Merits
What TornLife's research has established about Merits, and the questions players asked about it.
What TornLife has verified
- The Torn Wiki's Education Quick Reference (2021 capture) lists PSY2680 as a 10% increase to Awareness. It also lists education courses that unlock artifact finds (medieval coins, Asian sculptures, Quran pages, Senet board pieces, amulets) and locations (Museum, Sports Shop, Pharmacy). (documented; Education:Quick Reference › Awareness & City finds / Locations, )
- A staff member (splent, 2020) listed free merit resets he had received: one as a Christmas login reward ("You have received a free merit reset. Merry Christmas!"), one for the mugging changes, two for bug finds, and one from reading the book High School For Adults. (confirmed by Torn; 5 free merit resets!, )
- The wiki (2022 capture) defines Awareness as the quantity of items a player finds in the City; higher awareness means more items found. Boosts are additive, not multiplicative. (documented; Awareness, )
- Awareness levels are additive: a 200% boost and a 300% boost give 500% extra awareness in total, not 600%. (documented; Awareness, )
- Wiki lists four ways to raise awareness: 20% per merit upgrade; 10% from education PSY2680; 50%, 50% and 70% from working at a Firework Stand, Candle Shop and Zoo; 2500% for 31 days from Book: Finders Keepers. There is also an unspecified boost during annual Awareness Awareness Week (3rd week of January). (documented; Awareness › Increasing Awareness, )
- Several threads (2019-2022) ask whether awareness merits are worth it, with players reporting few finds even with 8/10, level 3, or a Candle Shop job. The pack shows no measured find rate. (player reports; Is it worth spending points on awareness?, )
Questions about Merits
- How does the Awareness merit affect finding items in the city, and is it worth spending merits on?
Awareness is the wiki's term for how many items a player finds in the city. The Awareness merit adds +20% per upgrade, and boosts add together rather…
- What is the best order or strategy to spend merits in Torn?
The two guides that rank merits (2020 and 2026) both put Education Length first. It costs 55 merits for all 10 levels . After that the order is playe…
- Does Torn ever offer a free merit reset, such as during Christmas?
Yes. The wiki says free merit resets have been given every year since 2018 as a Christmas gift, and they can also come from the book High School For …