Consider all the items Valve gave us this year for Halloween and tell us which hat is your favorite. They really went all out as we predicted and you have to give a round of applause to Valve as they keep adding more and more content to this classic game.
For the poll regarding the costume sets, assume the hats are Haunted if that makes any difference. Be as sarcastic (Monoculus) or snarky (Ghastlierest) as you like!
Sunday, November 6, 2011
Monday, October 31, 2011
Site update.
We want to give you a progress report on a coming site upgrade. While we will keep most details under wraps we want you to know that we take your suggestions seriously. We get requests to share the google doc which we edit that fits in the blog. We know some of you prefer it and want you all to know that we will change things from a UI perspective in our 2.0 version. There are also iPad/Android and other mobile users who want an easier to manipulate sheet while you are on a beach somewhere or in line at the supermarket (hopefully not driving). We take those opinions seriously and will address them with our coming revamp. Stay tuned, TF2 traders.
Manniversary poll results
Well you did it again, TF2 Community. You chose the sarcastic, snarky answer as your favorite Manniversary Update headwear! Not really all that unbelievable since the choices are a bit underwhelming even in our opinion. Birdcage is the clear runner-up. If miscs had been included would you still love that damn paper hat? We may never find out because Halloween blindsided us with an impressive update from the good ol' crew at Valve.
One-Man Army | 145 (4%) |
Your Worst Nightmare | 221 (6%) |
Counterfeit Billycock | 204 (6%) |
Outdoorsman | 40 (1%) |
Tavish DeGroot Experience | 97 (2%) |
Pencil Pusher | 42 (1%) |
Buccaneer's Bicorne | 157 (4%) |
Salty Dog | 77 (2%) |
Little Buddy | 47 (1%) |
Gym Rat | 38 (1%) |
Hot Dogger | 67 (1%) |
Birdcage | 391 (11%) |
Surgeon's Stahlhelm | 248 (7%) |
Backwards Ballcap | 99 (2%) |
L'Inspecteur | 64 (1%) |
Swagman's Swatter | 38 (1%) |
Flamboyant Flamenco | 128 (3%) |
Virtual Reality Headset | 246 (7%) |
Hat With No Name | 137 (4%) |
Hermes | 163 (4%) |
None, I prefer the free paper hat | 709 (21%) |
Votes so far: 3358
Poll closed
Poll closed
Thursday, October 27, 2011
Boo. Halloween update is here.
All new items listed and pictures available in this reddit thread here.
- Halloween 2011 Event
- Viaduct has been haunted and is now... Eyeaduct!
- One full multi-piece costume set has been added for each class
- Random gifts containing costume pieces drop in Eyeaduct on registered servers
- 2 new Halloween 2011 achievements
- Any unusual hats uncrated during the event will be Halloween-themed
- New Halloween-themed items are available in the Mann Co. store, but only for a limited time!
- Updated effects for The Cow Mangler 5000
- Updated in-game abuse reporting tool to include option for reporting abusive game servers
- Added
mapcycle_halloweencontaining all Halloween event maps - Fixed team colors and styles not updating properly in store previews
- Fixed bug in reputation trend status display for registered servers
- Fixed a problem that could cause repeated stutters after joining a server
- Fixed the Spine-Chilling Skull not appearing when equipped by soldiers
- New Halloween-themed community-created items submitted to the Workshop are now available in the Mann Co. store!
Undocumented changes
- All Ghastly Gibuses have been upgraded to Ghastlier Gibuses. Ghastlier Gibuses have been upgraded to the new Ghastlierest Gibuses.
- The Halloween 2010 Noisemakers have been made re-availaible in the MannCo Store
- Hitting the Horseless Headless Horsemann now plays a hitsound, as if you had hit a player.
- All hats that had Halloween restrictions can now be worn on an actual full moon.
A good description by Problem on SPUF on how the new stuff works.
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
PSA: Don't trust. Verify, verify, verify.
It has come to our attention here at TF2S that a well rehearsed scam going around whereby multiple scammers prey on an unsuspecting player to rip him/her off. The game is called "Trust" ironically, and the scam involves a player claiming they are quitting TF2 and want to give away valuable items but only if they play the "Trust" game. This involves other people in on the scam who supposedly also trust the "quitter" and give him items which the quitter then quickly trades back. This goes around until the victim actually gives something valuable to the quitter and then the scammers all disappear.
Simon1123 on SPUF describes and documents the scam here. Obviously with a game like TF2 where items translate to real money, use your best judgement.
Simon1123 on SPUF describes and documents the scam here. Obviously with a game like TF2 where items translate to real money, use your best judgement.
Sunday, October 23, 2011
The dirty discount
A lot has come from the bug recently where hats that were store bought (not usable in crafting) were then sold to unsuspecting buyers at "craftable hat" prices. The bug is now fixed but essentially didn't show that a hat wasn't usable in crafting while trading in-game. Don't be ashamed - it even fooled those of us who are supposed to know better (ahem, Jason). These hats are considered "dirty", which has become a blanket term for anything marking a hat. A "clean" hat is tradeable, usable in crafting and often also means there is no craft #. Remember that an item with a craft # higher than 100 can only be seen in a backpack viewer. A "dirty" hat is either untradeable (without giftwrap), or has gifted by text, or now is also not usable in crafting. Hats that have craft #'s are also considered dirty by many, but when trading generic items with normal values it is often not mentioned. It mostly has an effect on prices of higher-value items such as Team Captain or Cremator's Conscience.
There is a dirty discount associated with these hats. Typically a reclaimed metal off the craft hat price. Many of these hats now sell for around 2 reclaimed metals, which is about the right price in our minds as well. The hat looks the same but you just can't craft with it.
There is a dirty discount associated with these hats. Typically a reclaimed metal off the craft hat price. Many of these hats now sell for around 2 reclaimed metals, which is about the right price in our minds as well. The hat looks the same but you just can't craft with it.
Thursday, October 20, 2011
New poll: Manniversary hats.
So there are a lot of new items Valve decided to release en-mass last week (also a lot of bugs that keep crashing the game, but hey, it's free right?). We wanted to see first what people's favorite hat is of the new group. Hats only this time, next go-around we'll do misc items.
Note: the errors in the poll were due to our intern's mistake. He will be lambasted and ridiculed for them. Sorry to the 23 who already voted, please make your choices again for real this time.
Note: the errors in the poll were due to our intern's mistake. He will be lambasted and ridiculed for them. Sorry to the 23 who already voted, please make your choices again for real this time.
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