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Why was torn created?

Started by Saintttttt [4393066] on in General Discussion.

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_T_ [1009930]

Was it dope wars or Pimp wars?  I can't remember if it was you making a better version of their game or them trying to mimic yours. 

 

I forget the name of it, but there was a competitor at 1 time whose game was damn near identical to Torn aside from a few critical updates. SO it was more like an older version of Torn. 

I remember some people in my old faction joining it & sending me the link... & im like, hell no. 1 browser game that my GF makes fun of me for playing is enough

 

 

Vincent [1577779]

Will use torn as a reference point here. 

 

But around the same time of Torns creation and the following years there would be endless amounts of mafia/crime style games made. Whether it be Facebook apps like Mafia-wars etc.  

 

Even if games followed a different genre they usually followed suit of being about training several stats and all that jazz. 

 

You also had a crap load of those city/empire building games too down the line where you would build your own cities but building units/structures were time gated and what not. 

I met such amazing people along the way and all though the games can be looked at as a business the playerbase and the people you meet are what make these games. 

Some would provide updates for a year or two then the owner would leave them behind and have minimal impact so a lot of playerbases died out or if players are still there it’s because they put that many years in it’s either a part of daily routine still OR just leaving it now after grinding so long would just be a shitty moment. 

These days there are still hundreds of mafia style variants being made but in no way even close to as in depth as torn. Regardless of slow updates sometimes at least this game gets updated..torn has lasted a hell of a journey. 

Shooby [2510470]

british food is more cancerous than smoking a pack of cigarettes. American food is bad yeah, but at least it tastes good.

Bumfluff [969606] Wiki Contributor

Bangers and Mash

 

Toad in the Hole

 

Yorkshire Pudding


Roast Dinner

 

Shepherd’s Pie

 

Steak and Ale Pie

 

Chips and Gravy

 

Fish and Chips (Actual thick cut chips with salt and vinegar not crisps)

 

Sticky Toffee Pudding

 

Trifle

 

 

 

You are again showing your lack of British Cultural Awareness brother Shooby

 

 

Darkstar12 [3380499]

A game doesn't require a purpose other than to be enjoyable to play, I personally love playing Torn because I get to troll idiots, meet idiots that are actually pretty amazing, and get to watch numbers increase. 

 

Purpose is not objective, in Torn you find your own purpose.