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sugarvalves [1963573] — Find out what the developers did last month, why they did it, and how it will affect you in this roundup of September's notable Patch Notes. Find out what the developers did last month, why they did it, and how it will affect you in this roundup of September's notable Patch Notes. Patch List #208 Faction Profiles All faction profiles and information header panels have been redesigned. This change was made so that faction headers can display information pertaining to Ranked Warring, which is set for release in the near future. Patch List #209 Bookies 2.0 Bookies 2.0 was released on the 14th of September. The first thing you'll notice is the expanded range of bet options on offer, with Odd & Even, Handicaps, Over & Under, etc all now available via the Additional Betting Options button. The interface itself has been adapted for Dark Mode and made intuitive for casual players who are new to sports betting. Beneath the surface, the Bookies...

sugarvalves [1963573] — Find out who won this month's Economist's Comic Prize, and which of August's comics were deemed good enough for a runner-up spot. Silver8520 has won August's comic prize after Torn's Economist picked out their entry as the best strip submitted to Torn's comic page last month. Their comic depicts the mad rush players experience when trying to grab the cheap beers offered for sale at Bits and Bobs each day. Artist: Silver8520 Based on the drawing style, Silver8520's comic looks to have been the result of a collaboration with regular contributor Slockins101. Collaborations of this nature are allowed so long as no money, items, or nudes change hands. Silver8520 will receive $100 million for sending in the winning entry. Congratulations! $10 million will also go to each of our seven runner-ups as chosen by Lt_Wolf. This is the highest number of runner-ups our Economist has ever chosen, so you would think this means he was impressed by t...

sugarvalves [1963573] — With Torn's 48-hour double item capacity bonus set to kick in at noon on the 26th, we investigate whether recent updates will affect the event, and consider the possibility of player-led disruption. Torn's annual Tourism Day event begins on Sunday at noon, with the temporary doubling of item travel capacities set to trigger a mass departure from the city as players of all levels fly out in an attempt to secure a haul of cheap s**te. Read on to find out everything you need to know about Tourism Day 2021. When It Counts Tourism Day officially runs from 12:00 TCT on the 26th until the same time on the 28th. Now obviously, it is only your return flight that matters here, since that's when you'll be returning with a huge-ass haul of foreign goods. But don't get caught out trying to fly too early, because if you take off at 11:59 am on the 26th, your return flight will not be eligible for the double item capacity bonus. The 2x bonus kicks in for...

sugarvalves [1963573] — Find out what went down during Elimination's final few hours, along with the truth behind the alliances, the top ten attackers, and how many hits you needed to get the maximum competition tokens. Illuminati are the 2021 Elimination champions having defeated the Dongs at 4:15am this morning. Their win was something of an inevitability in the end after the anti-Illuminati alliance fell apart dramatically, but that doesn't mean they had it easy, as we're about to find out in our rundown of the final stages of Elimination 2021. CTRL ALT DELETE The Keyboard Warriors were knocked out on Monday after their hopes were raised and then dashed by the introduction of a new member to their alliance. Just before our previous article was released , news broke that G.O.A.T. had finally flipped on their long-term allies, Illuminati. At this point, it looked like there was a 4v1 situation in place, with Illuminati seemingly on their way out. Illuminati responded by...

fd24 [1417595] — Find out why the upcoming Tourism Day event should be used to begin your preparations for next year's Museum Day. Tourism Day is now less than a week away, with this 48-hour travel-based event set to provide a welcome respite for those who have been toiling away in Elimination for much of the past month. But while many players will be using the double travel capacity on offer to stock up on essentials and saleables for a short-term gain, Torn's savviest citizens will instead use it to begin preparations for another event: Museum Day 2022. MUSEUM DAY? WTF? Museum Day is an annual Torn event that takes place in May, during which you will gain an extra 10% in points when you exchange Flower sets, Plushie sets, or a variety of artifacts down at the museum. In sugarvalves's post-Museum Day article , he revealed that a massive sum of 31,671,606 points was given out during the event. Of course, the price of points tends to fluctuate massively around Museum Day,...

sugarvalves [1963573] — Find out which two teams may have a secret final pact, which team has risen from the dead, and who has been spreading lies within Short Bus in our latest round-up of all the Elimination drama. The number of Elimination teams has dwindled to five since our last article, with the Cereal Killers and Chicken Nuggets defeated during the week, and the Sea Men and Lettuce Win following over the weekend. Let's find out how all this happened, why it happened, and what my smooth reporting brain thinks will happen next in this, our final Elimination gossip column of the tournament - at least until it's all over. CEREALS GO SOGGY Too much milk? Not enough milk? Weird, salty-tasting milk-like substance? Whatever was in their bowl, it wasn't enough, as the Cereal Killers were eliminated at 5:30 am on the 16th of September. "It went as far as we were able to considering the team strength, or lack of, including leaders. We would have like to gone further and...