Stories
Torn history, told from the record: wars, scams, feuds, legends and the updates that changed the game.
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- Duke picks a fight with BodyBagger's oil rig crew, and the forum argues about it
In October 2016 a thread about Duke's in-game "beef" with BodyBagger ran to hundreds of replies. Players argued over NPC fairness and who controls Duke. Duke answered in character.
Oct 2016 · Controversies
- Ex-admin Marc disputes a staff reinstatement, and Chedburn answers
On 28 Nov 2016 Marc [24377] said a newly named staffer should not have been made staff. Chedburn [1], other staff and players argued over vetting, punishment and disclosure in a thread of 822 archived posts.
2016–2017 · Controversies
- IBB and JFA fight over a bridge territory as other factions pile in
A territory war between IBB and JFA in April 2017 drew in FTW, Relentless and others. The forum thread around it filled with taunts, wall-stacking complaints and a developer's comment on the feature.
2017–2019 · Wars
- MarlonBrando's Presidential Primary 2018 ran on the forum for months
From May 2017 MarlonBrando [1337797] ran a self-declared Torn Presidential Primary in General Discussion. Candidates campaigned in the thread, vote-buying was alleged, and a rival thread followed in January 2018.
2017–2018 · Community
- Champion's open letter accuses staff member Stretch of reading chat logs
In October 2017 Champion alleged that a staff member used staff tools on Nova's chats and asked why Chedburn had not acted. A 660-post thread followed, with an admin siding with the accuser.
2017–2020 · Controversies
- Hank disputes Chedburn's reversal of WSSB stock profits
In January 2017 Hank [1732212] opened a General Discussion thread against Chedburn's reversal of profits made in the WSSB window. Chedburn answered in the thread, which ran to 613 replies.
2017–2020 · Controversies
- Nash's nerve bar guide revived in 2018, then tested and disputed into 2019
Alexstrasza revived a nerve bar guide on 12 Jan 2018. Players and admin CloudJumper tested its crime experience figures. On 25 Sep 2019 Rhino wrote that it was no longer correct.
2018–2019 · Experiments
- HippoHugger's thread logs Torn's faction chain records, old and new
From December 2017 a forum thread collected faction chain records. Factions posted 5k, 10k and 25k chains there, and some claimed respect and speed marks.
2017–2018 · Player feats
- The 7 Way Smackdown: seven factions in one termed war, March 2015
IIIlusionist organised a seven-faction termed war for 13 March 2015. Players posted results, praise for FTW, complaints about the format and some sniping between factions.
Mar 2015 · Wars
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- In-character play, presented as such.
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