HippoHugger's thread logs Torn's faction chain records, old and new
From December 2017 a forum thread collected faction chain records. Factions posted 5k, 10k and 25k chains there, and some claimed respect and speed marks.
Involved: HippoHugger [140306] , BraveKath [1815519] , MeanMike [1884314] , Penicillin [1517799] Committee , daCampa [169777] and 3 more
A record book for chains
HippoHugger [140306] opened "Faction Chain Records" in Faction Discussion on 03 Dec 2017. The opening post says the new chaining system was well underway and lists key achievements so far, plus records from the old system.[1][2]
HippoHugger said there were gaps, particularly from the old system, and asked for corrections by mail. The thread reached 628 replies and 25,512 views by the archive's last fetch.[1][2]
The old records
HippoHugger's all-time list gave JFK's 30,000 chain (April/May 2014) as the highest chain, with PT-Family's 14,567 as the previous highest. It gave Milk and Cookies' 10,101 (December 2015) among the 10,000 chains.[3]
Torn patch lists from November 2017 show changes to chain tree upgrades and attack respect gains around the new chaining system. One added a chain 2,500 faction tree upgrade.[4][5]
four [254727] argued that fastest chains should separate bonus from non-bonus chains. HippoHugger replied that this was not needed, since at 10k+ nobody would risk missing bonus respect.[6][7]
New chains are posted
TRex [1831950] posted a 5k chain on 04 Jan 2018, saying it began as a practice chain with no one stacked. Participant claim[8]
daCampa [169777] wrote on 17 Jan 2018 that IH had broken three records: biggest respect, biggest bonus, and logiet's 310 hits. Participant claim[9]
On 21 Feb 2018 Penicillin [1517799], a Torn officer/committee member, wrote that a posted result would be the permanent best respect for a 10,000 chain, because changes to the bonus hit structure made it impossible to beat.[10]
25k chains followed. RustyNail [1595268] posted Helvete's on 25 Mar 2018, and HT-Supermikk [108922] posted DEHT's on 30 Mar 2018, noting only 80 players. Participant claim[11][12]
MeanMike [1884314] posted a new 10k time record on 08 Apr 2018, complaining of errors an hour in. BraveKath [1815519] wrote on 19 Apr 2018 that SA's 25K chain may have earned the highest respect for a 25K chain so far, and said they were not sure. Participant claim[13][14]
On 22 May 2018 MeanMike wrote that one chain gave two new records, respect and their own Speed 25k. They thanked other factions who helped on the walls. Participant claim[15]
Smaller factions and side chatter
RX8 [1798198] wrote on 17 Jun 2018 that their small, mostly new faction had finished its first 5,000 chain. On 09 Sep 2018 they posted a first 10,000 chain over 2 days, 9 hours, 44 minutes. Participant claim[16][17]
BraveKath wrote on 10 Aug 2018 that FTW's 10K chain reached 83,350.00 respect, against 76,281.10 for their last one. They asked whether DA's 71,437.30 had been the highest recorded. Participant claim[18]
Later references
DJ__ [268095] pointed a 10K-chain thread to the records thread on 14 Jan 2018.[19]
On 05 Jun 2018 Proxima [1879587] linked the thread in a "25k chains" thread and wrote that 12 had completed them. Participant claim[20]
On 08 Jun 2018 dESTROYS [67441] proposed an automatic chain records system, saying a discussion in the thread inspired it. Participant claim[21]
Timeline
- 3 Dec 2017 HippoHugger opens the Faction Chain Records thread.[1]
- 4 Jan 2018 TRex posts a 5k chain. Participant claim[8]
- 21 Feb 2018 Penicillin calls a 10,000 chain respect result permanent.[10]
- 25 Mar 2018 RustyNail posts Helvete's 25k chain. Participant claim[11]
- 19 Apr 2018 BraveKath posts SA's 25K chain. Participant claim[14]
- 22 May 2018 MeanMike claims two records from one chain. Participant claim[15]
- 9 Sep 2018 RX8 posts a first 10,000 chain. Participant claim[17]
Original sources 21
- Post by HippoHugger [140306] in "Faction Chain Records" ·
- Thread "Faction Chain Records" (Faction Discussion) ·
- Post by HippoHugger [140306] in "Faction Chain Records" ·
- Thread "Patch list #20 : 14/11/2017" (Announcements) ·
- Thread "Patch list #22 : 28/11/2017" (Announcements) ·
- Post by four [254727] in "Faction Chain Records" ·
- Post by HippoHugger [140306] in "Faction Chain Records" ·
- Post by TRex [1831950] in "Faction Chain Records" ·
- Post by daCampa [169777] in "Faction Chain Records" ·
- Post by Penicillin [1517799] in "Faction Chain Records" ·
- Post by RustyNail [1595268] in "Faction Chain Records" ·
- Post by HT-Supermikk [108922] in "Faction Chain Records" ·
- Post by MeanMike [1884314] in "Faction Chain Records" ·
- Post by BraveKath [1815519] in "Faction Chain Records" ·
- Post by MeanMike [1884314] in "Faction Chain Records" ·
- Post by RX8 [1798198] in "Faction Chain Records" ·
- Post by RX8 [1798198] in "Faction Chain Records" ·
- Post by BraveKath [1815519] in "Faction Chain Records" ·
- Post by DJ__ [268095] in "10K CHAIN IN 1 DAY AND 8 HOURS and 16 minutes" ·
- Post by Proxima [1879587] in "25k chains" ·
- Post by dESTROYS [67441] in "Official Chaining Records HOF" ·
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