Stories
Torn history, told from the record: wars, scams, feuds, legends and the updates that changed the game.
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- "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
- Mugged for $189,039,284 seconds after a $2.02B bank withdrawal
In March 2023 backman [2101032] posted logs showing a mugging that landed ten seconds after a large investment withdrawal. The thread gathered advice, jokes and a doubtful confession.
Mar 2023 · Muggings
- Warlock's "refunds to everyone I have mugged" thread, signed TheHoneyBadger
In June 2017 Warlock [881031] posted an offer to refund everyone mugged, signed "TheHoneyBadger". Replies brought pasted mugging logs, a Nash name-swap argument and a dispute over who the poster was.
2017–2018 · Muggings
- A ranked war ran past 120 hours and ended in a reported forfeit
A ranked war between Occul2us and Lupi ran past 120 hours. Players said it ended in a forfeit with no payout, and a General Discussion thread followed on the bug and on whether turtling counts as fighting.
Jul–Aug 2025 · Wars
- Bluesystem [2040599] called a scammer in a thread that split on mugging, then fedded
In April 2017 DammitArcher posted a chat log of a stock offer from Bluesystem. The thread argued over whether mugging and scamming were fair game, and ended with Bluesystem in federal jail.
Apr–Aug 2017 · Scams and cons
- A company "family" scammer thread, and a reply alleging a $66,600,783 mugging
In January 2021 DedeSiregar posted a warning about Alexander [1425794], a company co-worker they said kept borrowed items and money. A reply from Spliffy alleged a mugging. The thread ran to mid-February.
2021–2024 · Scams and cons
- Champion accuses L4suicide of scamming players over a 5m-a-vote dirty bomb poll
In January 2019 Champion posted a chat log and asked whether L4suicide had scammed players who paid to vote on a dirty bomb target. L4suicide rejected the label, and other players argued over the framing and the poster's motives.
Jan 2019 · Scams and cons
- 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
- The Quidnunks HQ and The Black Hand fight a termed war, August 2021
Shibby [1534164] announced a termed war between The Quidnunks HQ and The Black Hand for 13 Aug 2021. Players commented on the terms and the stat gap while it ran and after it ended.
Aug–Sep 2021 · Wars
- "Pay to win? Cheat to win?": a 2019 complaint about Ched's promises and the replies
In November 2019 PatBenatar told the General Discussion board that Ched had broken a promise the game would never be pay to win. An admin's one-line reply drew 122 likes. Players argued over spending and exploits.
Nov–Dec 2019 · Controversies
- DUDE's "Baronv0ndude Exposed" thread and the claim that the logs were edited
In October 2019 DUDE started a General Discussion thread to expose Baronv0ndude over bump requests sent by DM. BaronVonDude answered that part of the post was edited, and the thread ran to 194 replies.
Oct–Nov 2019 · Arguments
- LegendaryKing11 says websocket muggers were jailed and mug bots persist
On 13 Jan 2026 LegendaryKing11 wrote that staff had jailed multiple websocket muggers, then argued mug bots still worked over the API. Admin bogie said more cases were under review.
Jan–Feb 2026 · Controversies
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