentions... really no other reason to think otherwise when 99% of the tanks confirm that.

 

Personally I just avoid tanks.

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lordemperor

Tanks are basically assumed to contain griefers.

 

I don't get the use of guns though...

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When I happen to be in a tank, 99% of the time it is to kill some other griefer in a tank. I try to make it obvious that I'm neutral to everyone else by simply driving pass them, but I always get attacked anyways. I usually just kill them after that and move on. Tanks are all powerful, so there isn't really anything they can do to me anyways.

 

I think it is stupid to call ANYONE a griefer when if it is you who started the situation.

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So I finally decided to buy a tank a few weeks back. I didnt really use it till about a week ago. Its amazing what I noticed.

 

We all know most people hate tanks for the obvious reasons like not having to pay insurance for blowing up PV's, but.....

 

 

First time I used tank= I went on a huge rampage that lasted 4 tanks.

 

Second time= Just fought police with no problems.

 

Third time= I just drove around and looked at people to see their reactions. This is where it gets funny. If I drove up on someone I just assumed they think I am going to blow them up and expect to get shot. Almost every time they did shoot and I would not shoot back. I would just roll up and sit there turning my turret away from them. Its weird but they would be relentless in shooting me. Not throwing stickies or nades or shooting rockets, just shooting me.

 

I would also find people just driving past me not knowing I was in a tank and instead of just continuing their journey they would turn around and start shooting me or try to ram me while the whole time I aint even firing my cannon or following them.

 

After they keep shooting and ramming I eventually blow them up and when they spawn I sit there seeing what they do and 9 times out of 10 they come back for more.

 

I just dont get why you start sh*t with a tank and then bitch about getting killed like alot of thee people did. I got psn msgs and in game txts and occasionally I set my chat to all and they would be screaming.

 

Do you ever just drive your tank around not intending to cause harm to anyone yet find yourself being assaulted?

 

yup been doing it a lot lately, but usually i would be itching to see if anyone would come towards me and even attempt to shoot, and as soon as they do "BOOM B_i_t_c_H"

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here come the tank cry babies

 

i enjoy rolling around in a tank because i know i'm not gonna get shot in it. i find it funny how people will be coming down the road and haul ass away when they realize it's a tank. the best part about the tank is the unrelenting hell that you can dish out on the cops.

Here come all the tank wankers to claim that they are nice, just minding their own business, and don't grief other players. :colgate:

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