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Factions preparing for ultra-violent event reportedly unaware of changes made to energy saving drug. Diminished weasel population blamed for recipe alteration. Weasels decline to comment.
Valentine's Day may be just a few short weeks away, but many factions are already preparing themselves for this high-profile attacking event since it was added back to the Calendar earlier this month.
The value of Love Juice has been creeping up since December, indicating that large numbers of people have been stocking up on the drug with the intention of unleashing hell in a few weeks' time. However, in light of these preparations, it has come to our attention that most people may be unaware that the formula for Love Juice has been altered.
Pictured: How do you drink yours?
Having sampled Love Juice in private over the weekend, this reporter can confirm that its effects have been lessened. Upon imbibing the sour pink mixture, he felt only a mild sense of agitation, followed by a period of moderate giddiness, and a reluctant form of generosity which caused him to donate money to a homeless man in exchange for his pancreas.
A press release from the Performance Ribaldry Network indicates that this sudden change of recipe was prompted by news that the Patagonian Filth Weasel has become endangered. Secretions from the Patagonian Filth Weasel provide Love Juice with its noted effects and classic musky aftertaste, but their numbers have dwindled in recent years thanks to a rise in the practice of amateur weasel milking - a process which leaves the beast feeling elated, distressed, and irrecoverably shameful.
In short, the effects of Love Juice have been reduced. News of Love Juice's new and unimproved formula was communicated via our previous Market Report, but it appears only a few dedicated trading enthusiasts picked up on this information.
Pictured: An excerpt from our Market Report.
The dilution of Love Juice occurred with no fanfare sometime over the Christmas period, hence our decision to raise awareness while there is still time for factions to adapt. Valentine's Day runs from the 13th to the 15th of February and sees the Love Juice drug become active for 48 hours, during which its users receive a temporary discount on the energy required to revive and attack.
Last year, this reduction was 15 energy, meaning it took only 10 energy to attack someone if you had used the drug, and between 10 and 60 energy to revive someone, depending on how far down the Fortitude branch your faction has reached. This year, Love Juice only provides a 10 energy discount for revivers or attackers, with attacks costing 15 energy, and revives costing between 15 and 65 energy.
The result of this reduction in Love Juice's potency should be a slight reduction in the number of attacks made over Valentine's Day. 2020's Valentine's event was, at the time, the most violent period in Torn City history, and was only surpassed by the Trick or Treating event which took place later that year on Halloween.
Pictured: One-year attacking actions graph for Torn City.
With the authorities keen to quell the violence this time around, it is perhaps fortuitous that the effects of Love Juice have been reduced. Nevertheless, the price of Love Juice has been rising in recent weeks, indicating that Torn's thirst for blood has not been diluted, even if Love Juice has.
The value of Love Juice has been creeping up since December, indicating that large numbers of people have been stocking up on the drug with the intention of unleashing hell in a few weeks' time. However, in light of these preparations, it has come to our attention that most people may be unaware that the formula for Love Juice has been altered.
Pictured: How do you drink yours?
Having sampled Love Juice in private over the weekend, this reporter can confirm that its effects have been lessened. Upon imbibing the sour pink mixture, he felt only a mild sense of agitation, followed by a period of moderate giddiness, and a reluctant form of generosity which caused him to donate money to a homeless man in exchange for his pancreas.
A press release from the Performance Ribaldry Network indicates that this sudden change of recipe was prompted by news that the Patagonian Filth Weasel has become endangered. Secretions from the Patagonian Filth Weasel provide Love Juice with its noted effects and classic musky aftertaste, but their numbers have dwindled in recent years thanks to a rise in the practice of amateur weasel milking - a process which leaves the beast feeling elated, distressed, and irrecoverably shameful.
In short, the effects of Love Juice have been reduced. News of Love Juice's new and unimproved formula was communicated via our previous Market Report, but it appears only a few dedicated trading enthusiasts picked up on this information.
Pictured: An excerpt from our Market Report.
The dilution of Love Juice occurred with no fanfare sometime over the Christmas period, hence our decision to raise awareness while there is still time for factions to adapt. Valentine's Day runs from the 13th to the 15th of February and sees the Love Juice drug become active for 48 hours, during which its users receive a temporary discount on the energy required to revive and attack.
Last year, this reduction was 15 energy, meaning it took only 10 energy to attack someone if you had used the drug, and between 10 and 60 energy to revive someone, depending on how far down the Fortitude branch your faction has reached. This year, Love Juice only provides a 10 energy discount for revivers or attackers, with attacks costing 15 energy, and revives costing between 15 and 65 energy.
The result of this reduction in Love Juice's potency should be a slight reduction in the number of attacks made over Valentine's Day. 2020's Valentine's event was, at the time, the most violent period in Torn City history, and was only surpassed by the Trick or Treating event which took place later that year on Halloween.
Pictured: One-year attacking actions graph for Torn City.
With the authorities keen to quell the violence this time around, it is perhaps fortuitous that the effects of Love Juice have been reduced. Nevertheless, the price of Love Juice has been rising in recent weeks, indicating that Torn's thirst for blood has not been diluted, even if Love Juice has.
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