Stories
Torn history, told from the record: wars, scams, feuds, legends and the updates that changed the game.
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- Ranked War PSA accuses DragginTounge of feeding White Rabbits, faction airs fallout
A Torn ranked war PSA named DragginTounge [1385430] for losing fights to White Rabbits on purpose; the accused, the faction's leader and the forum all gave different versions of why.
2023–2025 · Betrayals
- Uncle declares "World War Torn" over as Westworld and OBN win the territory war
In September 2023, Uncle announced Westworld and OBN had ended their war against CRyPTo, RoD and JFK, with a new territory map and a truce set to last at least nine months.
2023–2024 · Wars
- Ana rebuts Rifty's scammer accusations in a thread that got graved a day later
In October 2024 Ana posted screenshots to rebut scammer accusations from Rifty during a wider fight over ownership of the Iron Family faction. A moderator graved the thread the next day, but the accusations kept resurfacing into 2025.
2024–2025 · Scams and cons
- SCRIBBLE alliance vs Danimal Farm: SA denies wanting AK dragged in
A January 2021 Faction Discussion thread on the SCRIBBLE–Danimal Farm war ran to 3,000 replies, with SA publicly denying any interest in rival AK while the community filled pages with jokes, staff banter and officer analysis.
Jan–Feb 2021 · Wars
- Rocky91 Accused of Running Seven Multis to Win Ranked Wars
BigTasty420 accused Rocky91 of running at least seven accounts to fix three ranked wars; a Torn staff (Admin) post confirmed Rocky91 was in fed, but the 30-day sentence BigTasty420 described drew forum anger.
2022–2023 · Cheaters
- Zaddy accused a "vault thief" of stealing 24bn - and got bountied for it
In February 2023 Zaddy accused an unnamed player of stealing over 24bn from a faction vault. The bounties and hospital visits that followed landed on Zaddy, and the thread kept ensnaring random players for two years after.
2023–2025 · Vault thieves
- The PT leak site goes dark, and the forum argues about who did it
A website critical of the faction PT went dark after what its backers called a denial-of-service attack, sparking a forum fight over whether an in-game grudge had spilled into real life.
2022–2025 · Scandals
- Ruby's farewell letter to Ched turns into a row over the 204
In September 2017 Ruby posted a goodbye letter to Ched over the elimination competition. Replies argued about the 204 players accused of stacking a team, and whether Ruby's PP team was to blame.
Sep–Oct 2017 · Controversies
- DUDE says karma is being abused; General Discussion replies with downvotes
In January 2018 DUDE [1028023] posted that downvoting of their posts was karma abuse. The thread ran to 592 replies, drew heavy dislikes on the opening post and was later rated the worst thread of the year.
Jan–Dec 2018 · Arguments
- Stock script thread graved, players open a new one demanding closure
In November 2016 johnnyrambo opened a new thread asking what the rules on stock scripts actually were, after an earlier thread on the same subject was graved. It drew suspicion, insults and a ruling from Chedburn on API use versus scraping.
2016–2017 · Controversies
- SA v JFK: the official war thread, March 2017
critch opened a thread for the SA v JFK war on 25 Mar 2017. Players traded thanks, banter and insults there, and the thread was linked again months later.
2017–2018 · Wars
- Player calls Mr. Torn entry a Nazi salute; staff say a gesture alone isn't enough
In July 2018 a player objected to a Mr. Torn entry and called for the approving staff member to be fired. A staff note said an arm gesture did not meet the discrimination benchmark. Players argued over the photo.
Jul 2018 · Controversies
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- In-character play, presented as such.
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