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Several weeks ago it was revealed via the weekly Patch List that something called a news ticker was currently in development. I can confirm that this is indeed the case - my name is right there next to it - however, since this news came during the run-up to Elimination, the announcement went largely unheralded. If only we'd had some way of promoting this story. A news ticker perhaps?
Today, I can exclusively reveal further information about this forthcoming feature, and I will also explain how you, yes you, can help contribute to its success. But first, let me feed you the juicy details regarding the biggest shake-up in Torn's media since a very small decrease was made to Television Company profits.
The news ticker aims to provide Torn citizens with 24/7 access to the latest breaking stories. Upon its release, the ticker will appear in the grey striped bar beneath the links and search box which was previously used to display major announcements and trick you into donating. Soon, this bar will contain bulletins for all the major happenings you could ever wish to concern yourself with; global announcements, significant wars, gameplay changes and competitions, all will appear on your screen ready to inject facts and figures directly into your brain parts.
(Like that yellow bit at the bottom of Fox News, but less racist and with 12% more hearsay)
Other droplets of intrigue-quenching news you can expect to see via this feed include important changes in the price of certain stocks or items, major player shenanigans and popular threads and gossip. Many of these headlines will also be clickable, with links directing you to the relevant forum post, player profile or location page. Is a tasty war happening that you'd love to have a gander at? Would you like to ogle the recently crowned Mr Torn? The linked headlines of the news ticker will allow you to do such things at the mere click of a button, leaving your other hand free to stroke your chin in blissful contemplation.
Gossip headlines will link to short, sub-300 word news items published in the newspaper which will hopefully be provided by you, yes you again, with the public encouraged to submit rumours and secrets via an accompanying news submission form. The reporting staff will moderate this part of the paper with a light touch since its overall aim is to encourage more people to contribute news items without the pressure of having to write up a proper fancy article. Hints and leaks may also be published via this feed, with the visibility of stories ordered according to importance, and the whole lot comprising a mix of manually written headlines and auto-generated stat-based content.
But wait, there's more. Factions will also be able to hijack the feed and insert messages to appear to their members. This new method of communicating orders, encouragement and insults about one's mother will prove especially useful in times of war, or in times of internal strife, perhaps when a scoundrel like Jaiden ransacks your inventory and needs to be annihilated.
(Someone has been a very naughty boy)
The introduction of a news ticker has been enthusiastically backed and implemented by our lord and saviour Chedburn, first of his name, birther of Torn, King of drama, destroyer of multis, nerfer of profits and scourge of temporary transexuals. The authorities hope that easy access to a feed of important news items will benefit those who rarely frequent the forums, or whose attention span prevents them reading more than twelve words in a single sitting without getting a nosebleed. Also, it provides a handy outlet for us to sell you stuff when our range of exclusive Torn merchandise is released in future.
Furthermore, the proliferation of breaking news stories will reinforce the feeling that something is always happening in Torn, which it is, since many fascinating and bizarre events often go unheralded away from the prying eyes of the forums and global. For example, did you know that one player just lost 400 billion in two days? How about the story of the famous reality star who sent Kata nudes for Torn TV? And I'll bet my bottom dollar you had no idea that the next company release will be a colonic irrigation clinic!
Not one of these stories is true, but if they were, you might not have heard about them unless you scoured every post in GD. Eventually, anything of note that happens in Torn City will be promoted via the ticker. And with the ticker's content easily altered post-release, the Torn City Times shall remain permanently open to suggestions regarding which topics we should post about, with inquiries and offerings accepted via the gaping thought-hole of this article's very author. So if you have any ideas as to what the news ticker should feature, tell me with your hands and face and mouth.
The Torn City News Ticker is scheduled for release at some point between today and an indeterminable point in the future. We have been categorically assured that it will most certainly not be finished before the present moment in time, since this would violate the known laws of physics.
Today, I can exclusively reveal further information about this forthcoming feature, and I will also explain how you, yes you, can help contribute to its success. But first, let me feed you the juicy details regarding the biggest shake-up in Torn's media since a very small decrease was made to Television Company profits.
The news ticker aims to provide Torn citizens with 24/7 access to the latest breaking stories. Upon its release, the ticker will appear in the grey striped bar beneath the links and search box which was previously used to display major announcements and trick you into donating. Soon, this bar will contain bulletins for all the major happenings you could ever wish to concern yourself with; global announcements, significant wars, gameplay changes and competitions, all will appear on your screen ready to inject facts and figures directly into your brain parts.
(Like that yellow bit at the bottom of Fox News, but less racist and with 12% more hearsay)
Other droplets of intrigue-quenching news you can expect to see via this feed include important changes in the price of certain stocks or items, major player shenanigans and popular threads and gossip. Many of these headlines will also be clickable, with links directing you to the relevant forum post, player profile or location page. Is a tasty war happening that you'd love to have a gander at? Would you like to ogle the recently crowned Mr Torn? The linked headlines of the news ticker will allow you to do such things at the mere click of a button, leaving your other hand free to stroke your chin in blissful contemplation.
Gossip headlines will link to short, sub-300 word news items published in the newspaper which will hopefully be provided by you, yes you again, with the public encouraged to submit rumours and secrets via an accompanying news submission form. The reporting staff will moderate this part of the paper with a light touch since its overall aim is to encourage more people to contribute news items without the pressure of having to write up a proper fancy article. Hints and leaks may also be published via this feed, with the visibility of stories ordered according to importance, and the whole lot comprising a mix of manually written headlines and auto-generated stat-based content.
But wait, there's more. Factions will also be able to hijack the feed and insert messages to appear to their members. This new method of communicating orders, encouragement and insults about one's mother will prove especially useful in times of war, or in times of internal strife, perhaps when a scoundrel like Jaiden ransacks your inventory and needs to be annihilated.
(Someone has been a very naughty boy)
The introduction of a news ticker has been enthusiastically backed and implemented by our lord and saviour Chedburn, first of his name, birther of Torn, King of drama, destroyer of multis, nerfer of profits and scourge of temporary transexuals. The authorities hope that easy access to a feed of important news items will benefit those who rarely frequent the forums, or whose attention span prevents them reading more than twelve words in a single sitting without getting a nosebleed. Also, it provides a handy outlet for us to sell you stuff when our range of exclusive Torn merchandise is released in future.
Furthermore, the proliferation of breaking news stories will reinforce the feeling that something is always happening in Torn, which it is, since many fascinating and bizarre events often go unheralded away from the prying eyes of the forums and global. For example, did you know that one player just lost 400 billion in two days? How about the story of the famous reality star who sent Kata nudes for Torn TV? And I'll bet my bottom dollar you had no idea that the next company release will be a colonic irrigation clinic!
Not one of these stories is true, but if they were, you might not have heard about them unless you scoured every post in GD. Eventually, anything of note that happens in Torn City will be promoted via the ticker. And with the ticker's content easily altered post-release, the Torn City Times shall remain permanently open to suggestions regarding which topics we should post about, with inquiries and offerings accepted via the gaping thought-hole of this article's very author. So if you have any ideas as to what the news ticker should feature, tell me with your hands and face and mouth.
The Torn City News Ticker is scheduled for release at some point between today and an indeterminable point in the future. We have been categorically assured that it will most certainly not be finished before the present moment in time, since this would violate the known laws of physics.
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