I proposed this on another thread and it got likes so here goes:
As most players are unaware of the damage cheaters do to the economy in Torn i propose a monthly newspaper article is created that gives stats such as how many cheaters have been fedded (permanent feds), how much cash was confiscated as well as perhaps items and how many sting operations are in place.
This will show that Crime does not pay in Torn, and it highlights that staff are hot on this issue. I feel currently everything is behind the scenes and no one really knows the actual impact or scale of the RMT's/Duplicators and other scammers. Perhaps it will even reduce the amount of cheating due to the extra attention. I imagine people are less inclined to act on this when they know the chance to get caught is very high.
I like to see the addition of random events and disasters taking place in Torn. They would spice things up, yes at times not positively. It will impact on availability of items and prices of items as a result.
I personally think it would be a nice addition to an already great game.
Examples of fires: 1. A fire in the chemical plant in South Africa which leads to 50% re-spawn rate of Xanax. effective between 1-3 days) Can randomly happen throughout the year at a certain probability %.
2. Torn University caught fire and all education courses have been postponed for 1 day.
3. "xx player" island/house caught on fire, happiness reduced by half for 24 hours
Fires could be random in many places throughout travel destinations as well as Torn city. Impacting on various elements of the game.
Economic events and overseas disasters: Some examples but there could be hundreds of course.
1. A military coup in South Africa which leads to 75% less exports for the remainder of the unrest. effective from 3 days to a month, less probable than fire for example. Then perhaps a knock on effect after 3 days resulting in either: A: The coup has ended and the economy is back on track in 2 days B: Fighting continues and grenades are no longer available for following period
2. A flood in Hawaii leads to unrest and production is halved during the efforts to reclaim the islands. effective for up to 14 days, small chance of this happening of course.
3. Productivity issues leading to plushy manufacturing reduced by 20%. effective 1 day to 1 week
4. China legalises export of drugs and ecstasy and LSD 10% cheaper effective permanently (until government change for example)
5. Canada signs promotion trade agreement with Torn carry capacity increased by 2 items for 5 days
These events should be factored in by a certain % and be completely random not activated by dev's to influence the economy. But as in life completely random.
Perhaps players could take out insurance on their homes to prevent happy drop in case of fire.
I am looking for detectives to help solve crimes that happen in Torn City. All expenses will be refunded and there is a reward of $100,000 for every detective that solves the crime. Only a few rules: All correspondence must go through “Messages” not “chats”. You have to collect all to find the suspect If at any point you get stuck you can request help from me but I will deduct it from your pay. I can do this only twice. Not all clues require action, sometimes you just need to wait a while. MrDoe’s agency does not condone cheating.
First clue is below, happy hunting.
Clue 1 It’s a wet morning in Torn City and you receive a call to inform you that a man was found dead at a construction/building site. Sadly, the GPS is not working and you couldn’t hear the directions given due to all the airplane noises, so you have to find this place the old-fashioned way. When you have found the location send me the 3-letter territory name and I will join you there.
Yeah this is a thing and im told to do something with graphics that i have never had to do before for any online game. So it is a bit odd. Maybe fix it? I am not sure where to find these settings either.
When you send a message the chatbox drags down across the screen. For no reason So you have to select the box again for the next message, for it to go up etc etc. No smooth chat session
Yes, on PC it is ok. but mobile and via torn PDA there is no point trying. I just play on PC now, but just check my activity. cannot be good for longevity of this game..especilally not in modern times