Level holding
What TornLife's research has established about Level holding, and the questions players asked about it.
What TornLife has verified
- The wiki says players level hold so enemies underestimate them and lose when attacking. Some holders have friends bounty them for more free wins. Benefits include defend merits and cheaper jail bail-outs. (documented; Level holding › Benefits of level holding, )
- Wiki history: bank use was once blocked until level 5, changed in 2010; starting jobs once gave fewer job points to holders. (documented; Level holding › Downsides to level holding / History, )
- A player who stops holding can upgrade one level at a time until reaching their true level. A 2020 guide says holders cannot see how many levels they are holding. (documented; Level holding, )
- The Life Points merit gives +5% max life. The wiki notes that spending merits on it at level 1 and levelling to 50 equals spending them at level 50, so the merit's value scales with level. (documented; Merit › Upgrades › Miscellaneous Upgrades, )
- The wiki defines level holding as not pressing the Upgrade button when able to level up, staying at the current level. Most holders hold at level 15 because of the ability to Travel. (documented; Level holding, )
- Wiki lists downsides: less total life, no Anonymous or Duke Missions until level 5, no Travel until level 15, and some Awards unavailable. (documented; Level holding › Downsides to level holding / History, )
- The wiki (captured 2021-10-22) says life starts at 100 and rises until level 100, where it is 5000. Maximum with merit upgrades is 7500. Life regenerates 5% of total life every 5 minutes. (documented; Life › Life Regeneration, )
- Max life with no upgrades is 5000. With only 10/10 merits it is 7500, with faction specials 9000, and with Mining Corporation 9900. Marauder Armor raises it to 13266 at the top. A holder at low level has proportionally less life. (documented; Marauder Armor, )
Questions about Level holding
- What is level holding in Torn, and when is it beneficial?
Level holding is not pressing the Upgrade button when you can level up, so you stay at your current level . It is said to help by making opponents un…