Torn City Times

sugarvalves [1963573] — 24-hour qualifying schedule announced. Qualifiers to be run every hour of the day over intense 4-day race calendar. 48 qualifying spots available. The URT Qualifying rounds begin this Friday, with the first of four days of high-octane action kicking off with a meeting at Withdrawal in the early hours of the morning. Based on the numbers who turned up for testing there will be heavy competition to qualify for this year's Summer Ultimate Racing Tournament, which is why we've scheduled qualifying races to run every hour for 96-hours straight! HOW TO ENTER The URT Qualifiers are open to all drivers of any ability. To enter a qualifier, visit the Race Track and search for a URT branded race under the Custom Events tab. New URT Qualifying races will be posted on the hour and will be marked with the code URTXXQY, with the X's replaced with letters which denote the track, and the Y replaced with a number to indicate the race's position in the day...

sugarvalves [1963573] — Find out what the winners of Mr and Ms Torn have to say about their entries, who had to buy their kids a puppy, and how you losers can enter the disgusting Choke Me Leslie competition! Toro_Loco and Vogel are our 2020 Mr and Ms Torn winners. The pair were crowned on Saturday after a three-week voting process which saw 1,374 submissions, over 4 million votes cast, and many people's self-confidence shattered beyond repair. But for our two lucky champions, this is not their fate. With the appreciation and validation of Torn's people still ringing in their ears, Mr and Ms Torn are now legally obliged to head to the nearest motel and procreate, thus producing Baby Torn, who will one day become our city's most hated Emperor. Pictured: It's a spa motel, so you know it's classy. And speaking of bumping uglies, the world-renowned Choke Me Leslie competition has just opened up for entries. This event asks players to create the most grotesque selfie ...

sugarvalves [1963573] — Tiger Day event begins July 28th. Five times the usual hunting experience can be gained. 48-hour event set to end at noon on July 30th. Have you ever wanted to experience the pathetic thrill of murdering a defenceless creature with a high-powered rifle from a great distance? I know I have. Sadly, the authorities confiscated my M/28-30 after I started reading a book about Simo Häyhä atop my local watchtower. All those tiny little ants waiting to be squashed. It would've been so easy. So, so easy. Oh well, I'll have to quench my thirst for blood by taking part in Tiger Day instead, which begins at lunchtime on Tuesday! Pictured: This Gazelle would look great with some holes in it. Animal Hunting is available to all players who are level 15 and above. You can join in with the bloodthirsty fun by travelling to South Africa and paying just $500 and 10 energy for the privilege. There are three types of hunting session available, and each one allows you to ...

sugarvalves [1963573] — Find out what Aunty knows about Jimmy Two-Shins, what it takes to become a staffer, and why there's hope for revivers yet in Aunty Torn's latest advice column. Your eyes do not deceive you. Aunty Torn has returned from her self-imposed quarantine to answer more of your burning questions. I'm sure you'll understand that Aunty had to stay at home shielding for a couple of months while things calm down. Aunty has become quite fond of breathing over the years and has no intention of stopping just because some people can't bring themselves to wear a mask at the grocery store. She said there were people like this during the Spanish Flu, but back then the solution was more elegant - they were shot. Anyway, with her lungs operating at full capacity, here are this month's queries and quandaries, followed by Aunty Torn's words of wisdom. Dear Aunty Torn, When staff applications open I'm going to be applying but the issue is I kinda need ...

sugarvalves [1963573] — Tracks revealed for URT Summer testing and qualifying. Four day testing schedule set to run from Saturday-Tuesday. Testing and Qualifying free to enter and open to all. The testing phase of the Ultimate Racing Tournament begins this Saturday, with four days of practice sessions laid out to allow both drivers and new stewards the chance to hone their skills ahead of the qualifiers at the end of the month. Drivers do not have to enter the URT's testing races in order to qualify for the tournament, and results from the races will not be recorded anyway. However, these sessions may prove useful to those who are new to the tournament, or experienced drivers who wish to experiment with a new setup, as they will be held on the same tracks with the same format that will be used in qualifying. Anyone can enter the URT testing races and the qualifiers by visiting the Race Track and searching for URT branded races under the Custom Events tab. You must have purchase...

PannenKoek [607891] — With the forthcoming territorial and permissions changes set to force factions into the adoption of new tactics, we explore the experimental methods used by Vinerri, and the morality behind them. On the 21st of July, sweeping changes will be made to Torn's territorial and faction systems, changes which will, in turn, render many formerly successful tactics entirely obsolete. But is this something to be scared of? Of course not. In time, fresh tactics will emerge, developed by those who are willing to take a chance and try something new. This is precisely what Vinerri did earlier this year. Last month, a member of Urban Broil faction contacted the Torn City Times to expose the fact they were being blackmailed by Vinerri, the faction which I currently lead. We were accused of threatening to raid Urban Broil if they refused to sell us their faction, and at first glance, the evidence seems damning to say the least. This story was set to be published in the Torn...

sugarvalves [1963573] — Find out whether JFK and R are about to war, how one player lost $1.5bn in an auction, why two vault thieves regret their actions, and who lost $5bn on the sale of a pair of Sports Sneakers. This month we've had all sorts of shenanigans take place, from vault thieves returning the dough and auctions going awry, through to faction takeovers and major powers going toe to toe. Find out what's been happening in Torn this month in our latest roundup of the local news. JFK / RELENTLESS WAR IMMINENT? A formal war between JFK and Relentless seemed imminent earlier this week after the two sides were seen hospitalising each other en masse. My insider within JFK claimed that the fight began when Relentless started a chain just a few hours before their own. JFK noticed an above-average number of hits were soon coming from Relentless, and this continued even after their chain had finished. My source added that R appeared to be hitting JFK as if the two sides we...

Bainz [2101476] — After Chedburn's announcement of a 5e empty wall slot cost caused despair among the ranks of Torn's revivers, we look at the numbers involved to see what the future holds for our heroic healers. July 21 st , a day that will go down in infamy for revivers everywhere. This is when Chedburn's changes to territorial warring will be introduced, with 5 energy soon to be required for all players joining an empty wall. There was a wide range of emotions when this announcement was made on Tuesday, and among revivers, the mood was especially bleak. Those who felt they would be negatively impacted responded with anger, as you might expect. Others were more optimistic, suggesting these changes might end such practices as wall-farming once and for all. Where do you fit on the Bullseye of Biases? Pictured: I am strongly in the Non-Malicious Pro-Reviver Group. For those who have missed both the recent news article and the announcement , feel free to use these links ...

sugarvalves [1963573] — Increase in wars expected after changes announced to wall-joining, guesting, and faction permissions system. Impact of proxies, burner and sub-factions to be significantly reduced. Chedburn has announced a significant set of alterations will be made to the Faction Permissions and Territorial Warring systems on Tuesday the 21st of July. Chedburn’s full announcement can be read here , with the most impactful changes being the new five energy cost for joining an empty territory wall slot, and the introduction of the Faction Rank system, both of which are geared towards increasing the number of genuine wars in Torn City. Pictured: The first of many Brass Eye gifs in this article. ENERGY COSTS First, let’s look at the new energy costs. To clarify, players who take the wall slot of a defeated opponent will not be charged energy, and nor will those who automatically join the wall at the start of a war. However, those who join an existing wall’s empty slot will now b...

ArttiIsGod [1954421] — It has been two months since our last crossword, but save your cross words for the puzzle itself, because we've temporarily doubled the prizes to make up for it! Hello and welcome to the Torn City Times Crossword number 43. This issue was delayed due to an incident involving my head and the corner of a cupboard, who were introduced to one another after I fell out of my rocking chair... three times. If you can remember that far back, the answer to Crossword 42 *shuffles papers to find it* was Used fish for sale, has slight odor . Unfortunately, we had a slight hiccup in our previous crossword picture, as I forgot to highlight the last blue cell. As a result, the answer which was produced was used fish for sale has slight odo ... According to UrbanDictionary, odo is an extremely thick goo which can be found in unknown cracks and crevices, so I guess that kinda makes sense. Anyone who managed either answer was deemed correct. The first person to solve it was ...