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Thread created on Thu Sep 20, 2012 20:19:49
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im wanting a general opinion from the TC public...Torn has been around for 7 years now...how much longer do you all think it will last? i know there are people who pay alot fo their real life money on torn so they can become rich in torn..would really suck if it just died in a year or 2 from now..do u all think it will keep going
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Posted on Thu Sep 20, 2012 20:25:23
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i read somewhere that this game make 1M$ income on year basis so you must be crazy to shut it off
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Posted on Thu Sep 20, 2012 20:30:06
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If your worried about investing in torn then as things go it is pretty safe. When you see stuff like adverts appearing to make money then you know the game is on shakey ground.
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Posted on Thu Sep 20, 2012 20:36:36
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i read somewhere that this game make 1M$ income on year basis so you must be crazy to shut it off |
where did you read that?
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Posted on Thu Sep 20, 2012 20:39:42
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Posted on Thu Sep 20, 2012 20:51:52
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i read somewhere that this game make 1M$ income on year basis so you must be crazy to shut it off |
where did you read that? |
http://www.thisissomerset.co.uk/21-year-old-millionaire-game/story-12327209-detail/story.html
or just write chedburn torn on google
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Posted on Thu Sep 20, 2012 20:56:45
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i read somewhere that this game make 1M$ income on year basis so you must be crazy to shut it off |
where did you read that? |
http://www.thisissomerset.co.uk/21-year-old-millionaire-game/story-12327209-detail/story.html
or just write chedburn torn on google |
that was '09... do you think more people donate now than then? are the costs of running the site the same? there are a lot of factors that make that figure irrelevant. the real figure could be a lot different now, more likely to be higher as the game is still around and has had big changes to gameplay and server base
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Posted on Thu Sep 20, 2012 21:00:23
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i read somewhere that this game make 1M$ income on year basis so you must be crazy to shut it off |
where did you read that? |
http://www.thisissomerset.co.uk/21-year-old-millionaire-game/story-12327209-detail/story.html
or just write chedburn torn on google |
that was '09... do you think more people donate now than then? are the costs of running the site the same? there are a lot of factors that make that figure irrelevant. the real figure could be a lot different now, more likely to be higher as the game is still around and has had big changes to gameplay and server base |
but the fact is he have some income from game and he only need to login few times a day do some updates and i don't see reason why should he shut the site even if he stuck up in some debts he can always sell rights for game and make money and start something new
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Posted on Thu Sep 20, 2012 21:26:32
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Posted on Thu Sep 20, 2012 22:40:06
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as long as the money keeps rolling, consistent updates, and more ways to entice people yes it will be like a turnkey, i play another site that has almost died out to 200 or so accounts and its still running
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Posted on Thu Sep 20, 2012 22:48:38
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i read somewhere that this game make 1M$ income on year basis so you must be crazy to shut it off |
where did you read that? |
http://www.thisissomerset.co.uk/21-year-old-millionaire-game/story-12327209-detail/story.html
or just write chedburn torn on google |
that was '09... do you think more people donate now than then? are the costs of running the site the same? there are a lot of factors that make that figure irrelevant. the real figure could be a lot different now, more likely to be higher as the game is still around and has had big changes to gameplay and server base |
but the fact is he have some income from game and he only need to login few times a day do some updates and i don't see reason why should he shut the site even if he stuck up in some debts he can always sell rights for game and make money and start something new |
Login a few times a day to do some updates?
Are you serious, or do you seriously not understand that development takes time.
Yes, staff could make a new "feature" every day. A small update here, a small update there...
But nothing substantial.. and VERY buggy.
Or, staff can spend a few months working on one, big project that adds a lot more than "a few smaller updates".
Chedburn doesn't *need* to login during the initial development stages. Testing, yes. But coding.. nope.
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Posted on Thu Sep 20, 2012 23:01:03
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i read somewhere that this game make 1M$ income on year basis so you must be crazy to shut it off |
where did you read that? |
http://www.thisissomerset.co.uk/21-year-old-millionaire-game/story-12327209-detail/story.html
or just write chedburn torn on google |
that was '09... do you think more people donate now than then? are the costs of running the site the same? there are a lot of factors that make that figure irrelevant. the real figure could be a lot different now, more likely to be higher as the game is still around and has had big changes to gameplay and server base |
but the fact is he have some income from game and he only need to login few times a day do some updates and i don't see reason why should he shut the site even if he stuck up in some debts he can always sell rights for game and make money and start something new |
Login a few times a day to do some updates?
Are you serious, or do you seriously not understand that development takes time.
Yes, staff could make a new "feature" every day. A small update here, a small update there...
But nothing substantial.. and VERY buggy.
Or, staff can spend a few months working on one, big project that adds a lot more than "a few smaller updates".
Chedburn doesn't *need* to login during the initial development stages. Testing, yes. But coding.. nope. |
yeah what ever but he still have income and he isn't doing some hard work except writing codes and he is well payed for that 
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Posted on Thu Sep 20, 2012 23:26:14
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i read somewhere that this game make 1M$ income on year basis so you must be crazy to shut it off |
where did you read that? |
http://www.thisissomerset.co.uk/21-year-old-millionaire-game/story-12327209-detail/story.html
or just write chedburn torn on google |
that was '09... do you think more people donate now than then? are the costs of running the site the same? there are a lot of factors that make that figure irrelevant. the real figure could be a lot different now, more likely to be higher as the game is still around and has had big changes to gameplay and server base |
Even if he made a quarter of that and to top it off, he doesn't pay staff, then he would still be crazy to get rid of it.
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Posted on Thu Sep 20, 2012 23:36:57
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i read somewhere that this game make 1M$ income on year basis so you must be crazy to shut it off |
where did you read that? |
http://www.thisissomerset.co.uk/21-year-old-millionaire-game/story-12327209-detail/story.html
or just write chedburn torn on google |
that was '09... do you think more people donate now than then? are the costs of running the site the same? there are a lot of factors that make that figure irrelevant. the real figure could be a lot different now, more likely to be higher as the game is still around and has had big changes to gameplay and server base |
but the fact is he have some income from game and he only need to login few times a day do some updates and i don't see reason why should he shut the site even if he stuck up in some debts he can always sell rights for game and make money and start something new |
Login a few times a day to do some updates?
Are you serious, or do you seriously not understand that development takes time.
Yes, staff could make a new "feature" every day. A small update here, a small update there...
But nothing substantial.. and VERY buggy.
Or, staff can spend a few months working on one, big project that adds a lot more than "a few smaller updates".
Chedburn doesn't *need* to login during the initial development stages. Testing, yes. But coding.. nope. |
yeah what ever but he still have income and he isn't doing some hard work except writing codes and he is well payed for that |
I have to LOL @ this statement. I'm sorry, have YOU ever coded? Nope? Sometimes it can takes months to get something perfected. The hours, days, weeks, and months is takes can be a huge toll on someone. If you want to factor in the hours it takes to do something it can bring down your income. I once determined my actual pay per hour was around 13.75$ (Photographer) after paying taxes, and other expenses. I've also worked as a coder for a LONG time. The hours, and the pay aren't easy or great.
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Posted on Fri Sep 21, 2012 00:12:13
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i read somewhere that this game make 1M$ income on year basis so you must be crazy to shut it off |
where did you read that? |
http://www.thisissomerset.co.uk/21-year-old-millionaire-game/story-12327209-detail/story.html
or just write chedburn torn on google |
that was '09... do you think more people donate now than then? are the costs of running the site the same? there are a lot of factors that make that figure irrelevant. the real figure could be a lot different now, more likely to be higher as the game is still around and has had big changes to gameplay and server base |
but the fact is he have some income from game and he only need to login few times a day do some updates and i don't see reason why should he shut the site even if he stuck up in some debts he can always sell rights for game and make money and start something new |
Login a few times a day to do some updates?
Are you serious, or do you seriously not understand that development takes time.
Yes, staff could make a new "feature" every day. A small update here, a small update there...
But nothing substantial.. and VERY buggy.
Or, staff can spend a few months working on one, big project that adds a lot more than "a few smaller updates".
Chedburn doesn't *need* to login during the initial development stages. Testing, yes. But coding.. nope. |
yeah what ever but he still have income and he isn't doing some hard work except writing codes and he is well payed for that |
I have to LOL @ this statement. I'm sorry, have YOU ever coded? Nope? Sometimes it can takes months to get something perfected. The hours, days, weeks, and months is takes can be a huge toll on someone. If you want to factor in the hours it takes to do something it can bring down your income. I once determined my actual pay per hour was around 13.75$ (Photographer) after paying taxes, and other expenses. I've also worked as a coder for a LONG time. The hours, and the pay aren't easy or great.
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yeah what ever smart ass as you see on torn we get updates every 2-4 month so that mean they have 1 month at lest free just to log in and check how thing works they don't do coding every day
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Posted on Fri Sep 21, 2012 00:15:05
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I think the game might be coming to an end soon..
Why would ched put a level 100 cap on.
In another 2 years fking loads of people will be level 100 and the game will get boring and people will start to quit slowly.
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Concern should drive us into action and not into depression |
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Posted on Fri Sep 21, 2012 00:18:43
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I think the game might be coming to an end soon..
Why would ched put a level 100 cap on.
In another 2 years fking loads of people will be level 100 and the game will get boring and people will start to quit slowly. |
We should be able to go up as far as we want. Then again, people will start to get bored.
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Posted on Fri Sep 21, 2012 00:27:16
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Suppose as Tech' advances - so must games(and gamers).
This incarnation of Torn will therefore evolve into something new as the game has evolved over the past 7 years.
As more gamers move to consoles and tablets/phones the demand for games similar to Torn will decrease.
Business is business and demand is key to survival, hence Torn (or its new incarnation) must be favourable to the devices in use by the masses.
I personally hope that there will be a way of existing players to transfer to the new technology and not lose all the time and effort invested.
Cheers...Sub
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Posted on Fri Sep 21, 2012 00:29:43
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By SuburbanProphet [1566696]
Suppose as Tech' advances - so must games(and gamers).
This incarnation of Torn will therefore evolve into something new as the game has evolved over the past 7 years.
As more gamers move to consoles and tablets/phones the demand for games similar to Torn will decrease.
Business is business and demand is key to survival, hence Torn (or its new incarnation) must be favourable to the devices in use by the masses.
I personally hope that there will be a way of existing players to transfer to the new technology and not lose all the time and effort invested.
Cheers...Sub |
like a torn app?
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Posted on Fri Sep 21, 2012 00:41:26
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Torn app's have been covered and dismissed in previous threads as I recall.
I think the main appeal of Torn is the user base and community - correct me if I am wrong - but who in their "right" mind would wish to lose 10's of thousands of users and a active community?
A app on its own would not satisfy - the 7 years of growth prove that - also the fact that we have the Tech' but still reply to the forums.
The answer may lie in the "human" element to the game - Honour, Respect and Courage for those that we may never meet face to face nor even know their "real" name.
Can a app provide this with such efficiency atm?
Cheers...Sub
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Posted on Fri Sep 21, 2012 00:48:38
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A ps3 game. Not text based obviously, with all the main people as characters. lol
Something like GTA 
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Concern should drive us into action and not into depression |
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Posted on Fri Sep 21, 2012 01:07:22
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Whatever it is - needs to be platform independent.
I do like the idea if a VR version though.
Cheers...Sub
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Posted on Fri Sep 21, 2012 02:06:53
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By SuburbanProphet [1566696]
Torn app's have been covered and dismissed in previous threads as I recall.
I think the main appeal of Torn is the user base and community - correct me if I am wrong - but who in their "right" mind would wish to lose 10's of thousands of users and a active community?
A app on its own would not satisfy - the 7 years of growth prove that - also the fact that we have the Tech' but still reply to the forums.
The answer may lie in the "human" element to the game - Honour, Respect and Courage for those that we may never meet face to face nor even know their "real" name.
Can a app provide this with such efficiency atm?
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I think a app is where torn seems to fall behind a lot of other rpg, also somthing we have to remember is torn is a rpg and to be honest id like it to stay this way (text based)
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Posted on Fri Sep 21, 2012 02:16:40
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By SuburbanProphet [1566696]
Torn app's have been covered and dismissed in previous threads as I recall.
I think the main appeal of Torn is the user base and community - correct me if I am wrong - but who in their "right" mind would wish to lose 10's of thousands of users and a active community?
A app on its own would not satisfy - the 7 years of growth prove that - also the fact that we have the Tech' but still reply to the forums.
The answer may lie in the "human" element to the game - Honour, Respect and Courage for those that we may never meet face to face nor even know their "real" name.
Can a app provide this with such efficiency atm?
Cheers...Sub |
I think a app is where torn seems to fall behind a lot of other rpg, also somthing we have to remember is torn is a rpg and to be honest id like it to stay this way (text based)
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Posted on Fri Sep 21, 2012 02:22:28
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By sHoTz- [304359]
By SuburbanProphet [1566696]
Torn app's have been covered and dismissed in previous threads as I recall.
I think the main appeal of Torn is the user base and community - correct me if I am wrong - but who in their "right" mind would wish to lose 10's of thousands of users and a active community?
A app on its own would not satisfy - the 7 years of growth prove that - also the fact that we have the Tech' but still reply to the forums.
The answer may lie in the "human" element to the game - Honour, Respect and Courage for those that we may never meet face to face nor even know their "real" name.
Can a app provide this with such efficiency atm?
Cheers...Sub |
I think a app is where torn seems to fall behind a lot of other rpg, also somthing we have to remember is torn is a rpg and to be honest id like it to stay this way (text based)
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I think a number of current users would benefit from a Train/Travel/Attack/Crimes Torn app to maintain activity whilst mobile.
Hehe - TTAC is a nice acronym.
However, the "human" element is totally lost - interaction is void.
I think personally - that "interaction" is "key" to staying with the long term game.
Cheers...Sub
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Posted on Fri Sep 21, 2012 02:26:28
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By ArminiuS [1061912]
yeah what ever smart ass as you see on torn we get updates every 2-4 month so that mean they have 1 month at lest free just to log in and check how thing works they don't do coding every day
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I'm sorry all you can do is resort to attacks because you can't come up with something intelligent or logical to say. You obviously do not understand the time it takes to code something like Torn. It's not something you just do in a day, and that be the end of it. Having a background in this sort of thing I can tell you it is a constant thing in your day to day life to implement, test, change, and create new things. Sure, players like you may see it as a once every few months thing, but you have absolutely no idea what goes on in the background.
I dare you to learn the languages I know, then tell me it's easy.
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Posted on Fri Sep 21, 2012 02:59:38
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It's obvious most of those commenting have zero experience in development and maintinance of site like this.
Kokaburr is right. Updates and releases take time and effort. Coding is something special...the limits and possibilities are endless and only determined the guygal at the keyboard and their immagination and talent.
I think the game is healthy and will only continue to progress. I actually am surprised it hasn't been bought up by now and incorporated into Facebook or other.
If Ched was about money, we'd be seeing ads, and probably still playing.
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