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- Rain Men declare war on Wolf Pack in a September 2022 forum thread
Uncle [1945385] posted a war declaration against Wolf Pack on 16 Sep 2022. Replies carried taunts and pasted attack logs, and some players used the thread to complain about team leaders and servers.
Sep 2022 · Wars
- HunterLink's faction says kavasthov emptied its vault of $126,211,353
In August 2025 HunterLink [3322977] posted a warning that kavasthov [3026107] took the faction's cash overnight and left. Replies mostly mocked the sum and the permissions. A later post says victims were made whole.
2025–2026 · Vault thieves
- A $0 mug, then a $137,233,800 bazaar buy: was it a buy mug?
In Nov 2020 Redxjak posted a log of a mug that took $0, followed two seconds later by a huge bazaar purchase. Players argued over whether that counts as a failed buy mug. The thread was still running in Mar 2021.
2020–2021 · Muggings
- An open letter asks Chedburn what Destructive Warring is for
In January 2019 Alexstrasza [1825532] asked Chedburn, in public, why Destructive Warring and buffed dirty bombs exist. Players, a Torn officer/committee member and a Torn admin answered.
Jan–Jul 2019 · Controversies
- 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
- "Wartorn Scam": a kicked member, a 20m balance and a playtime audit
In February 2023 Blankey warned players off the faction Wartorn and said its leader Offertory owed them 20m. Offertory replied with playtime figures, and the thread ran to 101 replies before it was graved.
Feb–Mar 2023 · Scams and cons
- "JFA bullying culture exposed": a karma grudge argued out in the Graveyard
In October 2017 DUDE started a thread accusing JFA of a culture of bullying. Two Torn officer/committee members replied, with jokes and counter-claims about karma. The thread was closed the next day.
Oct 2017 · Scandals
- hammi's open letter to WW/OBN over the raids on Ara Pacis
In September 2023 hammi asked whether Ara Pacis was neutral or covered by the 9 month truce. Replies from Westworld-side posters and Ara Pacis's Padokill gave different accounts of what the land deal required.
Sep 2023 · Faction drama
- R vs NS: a February 2020 war thread of taunts, jokes and a concession
A Faction Discussion thread titled "R vs NS - lets kill some glitch monkeys" ran from 09 to 13 Feb 2020. It holds taunts, jokes, officer comments and a post from Hank [1732212] conceding NS's strength.
Feb 2020 · Wars
- marssh96 posts logs saying Ayanokoji took faction money and armory items
On 28 Nov 2023 marssh96 posted faction logs and said Ayanokoji had taken the faction's money, points and armory items. Several replies, some from officers, questioned why Ayanokoji had been given access.
Nov–Dec 2023 · Vault thieves
- Prodigy posts the alliance's plan to hit Pink Power, and the thread argues over it
On 17 Sep 2017 Prodigy [269095] published a joint plan for the remaining teams to attack Pink Power (PP) in the elimination competition. The replies covered the plan, an earlier resignation post and PP's strength.
Sep 2017 · Wars
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