Stories from 2014
Torn stories that happened in 2014, retold from the forum archive with every statement labelled and sourced.
- The proposal to protect cash from cancel-trade mugging
Kharma proposed a 10-minute safeguard for money returned from cancelled trades. Chedburn considered it burdensome, avoidable and possibly a legitimate mugging tactic.
2014–2020 · Muggings
- Tengs [509329] reports losing 150mill after an Anonymous [9] message
Tengs said a mission-style message sent them to two player bazaars and promised triple repayment. Heisenberg [1574771] later said they had turned the same pitch back on its sender.
2014–2015 · Scams and cons
- TheGuvnor's 100 Million investment pitch
kazuko-kat asked whether to trust an unsolicited offer. Torn staff (Admin) bogie called it a scam, and SmokingAces replied after another player linked that name to TheGuvnor.
Sep 2014 · Scams and cons
- The proposal for default victories in stalled wars
Second2none [1615950] proposed a default victory after describing a war stalled by an absent opponent. Replies questioned the timing, definition and treatment of bonuses.
2014–2016 · Wars
- Pluto's warning about @tornrpgofficial
Pluto said @tornrpgofficial promoted a fake Donator Pack competition and a supposed Torn EMail feature. The warning led to an argument over phishing and who deserved blame.
Sep–Oct 2014 · Scams and cons
- How players turned Torn's bookies into a makeshift vault
In November 2014, a botched football bet led one player to describe using Torn's bookies as a makeshift vault — and touched off a debate over whether it would get nerfed.
Nov–Dec 2014 · Discoveries
- Players hunt for tiny items on Torn's new city map, June 2014
A General Discussion thread from 23 June 2014 collected first finds, zoom tips and complaints about the new system of picking up items on the city map. It stayed in use as the reference thread for city finds.
Jun–Oct 2014 · Discoveries
- Players build a Dirty Bomb List from memory and old threads
In November 2014 IIIlusionist [253384] opened a thread to list dirty bombs dropped since 2008. Players added entries from memory, and the thread was still being linked as a reference in 2016.
2014–2020 · Old Torn