Team Fortress 2 Punishing Idlers, Giving Non-Cheaters Free Hat

**Valigarmander** · 09-03-2009, 12:22 AM

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The latest update to Team Fortress 2 didn't update any class, but it did add fashionable headwear. Since then hats have been all the rage, and the random drop system has made finding your ideal hat a bit difficult. Some have resorted to external idling programs, which does not please the folks at Valve at all. In a new blog post, Erik Johnson says that over the next few days all players who used external idling applications will have the items obtained that way erased. That applies to weapons as well, of course, but who cares about those next to such awesome hats?

The purge will only impact about 5% of the TF2 community, known as the "dirty cheaters" segment. The rest of the community will be rewarded with a free hat, just to rub salt in the wounds of those who wake up to find their items suddenly missing.

Oh, the lulz.

Prince Toad · 09-03-2009, 01:06 AM

Funny. The halo is kind of lame though. I had it on for about 5 minutes before deciding I didn't feel like wearing it. They did say hats in general will be more common, so that's a big plus.

Vgfian · 09-03-2009, 01:28 AM

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Originally Posted by inValidgarmander

Oh, the lulz.

This.
Can't say I've ever played TF before though. So I'm sure that there's something I'm missing...

Sim Kid · 09-08-2009, 02:45 PM

And despite this people still don't say this game is grindy at all.

Rainbow Dash · 09-08-2009, 05:13 PM

it isn't

the idler was something you put in the background and didn't mess with

Sim Kid · 09-13-2009, 07:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Chunky Kong12345

it isn't

Yeah it is. :P people put the idler in so they woudln't have to PvP-grind the game.

Rainbow Dash · 09-13-2009, 09:07 PM

you're so edgy

***Cosmonautical*** · 09-17-2009, 09:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Chunky Kong12345

it isn't

the idler was something you put in the background and didn't mess with

totally unsanctioned and punished by valve, and you consider it an accepted aspect of the game? heh

Prince Toad · 09-17-2009, 11:42 AM

Please, people. Proper punctuation and capitalization. Are we animals?

Sim Kid · 09-17-2009, 12:31 PM

Nah, Animals don't think to make joke response posts to the above post like I'm doing right now. :P

Prince Toad · 09-17-2009, 02:37 PM

Yeah, well they wouldn't make jokes like my last post either.

Rainbow Dash · 09-17-2009, 03:02 PM

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Originally Posted by MANLY RIPPLING MUSCLES

totally unsanctioned and punished by valve, and you consider it an accepted aspect of the game? heh

thing is they dropped this on the idlers with no warning

at least tell us if what we're doing is bad, i recall someone emailing someone at valve and them being cryptic at best about it

09-03-2009, 01:06 AM	#2
Prince Toad Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Rookery Gender: Posts: 11,720 Thanks: 50 Thanked 65 Times in 56 Posts	Funny. The halo is kind of lame though. I had it on for about 5 minutes before deciding I didn't feel like wearing it. They did say hats in general will be more common, so that's a big plus.

09-08-2009, 02:45 PM	#4
Sim Kid Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: The state of Denial Gender: Posts: 8,884 Thanks: 80 Thanked 198 Times in 122 Posts	And despite this people still don't say this game is grindy at all.

09-08-2009, 05:13 PM	#5
Rainbow Dash been dreamin', i've been waitin' Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: a bomb-ass cloud house bachelorette pad Gender: Posts: 24,396 Thanks: 173 Thanked 1,179 Times in 716 Posts	it isn't the idler was something you put in the background and didn't mess with

09-13-2009, 09:07 PM	#7
Rainbow Dash been dreamin', i've been waitin' Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: a bomb-ass cloud house bachelorette pad Gender: Posts: 24,396 Thanks: 173 Thanked 1,179 Times in 716 Posts	you're so edgy

09-17-2009, 11:42 AM	#9
Prince Toad Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Rookery Gender: Posts: 11,720 Thanks: 50 Thanked 65 Times in 56 Posts	Please, people. Proper punctuation and capitalization. Are we animals?

09-17-2009, 12:31 PM	#10
Sim Kid Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: The state of Denial Gender: Posts: 8,884 Thanks: 80 Thanked 198 Times in 122 Posts	Nah, Animals don't think to make joke response posts to the above post like I'm doing right now. :P

09-17-2009, 02:37 PM	#11
Prince Toad Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Rookery Gender: Posts: 11,720 Thanks: 50 Thanked 65 Times in 56 Posts	Yeah, well they wouldn't make jokes like my last post either.