Valve Punishes Team Fortress 2 Idlers, Rewards Legit Players with Free Hat

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Team Fortress 2 players that made use of external programs to earn random item drops in the game are now being punished for their ways, according to a new Valve blog post.

"Over the next few days we'll be removing all TF2 items that were earned using external idling applications," said Valve's Erik Johnson, who noted that 4.5% of TF2 players will be affected by the measure.

In the future, users caught using external programs to idle in Team Fortress 2 servers will have all of their items wiped.

"Meanwhile, everyone who took the moral high road will soon be finding a new hat in their inventory," Johnson added. "We've also significantly increased the chance of finding any of the existing hats."

Valve is currently working on new systems to enhance the item system, including trading mechanics, and a combination system that would allow two duplicate items to be melded into a desired reward.

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    September 2, 2009 4:17 PM

    Im glad I nevered used the idler. Shame on you all who did.

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      September 2, 2009 4:24 PM

      lol @ 'shame on you'
      who are you to judge?

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        September 2, 2009 4:32 PM

        doesn't take mother teresa to realize that you shouldn't exploit a system. even one that has absolutely no bearing on gameplay.

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        September 3, 2009 12:28 AM

        Who are you to question?

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      September 2, 2009 4:48 PM

      I idled like a MOTHERFUCKER. never did get the heavy hat. :( better screenshot my loot!

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