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Torn history, told from the record: wars, scams, feuds, legends and the updates that changed the game.
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- Kharma calls Chedburn's Duke move in the PP competition a mid-game rule change
In September 2017 Kharma [156342] said Chedburn had changed the elimination competition mid-play by pointing the NPC Duke at 204 players. Chedburn defended it. The thread drew 220 replies.
Sep 2017 · Controversies
- "Graveyard please": T-Rex's account of the Rawr vault split
In May 2015 T-Rex [2726] posted an account of how the Rawr faction split over its vault. The thread drew sympathy, insults aimed at the player named, a counter-accusation and troll posts. Officers joined in.
2015–2021 · Faction drama
- Torn admin proposes banning third-party casinos, rules updated within two days
In September 2026 admin bogie opened a General Discussion thread on restricting third-party casinos advertised on Torn. Within two days the rules page was updated, with a one-week wind-down.
Sep 2026 · Controversies
- MnC v SA: a 411-reply row over a Friday war and a "sneak attack"
In March 2015 Milk and Cookies and Subversive Alliance fought a war. The thread that followed argued over who declared when, who had dodged whom, and who was the number two faction.
Mar–Apr 2015 · Wars
- Marc explains why a player committee member was deleted over a $300m auction
In November 2016 Marc [24377] told the forum a committee member had been removed and deleted for passing on an unreleased item. Players, officers and a moderator argued over whether deletion fitted the offence.
2016–2017 · Controversies
- The 2015 Easter egg hunt: players map where the eggs turn up
In April 2015 a forum thread mapped where Easter eggs turned up across Torn's pages. Players, officer/committee members and a Torn staff (Admin) reply traded sightings, decoys and complaints; it was locked a year later.
2015–2016 · Community
- L4suicide sells votes at 5m each on which faction gets a dirty bomb
In October 2017 L4suicide opened a paid vote on which faction would be dirty bombed once bombs returned. One poster showed $200,000,000 sent for JFA. Staff, critics and a reported merger followed.
2017–2019 · Controversies
- Hildegarde opens a paid manhunt on Buston after a bookie-bet dispute
In May 2018 Hildegarde [2050558] posted in General Discussion that they would pay players to attack Buston [2018371] over unreturned bet winnings. The thread drew jokes, roleplay and a scamming-is-legal argument.
May–Jun 2018 · Controversies
- Evil-Duck's "Official Wolf Warning" demands 25B from Relentless
In February 2018 Evil-Duck posted a 14-day demand for $25,000,000,000 aimed at the Relentless faction and three named players. By the archive's last fetch the thread had 629 replies.
Feb 2018 · Controversies
- DUDE's thread on Myhedin's fedding and the RMT accusation, March 2018
In March 2018 DUDE opened a thread on Myhedin's fedding. It drew an RMT accusation, a call to pay for a release, and comments from Torn officers and an admin. No staff reason appears in the sources.
Mar–Jun 2018 · Controversies
- DuckTaccooOUTx accuses players of multi accounts; a developer reviews the claims
In August 2017 DuckTaccooOUTx [47425] posted a guide alleging multi accounts were winning through grocer companies. Chedburn [1] said most named players were fine, then described a system for mass-created accounts.
Aug–Nov 2017 · Controversies
- Marshmalllow's 2017 bounty campaign against ralucakiss84 and the thread it filled
In January 2017 Marshmalllow asked high-level players to put 500k bounties on ralucakiss84. The thread ran to 288 replies of accusations and insults, and was moved to the Graveyard in October.
Jan–Oct 2017 · Controversies
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Every statement in a Torn Story is checked against the archived posts it cites. Statements without a label are established: the record shows them directly. Everything else is labelled and says who is speaking.
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- The record shows it directly: a post and its date, staff's own words, a thread's figures or TornLife data.
- Participant claim
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- Community speculation
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- Banter or trolling, presented as such.
- 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.