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As the Chinese year of the monkey draws to a close, the turkey's carcass dries up and the reaper snuffs out the last few celebrities on his list, many will look back on the events of 2016 in an attempt to draw meaning from the litany of tragedies this bastard year saw fit to serve us.
And in Torn City we've had our fair share of drama to contend with too, having endured several Dirty Bombs, the jailing of Midknight, and the subsequent staffing brouhaha which came as a result of his release.
The latter two caused an outpouring of complaint not seen in this city for some time, and yet still, even after such a protracted period of moaning, some people in Torn still managed to muster up the energy to find something else to grumble about over the Christmas period.
Whether it concerns their lack of luck in tracking down Duke's gifts in the dump or their inability to strip items from a defenceless old man; the collective sense of injustice felt by Torn citizens seems most apparent whenever they're given something for free. And this is a trait which became abundantly clear in the week since the release of an updated Christmas Town.
In case you haven't had the pleasure, Christmas Town is a self-contained festive village which pops up in Torn as a temporary attraction once a year. Here, citizens are offered the chance to take 250 steps in order to find prizes, with both entry and gifts provided entirely free of charge. How delightful!
Everything from cans and candy through to golden wreaths and drug packs is on offer, and all without expending a single drop of energy. But in spite of this, some miserly humbugs have taken to the forums to complain that the new version of Christmas Town isn't as good as the old one.
Entrants were forewarned that this iteration was a work in progress, but that didn't stop eager citizens arriving in droves on the event's first day. The minor delay which came as a result of the town's popularity caused consternation amongst our saltiest of citizens, who expressed umbrage at having to wait more than two seconds to get their hands on more free stuff.
These folks are presumably the kind of people who would ruin their own trip to Disneyland by complaining about the line for Space Mountain, yet it is important to note that we should not judge all of Torn by the way in which a few ingrates act.
Many others have been grateful for the potential this improved version shows, and while honest critique should always be expressed and acknowledged, the more balanced amongst you have done far more good than those who seem all too keen to point out Christmas Town's apparent limitations. And I believe you must be thanked.
If one was to cook a meal for your family every day and receive nothing back but complaints, you'd come to a point where defecating in their dinner seemed a fair and appropriate option. Positive reinforcement, on the other hand, would make you take pride in your work, and subsequently end up motivated to create ever more delicious faeces-free meals for your wholly appreciative kin.
This situation mirrors that of Christmas Town's builders, as while they are always keen to hear how their embryonic creations can be improved, one imagines it can be hard to motivate one's self when the likes of Damink offer nothing but negativity in return.
If the old Christmas Town was like an older brother who went to college, excelled at sports and then died in a car crash, the new Christmas Town would be his infant brother barely a week old, and yet some would have us strangle this poor baby before it has even learnt to walk.
But for every flaming troll it seems there are plenty of others with far fewer bugbears and much more chill; people like Multipass, for example, who went to the trouble of providing an almost complete map of Christmas Town just to be nice. And then there's Mat-Senpai, who helpfully offered up a list of useful locations to help others find valuable items.
In comparison to these shining examples of community spirit, the perma-trolls remind me of the families you see in tabloid papers at this time of year. You know, the ones who moan when the $5 a head Winter Wonderland they dragged their inbred spawn to was nothing more than disused sewage works tarted up with spray snow and tinsel - as if they were expecting anything better than a stoned Santa for such a paltry entrance fee. I bet you can picture those children's sullen faces on the front page of the Daily Mail as easily as I can.
Thankfully, it seems the negative nancies are in the minority, with many other examples of festive spirit to be found in our fair city. Wollongong recently paraded himself naked through the streets in an attempt to bring about peace. Insane kicked off a discussion on some of the nicest things the people of Torn have done to each other. And Mudbottom's open question regarding mentoring seems to have inspired a fresh generation of Torn veterans to take new citizens under their wing.
Those with only mean things to say may appear to have the loudest voices, but the good deeds of others have helped to drown them out a little. Let us hope things continue in this spirit, as with Torn's drugs and crimes in the process of being overhauled, and with new job opportunities on their way courtesy of Professor Amanda Ravenscroft, the trolls will have plenty to feast on unless we starve them of the oxygen their ceaseless ramblings require.
Not that such action is required in the case of Unknown_Element, with only a handful of complaints regarding the bounty baron's recent, unfortunate (and hilarious) federal sentence.
So, to those of you who have communicated your kind words and insightful comments towards the working men and women who keep Torn City running, the TCT would like to thank you on their behalf. And to those who would complain without constructive comment, I would like to point you in the direction of Leslie at the Torn City Casino.
He has an excellent grip, and I think your throats would get on famously with his strangling hands.
And in Torn City we've had our fair share of drama to contend with too, having endured several Dirty Bombs, the jailing of Midknight, and the subsequent staffing brouhaha which came as a result of his release.
The latter two caused an outpouring of complaint not seen in this city for some time, and yet still, even after such a protracted period of moaning, some people in Torn still managed to muster up the energy to find something else to grumble about over the Christmas period.
Whether it concerns their lack of luck in tracking down Duke's gifts in the dump or their inability to strip items from a defenceless old man; the collective sense of injustice felt by Torn citizens seems most apparent whenever they're given something for free. And this is a trait which became abundantly clear in the week since the release of an updated Christmas Town.
In case you haven't had the pleasure, Christmas Town is a self-contained festive village which pops up in Torn as a temporary attraction once a year. Here, citizens are offered the chance to take 250 steps in order to find prizes, with both entry and gifts provided entirely free of charge. How delightful!
Everything from cans and candy through to golden wreaths and drug packs is on offer, and all without expending a single drop of energy. But in spite of this, some miserly humbugs have taken to the forums to complain that the new version of Christmas Town isn't as good as the old one.
Entrants were forewarned that this iteration was a work in progress, but that didn't stop eager citizens arriving in droves on the event's first day. The minor delay which came as a result of the town's popularity caused consternation amongst our saltiest of citizens, who expressed umbrage at having to wait more than two seconds to get their hands on more free stuff.
These folks are presumably the kind of people who would ruin their own trip to Disneyland by complaining about the line for Space Mountain, yet it is important to note that we should not judge all of Torn by the way in which a few ingrates act.
Many others have been grateful for the potential this improved version shows, and while honest critique should always be expressed and acknowledged, the more balanced amongst you have done far more good than those who seem all too keen to point out Christmas Town's apparent limitations. And I believe you must be thanked.
If one was to cook a meal for your family every day and receive nothing back but complaints, you'd come to a point where defecating in their dinner seemed a fair and appropriate option. Positive reinforcement, on the other hand, would make you take pride in your work, and subsequently end up motivated to create ever more delicious faeces-free meals for your wholly appreciative kin.
This situation mirrors that of Christmas Town's builders, as while they are always keen to hear how their embryonic creations can be improved, one imagines it can be hard to motivate one's self when the likes of Damink offer nothing but negativity in return.
If the old Christmas Town was like an older brother who went to college, excelled at sports and then died in a car crash, the new Christmas Town would be his infant brother barely a week old, and yet some would have us strangle this poor baby before it has even learnt to walk.
But for every flaming troll it seems there are plenty of others with far fewer bugbears and much more chill; people like Multipass, for example, who went to the trouble of providing an almost complete map of Christmas Town just to be nice. And then there's Mat-Senpai, who helpfully offered up a list of useful locations to help others find valuable items.
In comparison to these shining examples of community spirit, the perma-trolls remind me of the families you see in tabloid papers at this time of year. You know, the ones who moan when the $5 a head Winter Wonderland they dragged their inbred spawn to was nothing more than disused sewage works tarted up with spray snow and tinsel - as if they were expecting anything better than a stoned Santa for such a paltry entrance fee. I bet you can picture those children's sullen faces on the front page of the Daily Mail as easily as I can.
Thankfully, it seems the negative nancies are in the minority, with many other examples of festive spirit to be found in our fair city. Wollongong recently paraded himself naked through the streets in an attempt to bring about peace. Insane kicked off a discussion on some of the nicest things the people of Torn have done to each other. And Mudbottom's open question regarding mentoring seems to have inspired a fresh generation of Torn veterans to take new citizens under their wing.
Those with only mean things to say may appear to have the loudest voices, but the good deeds of others have helped to drown them out a little. Let us hope things continue in this spirit, as with Torn's drugs and crimes in the process of being overhauled, and with new job opportunities on their way courtesy of Professor Amanda Ravenscroft, the trolls will have plenty to feast on unless we starve them of the oxygen their ceaseless ramblings require.
Not that such action is required in the case of Unknown_Element, with only a handful of complaints regarding the bounty baron's recent, unfortunate (and hilarious) federal sentence.
So, to those of you who have communicated your kind words and insightful comments towards the working men and women who keep Torn City running, the TCT would like to thank you on their behalf. And to those who would complain without constructive comment, I would like to point you in the direction of Leslie at the Torn City Casino.
He has an excellent grip, and I think your throats would get on famously with his strangling hands.
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