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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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- The Wolf_Assassin revive-payment accusation
Jarebear accused Wolf_Assassin of promising payment for revives and not paying. Replies questioned whether the revives were solicited, while later posts displayed federal-jail and deletion text.
May 2018 · Scams and cons
- Vanity Mirrors and Duke Money-Doubling Claims on April Fools 2019
A General Discussion thread collected reports of April Fools effects, from a shattered vanity mirror to posts claiming that Duke would double money.
Apr 2019 · April Fools
- An unranked war prompts a fight over Silver 3 matchmaking
Kiki_Sinfox questioned why an unranked faction with no war history met Silver 3. Other players argued over caches, hidden rank and placement wars.
Oct 2023 · Wars
- Foxy73's no-overdose thread acquired an overdose update
Foxy73 [2127668] asked whether a long run without a Xanax overdose was a record. Players reported longer streaks, and the opening post later carried a fresh overdose update.
Aug 2025 · Player feats
- Nadbash's happy-jump conspiracy meets the forum
Nadbash called happy jumping a scheme to sell Xanax. Players answered with accounts of training gains, overdose risk and several remarks at the theory's expense.
Aug 2020 · Mysteries
- Tengs [509329] reports losing 150mill after an Anonymous [9] message
Tengs said a mission-style message sent them to two player bazaars and promised triple repayment. Heisenberg [1574771] later said they had turned the same pitch back on its sender.
2014–2015 · Scams and cons
- The CTRL + ALT + F4 Easter egg cheat
Hawk offered CTRL + ALT + F4 as an Easter egg cheat. Other players supplied supposed rewards and further keyboard advice.
Apr 2020 · Funny incidents
- -Scar- says Vault 76 borrowed The Last Post's tactics
In a July 2022 ranked war, -Scar- said Vault 76 used The Last Post's own irritating playbook. Afterward, players from both sides exchanged congratulations.
Jul–Nov 2022 · Wars
- Saub777 [2735383] disputes a 30k-plushie scam accusation
Saub777 said CaT_345 [2658556] had accused them over 30k camel plushies. The appeal answered with figures for a much smaller trade and a claim that the accuser had apologized.
Jan 2023 · Scandals
- The War Sluts warning and the unpaid-raider allegations
Lothbrock warned players away from The War Sluts. Replies alleged the quarrel followed a hired raid, an unpaid 75m/day promise and a lost ranked war.
Apr–May 2022 · Faction drama
- Shadow Reapers BRC and WIT-Mayhem Go the Distance
Forum posts tracked wagers and repeated praise during a prolonged September 2026 ranked war. A later post alleged that someone had not paid up.
Sep–Oct 2026 · Wars
- The April Fools pie case against FattyLumpkin
Xerra accused FattyLumpkin of stealing all the pies. The supposed case produced denials, contradictory testimony and an April Fools explanation.
Apr 2025 · April Fools
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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.