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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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- Porn's 250m offer dispute with CourtesyFlush
Porn said CourtesyFlush cut a 250m offer to 75m after editing it. Respondents disputed the scam label, while one player said the original bid had deterred them.
May 2023 · Scams and cons
- LuigiMangione's account of a $418 stock-for-coupon switch
LuigiMangione said a seller put cheap FHC stock into a secure trade instead of a Feathery Hotel Coupon. The displayed price gave the alleged switch away.
Feb 2015 · Scams and cons
- Flak said a 90 million faction loan led them to initiate a raid
Flak [2091491] said an unpaid 90 million faction loan led them to initiate a raid. The forum questioned both the informal collateral and the response.
Feb 2019 · Faction drama
- Bingo Loco accepts defeat against Hippy War Commune
Bingo Loco accepted defeat after a March 2025 ranked war with Hippy War Commune. Players who wagered on the result then posted their payments.
Mar–Apr 2025 · Wars
- Torn players record their 2026 Elimination war cries
PrincessJulie asked Elimination teams for recorded war cries lasting no more than 15 seconds. Players answered with chants, accents, studio work and one demand to get off the lawn.
Sep 2026 · Wars
- SeatLeonCupra's collection plan and an alleged market push
SeatLeonCupra said an unknown market push ended their plan to own 75% or more of Torn's Seat Leon Cupras. They then said they dumped 50,103 of them.
Dec 2021 · Markets
- Untouchable records a $1,489,615,806 mug
Untouchable recorded a $1,489,615,806 mug, compared it with larger entries and said anonymous bounties continued afterward.
2020–2024 · Muggings
- NaWigaTor names SmokingAces in a scam complaint
NaWigaTor accused SmokingAces of a scam, blocking contact and mugging their remaining cash. The same-day thread recorded a claimed faction kick before it was locked.
Feb 2015 · Scams and cons
- Vernunzio and Duke trade insults over pocket change
Vernunzio answered a claimed Duke mug with an elaborate insult. Duke replied in character, while Sky called the exchange satire and other players supplied loan jokes and mugging advice.
Jul 2017 · Muggings
- The special-refill dispute over territory walls
Mat-Senpai [952164] alleged that fresh accounts with 20 refills were being used on an IBB territory wall. The argument reached Chedburn, and a change followed.
May 2017 · Wars
- bikecrasher's WSSB question draws an admin warning
A posted chat showed requests for an old account, login details and a WSSB stock benefit. The forum debated impersonation, account sharing and whether any refund should follow.
Mar 2019 · Scams and cons
- The signed-bounty accusation against Purina
RavenMorgan3 accused Purina of signing small anonymous bounties with other players' names, provoking larger retaliation bounties that Purina could collect.
Aug 2024 · Scams and cons
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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.
- Established
- The record shows it directly: a post and its date, staff's own words, a thread's figures or TornLife data.
- Participant claim
- What someone involved said about their own actions or experience. Their account, not verified.
- Allegation
- An accusation a player made, attributed to them. Never TornLife's finding.
- Community speculation
- Guesses, theories and rumours from players.
- Joke
- 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.