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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 anonymous payments behind “Mysterious Fart Man”
RosemaryBloo posted payment notices asking for “FART” in chat. Further anonymous money told them to stop asking questions, while Titus offered a cheaper “SHART” variant.
Oct–Nov 2023 · Mysteries
- The Black Hand, Valor and the proposed 0-0 ranked war
zitosxj advertised The Black Hand against Valor as a possible first at 0-0. The thread moved to claims about turtling, mismatched stats and an alleged paid throw.
Apr 2023 · Wars
- xanty's one-trillion battle-stats announcement
In August 2021, xanty said they had become the tenth player to reach one trillion total battle stats. Replies brought congratulations, rounding talk and jokes about SEs and EWM.
Aug 2021 · Player feats
- Reported casino-refill muggings prompted an API abuse debate
Hermaeus-Mora [2136279] reported being mugged almost immediately after casino-token refills. An officer said the statistic was public, and an admin said using it broke no rules.
Mar–Apr 2021 · Muggings
- Yvv's 150 ish Xanax dispute over company trains
Yvv said a prepaid month of company training had produced only a few days of trains. Replies questioned the deal, explained the initial training wait and proposed remedies of varying expense.
Jan 2021 · Scams and cons
- Elysuim reports a stock-sale mug 23 seconds later
Elysuim said an anonymous mug followed a stock sale by 23 seconds. Replies examined API access, scripts and how quickly exposed cash should be moved.
Jan 2025 · Muggings
- HealingBOT threatened a strike; players posted two mug results
HealingBOT threatened a reviver strike over overseas muggings. Players answered with efficiency advice, mockery and two posted mug results.
Dec 2019 · Muggings
- xanty [1169571] claimed a 25k chain under 48h without Love Juice
The post showed a chain of 25000 and 180935 respect. xanty said it beat TuS's record by around 20h, while replies supplied congratulations, memes and arithmetic.
Jul 2021 · Player feats
- The false battle-stat prank
UNOSBUENOS said false battle statistics persuaded a player to attack and lose. The forum then assessed both the prank and its telling.
Aug 2018 · Funny incidents
- The island-war correction turned to trout taxonomy
SerenityRain answered an island-war report with moon rackets, faction secrets and a fishy threat. Qfiffle supplied the correction: trout are not sea creatures.
Mar 2023 · Funny incidents
- The argument over choosing ranked-war start times
FidelCashflow proposed letting matched factions agree to move a ranked-war start. Chedburn later said the scheduler already used each faction’s busiest time for the day concerned.
2021–2022 · Wars
- Invest accused Thug over a 2b oil-rig investment
Invest said a 2b oil-rig investment produced one 84m payment before Thug blocked them. Replies brought due-diligence lectures and several fresh investment offers.
2025–2026 · Scams and cons
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