Stories from 2020
Torn stories that happened in 2020, retold from the forum archive with every statement labelled and sourced.
- Questions after the alleged 6Bil faction-vault theft
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
- Sappy's reported 30 day fedding returned to the Graveyard
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
- The clickbait complaint that became its own scam joke
AwakeNoWokeFail [79965] called a disappointing forum click a scam. Readers promptly applied the same joke to the complaint.
Mar 2020 · Funny incidents
- 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
- The argument over permanent mug-loss statistics
Halyangx proposed a permanent record of money lost to mugs. Chedburn questioned its value, and the thread became an argument about negative statistics, manipulation and what an upvote should achieve.
2020–2024 · Muggings
- joei’s 32,000 casino complaint
joei said they begged for 32,000, made about 10k on slots, then lost everything at roulette and keno. The replies supplied mockery, advice and an identity theory.
Jan 2020 · Funny incidents
- The three-second mug that prompted an illegal-script report
DALLOZ alleged illegal scripting after The-Fury bought 64 Donator Packs and mugged $128,035,161 three seconds later. The-Fury denied scripting and said they watched the market 12 hours a day.
Jul 2020 · Muggings
- 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
- Untouchable records a $1,489,615,806 mug
Untouchable recorded a $1,489,615,806 mug, compared it with larger entries and said anonymous bounties continued afterward.
2020–2024 · Muggings
- Nadbash's happy-jump conspiracy meets the forum
Nadbash called happy jumping a scheme to sell Xanax. Players answered with accounts of training gains, overdose risk and several remarks at the theory's expense.
Aug 2020 · Mysteries
- The CTRL + ALT + F4 Easter egg cheat
Hawk offered CTRL + ALT + F4 as an Easter egg cheat. Other players supplied supposed rewards and further keyboard advice.
Apr 2020 · Funny incidents
- Myers [2084026] and Impulse Revisit an $850 Million Trade Dispute
Two years after a company trade, Myers [2084026] and Ridgeback [2015242] argued over $850 million, Impulse's pursuit and whether it was time to stop.
May 2020 · Scams and cons
- WIT_KAT's company loss and the argument over “scam”
WIT_KAT said they lost their company after making a mistake. Specific replies disputed whether the episode was a scam or simply an error someone else accepted.
Jan–Feb 2020 · Scams and cons
- The mugging suggestion that became a phone-snatching argument
Slate22 wanted mugger names after saying a cousin had mugged them seven times. The forum focused instead on Slate22's admission that they had snatched the cousin's phone.
2020–2021 · Muggings
- WildHare alleged Moon Rabbits was taken and sold to sin
WildHare accused arachnophobia of taking Moon Rabbits through faction mechanics. The account followed the raid, two buyers and the forum's doubts that the affair needed two threads.
Nov–Dec 2020 · Faction drama
- 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
- celexace accused Muaz of a cancelled trade and mugging
celexace alleged that Muaz cancelled a stock trade and mugged close to 35mill. The replies brought precautions, abuse and a claim that bounties had been placed.
Aug 2020 · Muggings
- An Open Letter to Fed Meets an Access Problem
KarmaCop [365532] invited people in Fed to describe the experience. Jammed [1531835] pointed out that those players could not access the forum to answer.
Nov 2020 · Funny incidents
- A proposed scammer watch list meets 'check the trade'
Psilocybin said Aklas used a copied payment line to take 10 stripograms. The proposed watch list drew repeated advice to check every trade instead.
Jun 2020 · Scams and cons
- A Company Exit Became a Bounty Argument
backman [2101032] said they hospitalized and bountied former employee Rckid [2614886]. Rckid accused backman of bullying; backman said Rckid's friends answered with 60 bounties.
Dec 2020 · Arguments
- Scarley accused Lester_Crest of leaking to Pandemic
Scarley said Murder Hornets had traced a leak to Lester_Crest and alleged that the price was 2k crazy straws. The post promised chain-list and bounty retaliation; the replies supplied mockery.
Sep 2020 · Scandals
- joei [2474002] posted a betrayal story; a moderator graved it
A friendship dispute arrived in General Discussion as pasted messages and melodrama. Replies called it rubbish and flooding, and a forum moderator sent the thread to the Graveyard.
Feb 2020 · Betrayals
- A signature explanation for ‘Torn Glitch?...’
Harley [258120] attributed altered profile details to hijoe [1898789] using a signature. Swatsicle [1593313] warned that similar scripting could imitate hospital or travel status.
2016–2021 · Bugs and glitches
- Multis, RMT and the thread about SMH [1208589]
Dragno [2092316] linked two reported federal-jail cases and raised multis and RMT. The forum supplied accusations, objections and no confirmed answer.
May 2020 · Fedded players