Tank Vs Tanker

GaS · **Joined:** Nov 2006 **Posts:** 431 **Location:** Home

Why does everyone call the person taking the hits a "tanker"
A tanker is not ment to take hits when a tank can ... tank. lol

Tanker

Tank

TwelveEleven · **Joined:** Mar 2007 **Posts:** 3806 **Location:** Heaven

This is like my nuke vs tank topic i made some while ago..

Orotiagito · **Joined:** Aug 2006 **Posts:** 799 **Location:**

I'd call them Linebackers, but Tank is easier to type.

Barotix · **Joined:** Jul 2007 **Posts:** 9250 **Location:** Sand

wierd was my post deleted?

thier tanks

Fat_Smurf · **Posted:** Fri Aug 03, 2007 6:38 pm

TwelveEleven wrote:

This is like my nuke vs tank topic i made some while ago..

yea lame joke are reserved to 1211

Vandall · **Joined:** Apr 2007 **Posts:** 1923 **Location:**

Orotiagito wrote:

I'd call them Linebackers, but Tank is easier to type.

just called MLB, OLB etc.

TwelveEleven · **Joined:** Mar 2007 **Posts:** 3806 **Location:** Heaven

Fat_Smurf wrote:

TwelveEleven wrote:

This is like my nuke vs tank topic i made some while ago..

yea lame joke are reserved to 1211

Agreed, maybe i should make another

What do you think?

uBeR · **Joined:** Jan 2007 **Posts:** 966 **Location:**

Just as one who runs is known as a runner, one who tanks is a tanker.

liske · **Joined:** May 2006 **Posts:** 519 **Location:**

Well they called tank because if you notice a tank has lots of armour and a tanker is a big iron or steel floating vessel so they have stroage defenses and armour or double hull maybe maybe thats why?

BryaN · **Joined:** Apr 2006 **Posts:** 2264

[quote="GaS"]

Tank

I vote for the Tank cuz I love shooting things.

jabbers · **Posted:** Fri Aug 03, 2007 8:25 pm

i vote for baloney sandwich

MrFudge · **Joined:** Jan 2007 **Posts:** 5731 **Location:** None

jabbers wrote:

i vote for baloney sandwich

bologna not baloney wtf

uBeR · **Joined:** Jan 2007 **Posts:** 966 **Location:**

The American Heritage Dictionary recognizes it as a variant of bologna, informal or otherwise.

jabbers · **Posted:** Fri Aug 03, 2007 9:52 pm

what about bahlonee?

Aiyas · **Posted:** Fri Aug 03, 2007 10:02 pm

uBeR wrote:

Just as one who runs is known as a runner, one who tanks is a tanker.

+1

The term "tanker" is in reference to:

Infstdraynor · **Joined:** Dec 2006 **Posts:** 263

STOP VERBING NOUNS! TANK. IS. NOT. A. VERB!

Aiyas · **Posted:** Fri Aug 03, 2007 10:19 pm

Infstdraynor wrote:

STOP VERBING NOUNS! TANK. IS. NOT. A. VERB!

True, "tank", the vehicle, is a noun. However, the term "tank" does function as a verb.

As taken from Merriam-Webster Online:

Main Entry: tank
Function: verb
transitive verb
1 : to place, store, or treat in a tank
2 : to make no effort to win : lose intentionally <tanked the match>
intransitive verb
1 : to lose intentionally : give up in competition
2 : to suffer rapid decline, failure, or collapse <bought a stock that quickly tanked>

Apparently, they don't recognize the gamer definition of "tank."

MonstaH · **Joined:** Jun 2006 **Posts:** 1550 **Location:**

In some languages you just tend to put that -er in the end, because jobs and such end in an -er (male) ... in german for example ... so most people would rather say Tanker in my language ... same as INTer or something.

Btw I didn't know that that ship was called tanker in english as well o0

Fuhito · **Joined:** Nov 2006 **Posts:** 193 **Location:**

Infstdraynor wrote:

STOP VERBING NOUNS! TANK. IS. NOT. A. VERB!

You know what also isn't a verb? The word verb.

Nyahgis · **Joined:** Oct 2006 **Posts:** 680 **Location:**

I say tanker, because when I think of a tanker I think of a blader... and when I think of a blader I think of somethign that can't kill shit and thus I vote for the first picture. He might ram into some noobs [ie. Lil' fishing vessles] but I don't think you'll see him taking out the tank firing on him from the shore.

Shadowman20818 · **Joined:** Jul 2007 **Posts:** 1506

Random history lesson:
A tank was named a tank because when it was invented it was built inside a water tank.

Tanks just seem big and bulky and take a lot of small to medium fire without any hitch.

vindicated01 · **Joined:** May 2007 **Posts:** 1094 **Location:** XE

tank comes from frog or amphibians..

tyfly · **Joined:** Jul 2006 **Posts:** 826 **Location:**

off topic section?

tank ftw after watching that future weapons show

Barotix · **Joined:** Jul 2007 **Posts:** 9250 **Location:** Sand

tyfly wrote:

off topic section?

tank ftw after watching that future weapons show

lol modern armour?

nphillip · **Joined:** Jul 2007 **Posts:** 1012 **Location:**

lol, this is a funny thread

iBilly · **Posted:** Sat Aug 04, 2007 5:29 am

MonstaH wrote:

In some languages you just tend to put that -er in the end, because jobs and such end in an -er (male) ... in german for example ... so most people would rather say Tanker in my language ... same as INTer or something.

Btw I didn't know that that ship was called tanker in english as well o0

Hi, I'm a Warriorer Thiefer.

GaS · **Joined:** Nov 2006 **Posts:** 431 **Location:** Home

uBeR wrote:

Just as one who runs is known as a runner, one who tanks is a tanker.

Tank is not a verb like run. The first place I ever saw the word "Tanker" being described as the person taking the hits was in the Euro Preview page. Joymax is known for bad translations, grammar errors, and spelling errors.
In MMOs the person in the front lines, there to take the hits, (ie. Warriors, Rogues, or Barbarians) is compared to a Tank.

Aiyas · **Posted:** Sat Aug 04, 2007 7:04 am

GaS wrote:

uBeR wrote:

Just as one who runs is known as a runner, one who tanks is a tanker.

Tank is not a verb like run. The first place I ever saw the word "Tanker" being described as the person taking the hits was in the Euro Preview page. Joymax is known for bad translations, grammar errors, and spelling errors.
In MMOs the person in the front lines, there to take the hits, (ie. Warriors, Rogues, or Barbarians) is compared to a Tank.

True, but Joymax isn't at fault for this one. The word "tanker" has been used in other games before SRO.

Besides, I prefer "meat shield" anyway.

Krevidy · **Posted:** Sat Aug 04, 2007 11:53 am

well the tank would win tha battle. 1 shot with a APS (Armour Piercing Shell) at the hull of that tanker it would frkin exploud. Cuz it is full of GaS and oil LOL. :twisted:

yesyes · **Joined:** Jul 2007 **Posts:** 163 **Location:**

I think that thead is DUMB and you are only pumping your post counter.

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