Cheaters
Torn stories about cheaters, retold from the forum archive with every statement labelled and sourced.
- The permanent title proposed for players found guilty of multis
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
- The down-ratings that brought a restriction for new players
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
- A suspicious faction and Torn's burden of proof
Kobie [2156358] suspected a linked faction of using multiple accounts. Torn staff (Admin) bogie [148747] said appearances were insufficient and that the group was not all multis.
Dec 2020 · Cheaters
- An RMT call-out that pointed back at its opener
An April 2020 call-out asked for punishment over alleged RMT. Commenters replied that the opener appeared to be offering real money or encouraging a rules breach.
Apr 2020 · Cheaters
- The 2017 Pink Power gender-change dispute
In a Bugs & Issues post, -gUNz- [984073] accused members of one faction of using gender changes to bypass random team assignments. Players disputed whether that counted as an exploit.
Sep 2017 · Cheaters
- Players Questioned a Reported September 2018 Jackpot Win
Players said a near-statless account had won 11 billion and alleged it was a multi. They watched its networth and debated what Torn should do with the money.
Sep–Oct 2018 · Cheaters
- CodeNameGarbo's multi-account confession
In August 2020, CodeNameGarbo said they had operated multiple accounts and received a seven-day ban. Replies praised the admission, condemned the cheating and questioned the punishment.
Aug 2020 · Cheaters
- The 17b slots winner accused of being a multi
iribuya accused an account they described as nearly inactive of being a multi after reporting a 17b slots win. On 08 Feb 2019, one poster said it seemed staff had handled the matter.
Feb 2019 · Cheaters
- Torn Players Organised a Boycott and Bounty Campaign Against MMCP
In December 2017, frustrated that Torn staff (Admin) had not fedded the alleged multi-accounting faction MMCP, players opened a thread calling for a community boycott, bounty and attack campaign instead.
2017–2018 · Cheaters
- Ucanteneke's fedding: Memorath's explanation and an admin's reply
In June 2020 Memorath posted an account of why Ucanteneke was jailed over a market page-switching script. Admin bogie answered that the account had been watched for about 3 months and the investigation was ongoing.
Jun 2020 · Cheaters
- Rob_Snow's "Buy Mugger" bounty thread: a multi suspicion with no proof
In March 2020 Rob_Snow posted a timeline linking "Buy Mugger" bounties to their attacks on trader Unique. They said they could not prove anything. Unique, JustJanet and others answered anyway.
Mar 2020 · Cheaters
- "Trinity bought by a multi?????": a faction sale and a row over \"HOF\"
In April 2023 ZOMB13 asked whether d3vl should profit from selling Trinity to a suspected SMTH multi. Ana defended the buyers, drew heavy dislikes, and the thread spawned a separate debate on what "HOF" means.
2023–2024 · Cheaters
- Krastinov floats an RMT sting; admin bogie says Torn already runs them
In May 2020 Krastinov joked about finding an RMT seller and reporting them. Torn admin bogie answered at length on stings, penalties and why players should stay away. Players added their own views.
May–Jul 2020 · Cheaters
- "How much proof is needed?" Nemesis asks about multis; Chedburn says it isn't proof
In December 2018 Nemesis posted profile screenshots and asked why suspected multi accounts had not been fedded. Torn developer Chedburn said a new player adding someone to a blacklist is not proof.
Dec 2018 · Cheaters
- Swervelord accused of scripting a Xanax buy-mug seconds after a bazaar opened
In February 2026 m1cha3lwithab said 206 Xanax were bought and they were mugged within seconds of reopening a bazaar. Swervelord answered in the thread, and other players argued over what the timing showed.
Feb–Apr 2026 · Cheaters
- Slots ban for "script usage" hits players who clicked through browser tabs
In December 2017 several players were told they were banned from slots for unauthorised script use. They said they had only opened many tabs and clicked by hand. A Torn admin changed the check, and the thread turned to auto-roll.
2017–2025 · Cheaters
- A 9* law-firm faction is reported as multis and deleted, March 2020
Icydraft [2031301] reported two suspicious law firms in March 2020. Torn staff jailed the accounts, deleted the faction and offered compensation to innocent members.
Mar 2020 · Cheaters
- Rocky91 Accused of Running Seven Multis to Win Ranked Wars
BigTasty420 accused Rocky91 of running at least seven accounts to fix three ranked wars; a Torn staff (Admin) post confirmed Rocky91 was in fed, but the 30-day sentence BigTasty420 described drew forum anger.
2022–2023 · Cheaters