Torn history, told from the record: wars, scams, feuds, legends and the updates that changed the game.
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oraN alleged that banned-linked accounts and paid voters had down-rated a trading thread. Chedburn barred new players from down-rating and removed 17 suspicious ratings.
Nov 2019 · Cheaters
Oliveoil1man [3384999] said Plinko showed billions in winnings and Torn Parley Palace offered 90 million. Strain [1953608] said the 750x table was unintended.
Sep 2025 · Scams and cons
Nadbash proposed a permanent, humiliating title for players found guilty of running multiple accounts. Torn developer Chedburn said bans should not become gameplay or a joke.
Oct 2019 · Cheaters
In April 2018, hill007 demanded tighter control of harassment and rule-breaking. Replies accused the thread starter of hypocrisy, and Torn officers joined the argument.
Apr–Dec 2018 · Controversies
ForesterISR said The Wolverines turned a modest chaining plan into a 100k chain, earning 769,025 respect over 15 days, 15 hours and 2 minutes.
Mar 2023 · Player feats
Lilbig accused darjax of taking 500mil+ worth of caches and war payouts after receiving control of a faction. Replies demanded proof and questioned the call for retaliation.
Jun 2025 · Vault thieves
numan3000 said eight hours of hunting produced one Easter egg while a friend found four in two hours. The replies supplied advice, disbelief and egg puns.
Apr 2024 · Events
The opener said 4 of 14 attacks went unpaid. The argument became a grammar dispute over whether an offer stopped at 10.
Jul 2024 · Scams and cons
damaster said a day-old account claimed to be their hacked faction leader and asked about vault cash. Questions meant for a faction insider ended the approach with a block.
Mar 2017 · Scams and cons
ZOO [2072988] asked where 6Bil had gone after alleging a faction-vault theft. Aleks-ODBird [2259658] later wrote that, apparently, a spouse returned 2.7b to The Box [7818].
Jun 2020 · Vault thieves
LordDankenstien said they were paid to recap Sappy's reported 30 day federal jail term. The replacement discussion was soon sent to the Graveyard as well.
Apr 2020 · Fedded players
ZBS put a recent ranked-war pull into auction. Later replies alleged it sold for 8.5b and returned less than 50% of an offer ZBS had cited.
Feb 2023 · Markets
A Cayman deposit and mug landed seconds apart. -MIST reported a negative balance; Torn staff said the mug was legitimate and the deposit should have been blocked.
May 2022 · Muggings
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