Torn City Times

BeerDrinker [2140025] — An inside look at the VicoXan scam via an exclusive interview with Zachjuv. Xanax is the great leveller in Torn City. Whether you're a new player or an old-timer, it's the one item you'll likely need more than any other. Unfortunately, at present, the entire Xanax market is controlled by one man alone: Zachjuv . And to put it bluntly, this man is a ripoff merchant. "I don't consider it a scam. I'd say it is much more akin to buy mugging than scamming." We'll hear more from Zachjuv himself later. But for now, let's explore what we already know about this man. Zachjuv is someone you've likely heard of in passing thanks to his notorious activities. Even Chedburn is aware of him and has commented to the TCT that while scamming isn't condoned, his VicoXan ruse is actually a relatively harmless way of inoculating new players against more devastating tricks. So how exactly does it work? Basically, since April of this yea...

sugarvalves [1963573] — Four of Torn's top 15 factions form anti-JFK alliance. Non-aggression and mutual retaliation pacts said to be in place. Relentless co-leader Hank has informed the Torn City Times of a brand new alliance consisting of four major Hall of Fame factions. This agreement means said factions are no longer permitted to attack each other, and each bound to respond towards acts of violence against any of its members. The Alliance wishes to announce its formation through the following video: As viewers of the above will have noticed, the alliance is made up of factions ranked 15th or higher in the Hall of Fame respect table, including Relentless (1st), Subversive Alliance (8th), Chain Reaction (11th) and Forged Through War (15th). It is not known whether the number of Ninja Turtles dictated the number of factions to be allowed into the alliance, but thanks to Relentless co-leader Hank , we do know what the purpose of their union is - the complete and utter destr...

Stewie [1494547] — Let's have a look through all the changes and fixes that happened throughout the week as listed in Tuesday's Patch list, and what they mean. Updates, changes and additions - Changed item name "Mace" to "Flail" Zarvarx reports here that the item image for the weapon Mace does not represent the true look of the weapon, and instead represents a Flail . A Flail is a head that is attached to the handle by a chain, or a rope, while the head of a Mace is attached directly to the handle. Chedburn agreed to simply change the name of the item to Flail instead, and thus also eliminates any potential confusion Mace could have with Pepper Spray. - Changed shops by swapping 'Sell items' and 'Buy items' panels Dekloren reports here that City Shops unintuitively have the 'Sell to shop' panel above the 'Buy from shop', and queries if they can be switched around, as players are more likely to visit City Shops to purchas...

ArttiIsGod [1954421] — Hello and welcome once more to the Torn City Times Crossword. First, our sincere congratulations to the Dog Tag winners; finally we can all sleep now the nightmare is over. Last week's crossword solution was "Be ice cream or be nothing", and the first person to answer correctly was Dracin . The second correct answer was provided by BeerDrinker . The runner-upperers were I_Train_UFC and Redkozak . Clearly RNGesus smiled upon all of you - or perhaps that last crossword was hidden and nobody noticed it in the middle of a major event. Either way, congratulations to the winners! Here is a picture of the completed puzzle made by me, since nobody sent me any good ones that were accurate: Onto this week's crossword, which is weird and large, just like my uncle. You should consider this a practice crossword for the mega-puzzles we'll be publishing over the festive period, which may or may not offer up some spectacular prizes. Perhaps I should star...

sugarvalves [1963573] — Record points haul set as Relentless tagger secures victory in his maiden tournament. 89-day player L0rne also beats youngest top-25 record...we think. Hildegarde is the 2018 Dog Tags winner, and in achieving this feat our champion has also managed to set a new record points total, with his score of 36,440 beating triple-tag winner Kniv's 2017 record by 516 points. Hildegarde accomplished this despite securing nearly 600 fewer tags than Kniv did last year, proving that targeting quality over quantity is a legitimate strategy when it comes to both the dog tag competition and having children. Pictured: This took me seven hours to make. You're welcome. In second place by a margin of 5,838 points was ShuKa , who improved greatly on his sixth-place finish in 2017 twenty-second in 2015. The gap between the top two and third was wider than the one between Evil-Duck's ears at a monumental 14,541 points, with RiverNinny securing the bronze tag after fin...

sugarvalves [1963573] — Dog Tags 2018 will come to an end at 5pm on Sunday the 25th of November, and with its conclusion, a new champion will be crowned. Who that will be is as yet uncertain, but having seen the current scores and the identities of those at the top, I feel the final result has now become something of a foregone conclusion. With just over a day remaining until the finalé, our current leader sits more than 4,000 points ahead of his nearest rival. The top three remain the same as they were since our last tags article, but fourth and fifth have swapped places. Our sixth-placed player has held onto their spot, but Alexstrasza has lost seventh and swapped places with last week's eighth position. Meanwhile, ninth is now occupied by the player in tenth last week, with this week's tenth taken by a new entrant into the top ten. For the final time this year, here are the top ten tag scores as they were at 1.40pm today: 1st - 1,118 tags - 34,919 points 2nd - 1,328 tags -...

sugarvalves [1963573] — Torn's founder speaks to us on 14 years of Torn. Read on to find out how it all began, what kind of player he'd be, and which former world leader might have played Torn. Last Thursday Torn celebrated its 14th birthday, having been officially brought into this world on the 15th of November 2004 by a single teenage parent. I hear the birth was a struggle at first - mother asked for drugs of course - but from there the child grew from strength to strength, despite being raised almost single-handedly for much of its early life. Pictured: Infant Torn City. Aww, isn't she a cutie? Today, Torn City stands stronger than ever. But there was a time when this place was but a mere flicker of a thought in the mind of a 15-year old boy from the South West of England. A boy who wasn't satisfied with the text RPGs on offer at the time, and decided he could do better. That young slip of a lad was Chedburn , and today, he's going to tell us how Torn City ca...

sugarvalves [1963573] — Citizen initiative sees sales event take place in Torn for very first time. List of participating bazaars and timeslots provided. Bloodshed expected, demanded. After years of non-existent campaigning, the phenomenon of Black Friday shopping has finally arrived in Torn City, thanks to the entrepreneurial efforts of Torn City News anchor Kata . For the duration of Friday, November 23rd, various bazaars across the city will be offering a range of products for the astonishing price of one solitary dollar, including weapons, alcohol, medical supplies and rare items. Queues are not expected, but violence is, with those standing in line set to be gunned down without mercy to allow less polite individuals a chance to grab a bargain. Pictured: Imagine this, but somehow calmer and with fewer smackheads. Kata told the Torn City Times that the idea for this venture "popped into my head while I was taking a shower the one day" , a statement which implies Kata th...

Proxima [1879587] — Let's have a look through all the changes and fixes that happened throughout the week as listed in Tuesday's Patch list, and what they mean. Updates and Changes - Added visible position changes for all players appearing on the Hall of Fame From a suggestion made by IceBlueFire, green and red arrow indicators were added to the Hall of Fame, displaying how many positions a user has moved in each category in the last month. - Added money held in Bookies 2.0 and Poker 2.0 to current networth calculation Since the release of Bookies 2.0, and Poker 2.0 to the beta testers, any money that is held in these areas (in a bet, or on a table, respectively) was not included in the calculation for total networth. This was reported in the Poker 2.0 beta forum, and acknowledged by Chedburn. - Added 'Crimes' tab to the faction news panel for organised crime related news In another change coming from a player's suggestion , made by Tyler, a Faction's Organi...

sugarvalves [1963573] — Top 25 scores revealed. Current top 10% figure also released. Accusations made of top players being 'spoonfed tags'. The 2018 Dog Tags competition is now just five days away from its conclusion, and things have really begun to spice up as we enter the final stretch, with two of the reported frontrunners seen trading accusations and insults as if they were cheap plushies. But before we get into the handbags, let's first take a look at the cold hard numbers. The current minimum score required to place in the top 10% of all players is 783. If things stayed the same until Sunday, a score of 783 or higher would therefore net you ten tokens. However, one week ago this figure was 683, which leads me to estimate that players will need between 850 and 875 points to achieve this feat if current trends continue. Whether they do so depends on the tag collecting rate, which admittedly seems to have slowed during the latter part of the competition. There have b...

Bainz [2101476] — How lower level players can farm tags efficiently; an interview with a ninja tag collector who is flying well under the radar. With this year's Dog Tag event in full swing, many players are currently battling it out by taking tags from other active players. While this is a tried and true method of playing the competition, there is a hidden art to this event often overlooked by many - raiding the dead. Some players find that harvesting large quantities of tags from inactive players is more efficient, and lower key, than exchanging tags with other actives. And not only does your tag collecting remain secret, but it also comes with zero consequences, unless said players return to their accounts after being inactive. Pictured: Graverobbing; a victimless crime. This tactic comes in very handy for new players or those with weak stats. And, rumor has it that a group of ninja players is harvesting inactive tags with over a 70% collection success rate! This rumor has be...