Stories
Torn history, told from the record: wars, scams, feuds, legends and the updates that changed the game.
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- Torn FM donations questioned as possible RMT; an admin says they were approved
In September 2024 MOON- asked in General Discussion why Torn FM could run a Patreon and PayPal. Torn staff (Admin) PrincessJulie replied that admins allow it. The opening post got 104 dislikes.
2024–2025 · Controversies
- Campbo's North West war thread: Nuke, Savage Plague and the island invasion
In May 2023 a player battered twice by Savage Plague opened a thread on Nuke and allies taking land in Sectors 6 and 7. Posters brought up the earlier island invasion, proxies and how territory war works.
May 2023 · Wars
- A new account said the casino "scammed" it out of $750 and asked for a refund
In November 2021 klicksthefix [2730068] posted that slots had taken $750 and asked for it back. Several players called it a troll post. On 09 Nov 2021 an officer/committee member posted that the thread was graved.
Nov 2021 · Funny incidents
- Screenshots of a supposed 3 billion demand draw jokes, and the target replies
In October 2022 hammi posted images of YonkoNami [2761389] and asked for funny Torn stories. Replies parodied a reported 3b demand, and the player behind that ID answered in the thread.
Oct 2022 · Scams and cons
- Shenzkie called a vault thief; new faction leader says removal will follow war
In April 2026 ThatGustyTibor posted a call-out thread against Shenzkie after giving members access to the faction vault. Replies joked about the wizard-themed faction names, and a leader of Shenzkie's new faction answered.
Apr–Jul 2026 · Vault thieves
- Jaiden's "Open letter to Ched" draws 67 dislikes and a run of critical replies
In October 2017 Jaiden posted a long open letter in General Discussion accusing staff members of bullying. Several replies answered with criticism of Jaiden's own conduct. By 11 Nov 2017 Jaiden was writing about a ban.
2017–2020 · Controversies
- Milk n Cookies declare on Subversive Alliance for rank 1, May 2017
A pasted war notice started a two-day thread in May 2017. Players argued over whether the declare was fair and what the new war system was doing to Torn, and Sky [380980] told Subversive Alliance to stop fussing.
May 2017 · Wars
- Jaiden accused of emptying DEHT 2.0; Surge says Jaiden was made co-leader
In October 2017 Champion posted that Jaiden had emptied DEHT 2.0. Surge, who said they restarted the faction, said Jaiden was made co-leader and, 20mins later, was seen cleaning the faction up in the logs.
Oct–Nov 2017 · Scams and cons
- Bullgreat posts armory logs accusing Mr-VX of emptying Iron Fist in April 2025
In December 2025 Bullgreat posted logs they said showed Mr-VX, now Bluey, stripping the Iron Fist armory on 30/04/25. Bullgreat described Bluey as leader of the Swiss Syndicate. Scam claims and counter-claims followed.
2025–2026 · Scams and cons
- "Mugged after the trade": a $13,187,734 mug and a General Discussion row
In January 2017 kaurotuan posted a log of being mugged right after a trade. The thread became an argument over the accusation, an apology post, and whether complaining about a mug in a crime game is fair.
Jan 2017 · Muggings
- Crypto Civil War: MeanMike declares a war, and the thread fills with memes
On 02 Aug 2024 MeanMike opened "Crypto Civil War!", describing an alliance-wide shootout. The replies were mostly memes and jibes, plus an officer's aside about "war games" and a note about script testing.
Aug 2024 · Wars
- ZOMB13 posts "Betrayal and heartbreak" after a faction kick and is offered a new home
In December 2024 ZOMB13 [1795241] started a General Discussion thread about being kicked from Escensio Incursus. It drew 77 replies, jokes about dirty bombs, a spelling dispute and an offer from PT-F.
Dec 2024 · Funny incidents
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- Torn roleplay
- In-character play, presented as such.
Stories are generated by TornLife from the forum archive (June 2014 onward) and checked automatically before they appear. They report what players said, attributed to them; they never state why an account was federally jailed and never include anyone's real-world details. Spotted a mistake? Tell us.