Multiple accounts
What TornLife's research has established about Multiple accounts, and the questions players asked about it.
What TornLife has verified
- Chedburn (Developer) announced in 2015 that multiple accounts, meaning an additional account created by someone who already has one, are against Torn's rules. (confirmed by Torn; IP blocks removed - Play w/ friends and relatives!, )
- The wiki FAQ says that as long as you don't play two accounts you will not be banned, and staff can tell a multiple account from two legitimate players. (documented; FAQ › FAQ › Rules › If I have a relative or friend playing Torn City with me on…, )
- Staff removed IP-based blocks on interactions and trades in 2015. People in the same household or on the same IP will not be banned and may interact and trade freely. (confirmed by Torn; FAQ › FAQ › Rules › If I have a relative or friend playing Torn City with me on…, )
- The Game Code of Conduct (wiki, 2021) bans creating multiple accounts to gain more items or money. Offenders are dealt with by staff. (documented; Codes of Conduct, )
- The announcement describes forbidden multi-account behaviour as making money on extra accounts and transferring it to the main account, and using extra accounts to attack, bust or revive the main account. Trading between separate people on the same IP is allowed. (confirmed by Torn; IP blocks removed - Play w/ friends and relatives!, )
- Detection: Multi Hunter checks hundreds of randomly selected accounts per day and flags suspicious activity for staff. Staff review it and either clear the flag or ban all accounts involved. Staff claim five main methods and 99.99% probability. (confirmed by Torn; IP blocks removed - Play w/ friends and relatives!, )
- The one requirement is that neither person has access to or uses the other's account in any way. (confirmed by Torn; IP blocks removed - Play w/ friends and relatives!, )
Questions about Multiple accounts
- Is having multiple Torn accounts on the same IP address, such as family members, against the rules, and which interactions between them are forbidden?
Sharing an IP address, as family members or friends do, is not against the rules. Staff removed IP blocks in 2015 and say you will not be banned as l…