TF2 Items

[Deathsong17]

When I'm playing TF2 I can't help but notice the signs in the corner saying that X has found Y. This made me wonder, how do you get these items?

To add to my confusion, I was playing as a Spy when I was killed, only to get a flare gun - a Pyro weapon.

So, my question is this: how do you get TF2 items?

 

[ThrobbingEgo]

They unlock semi-randomly as you play now, instead of grinding achievement servers for items.

 

[Nimbus]

It's random. Completely random.

 

[Cpt_Oblivious]

They just get given to you randomly, instead of via achievements.
I got my first one after 10 hours play then another 10 minutes later.

 

[plastic_window]

It's completely random now - although if you haven't got the previous milestone achievments you can still get those weapons that way.

Every weapon and all the hats are dropped randomly to different players at different times. At the moment there's no way of know when you'll get a weapon and no way of knowing what the weapon's going to be. All I've gotten so far is Natascha. And I've already got it.

They say they're working on an update and apparently it's going to drop very soon (maybe this week).

 

[ThrobbingEgo]

I have 3 blutsagers now.

 

[Sir Ollie]

7 Backburners FTW!

 

[The Great JT]

Only three things I've gotten so far are one Bonk! Atomic Punch, one Flare Gun and one Kritzkrieg.

 

[Deathsong17]

OK, thanks guys!

 

[Kajt]

Every weapon and all the hats are dropped randomly to different players at different times. At the moment there's no way of know when you'll get a weapon and no way of knowing what the weapon's going to be. All I've gotten so far is Natascha. And I've already got it.

There's hats ingame? I though they would be added in the future?

 

[plastic_window]

The thing I really don't like is that this update is actually the best line-up I've ever heard. Every item sounds like something I'd use and I can't, because the game hasn't decided that I should be given one.

Arg. It winds me up. I can't actually think of a good constructive critisicm though. Maybe let people pick up the new weapons if they're lying around on the floor? If you kill a sniper who has the Huntsman, you can go over and pick it up?

 

[plastic_window]

Every weapon and all the hats are dropped randomly to different players at different times. At the moment there's no way of know when you'll get a weapon and no way of knowing what the weapon's going to be. All I've gotten so far is Natascha. And I've already got it.

There's hats ingame? I though they would be added in the future?

There was a thread a few days ago that said they'd been secretly dispatched into the game at the same time. Plus, there was a special 'bonus page' on the Sniper/Spy udate thing:

http://www.teamfortress.com/sniper_vs_spy/day09_english.htm

 

[Daveman]

I have hat der SANDVICH which is annoying because I never play heavy anyway.

 

[Kajt]

Every weapon and all the hats are dropped randomly to different players at different times. At the moment there's no way of know when you'll get a weapon and no way of knowing what the weapon's going to be. All I've gotten so far is Natascha. And I've already got it.

There's hats ingame? I though they would be added in the future?

There was a thread a few days ago that said they'd been secretly dispatched into the game at the same time. Plus, there was a special 'bonus page' on the Sniper/Spy udate thing:

http://www.teamfortress.com/sniper_vs_spy/day09_english.htm

I know of that, but I have not seen any new hats ingame so far.
Coincidence? Or am I right?

 

[headshotcatcher]

I have 4 force a nature, 3 kgb, 3 sandvich, 2 blutsauger, 2 backburners and miraculously ONE jarate!

God I hate the duplicate system, couldn't they have waited until they released the trading before they allowed you to get duplicates??

 

[plastic_window]

I know of that, but I have not seen any new hats ingame so far.
Coincidence? Or am I right?

I honestly don't know. If I had to guess I'd say it's because the hats are meant to be incredibly rare. There might not be anyone with them yet.

 

[Geamo]

Complete randomness. First day of playing got me;
- KGB
- Dead Ringer
- Kritzkrieg
- Boink! Atomic Punch x2
- Force-a-nature x2

And I haven't had a drop in a few days now. Mildly irritating when you're topping the charts continously.

EDIT:

I know of that, but I have not seen any new hats ingame so far.
Coincidence? Or am I right?

I honestly don't know. If I had to guess I'd say it's because the hats are meant to be incredibly rare. There might not be anyone with them yet.

The other day on the Escapists' TF2 server, something like 3 people got a hat and a weapon at the same time consecutivly.

 

[300lb. Samoan]

So far I've got the Dead Ringer... and that's all, of the new items.
No hats.
One Sandman, which I really wanted, YAY!
A natascha and two or three kritzkrieg

Did anyone else notice they added a feature to the kritz?
You hit your taunt and your player takes a hit of it to gain 30-50 health!
My friend says it looks like he's takin a bong hit when you watch another player do it.
I've never used the kritz so much!

Also, the pyro can ignite the huntsman's bows by flaming the sniper (or flaming a shot midair)
and the sniper can cause pyro damage that way
AWESOME
BEST UPDATE

EDIT: I have seen hats, I saw the Heavy in a football helmet today (fuckin hysterical) and someone had a Medic hat on, but i didn't see it.
I want the demo's fro SO BAD

 

[yosophat]

Dead Ringer (2x), Cloak and Dagger, and the Razorback (2x). Take note I've played 105 hours as Sniper so the Spy weapons are useless to me. I'm going to admit the Dead Ringer is awesome, but the bow looks awesome and I don't have it yet.

The Huntsman IS awesome I have two I also got another Natasha and the spy hat, the fedora. I've been playing for 15.2 hours since the update. I have no idea how the system works other than playing and every so often the game decides to roll for a drop and then rolls again for the rarity of the item. I would actually like to get some spy unlocks the spy did need some better tactics and the unlocks would make me want to play the class I hate the most.