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| tool-image   = Backpack Secret Saxton.png
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| type              = action
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| released    = [[Mann-Conomy Update]]
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| image             = Backpack Secret Saxton.png
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| availability = Purchase only
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| used-by            = {{used by|All classes}}
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| display-loadout-stats = yes
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| released           = {{Patch name|9|30|2010}}
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   | level-and-type    = Level 1 Gift
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| released-major     = Mann-Conomy Update
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   | item-description  = When used, this Action Item gives a random gift to a random person on the server!
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| availability       = {{avail|promotional|purchase}}
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   | item-uses        = 1
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| trade              = yes
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   | item-flags       = Purchased: Not Tradable, Not Usable in Crafting
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| gift              = yes
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| tradable = No
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| marketable        = yes
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| craftable = No
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| craft              = no
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| numbered          = no
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| loadout           = yes
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   | item-kind        = {{item kind|Gift}}
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   | item-level      = 1
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   | item-description = {{item description|Secret Saxton}}
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{{Quotation|'''The Medic'''|Danke, Kamerad!|sound=Medic_specialcompleted-assistedkill01.wav}}
 
  
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A '''Secret Saxton''' is a purchasable gift that, when used, gives a random gift to one random player on the same server as the user.
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{{Quotation|'''The Sniper'''|It's like Christmas morning.|sound=Sniper specialweapon08.wav}}
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The '''Secret Saxton''' is an [[Action items|action item]]. It is represented by a yellow present with a red ribbon.
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When used, it randomly gifts an item to another player in the same server. This item can only be used if the user has a [[Account types|premium]] account, and cannot be used while [[Trading|untradable]].
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{{Weapon Demonstration}}
  
 
== Description ==
 
== Description ==
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This item is consumable, not tradable and not craftable.
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Upon using the Secret Saxton, a random player in the current server is selected to receive a random item as a gift, and a notification is displayed to all players in the server (prompting applause and cheering sounds). The gifted item is then placed in the recipient's [[backpack]].
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The Secret Saxton can be used by equipping it in the Action slot, then pressing the "Use Item in Action Slot" key {{DefaultKey|H}}. Alternatively, selecting it in the backpack and clicking "Use" achieves the same effect. It is possible for the Secret Saxton to be used in a server with only one other player, guaranteeing that the other player receives the random gift. The user of the tool never receives a gift from their own Secret Saxton.
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This item can be obtained through purchase from the [[Mann Co. Store]], by [[trading]], through another Secret Saxton, a [[Pile o' Gifts]], or when it is distributed to all [[Account types|premium]] players for special events. For instance, a Secret Saxton is distributed to every player with a premium account at the start of each annual [[Smissmas]] event.
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A player who owns the [[Spirit of Giving]] can increment its rank by using Secret Saxtons to grant random gifts to other players.
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Additionally, the [[Gifting Man From Gifting Land]] is given every day to the person worldwide who gave out the most gifts the previous day.
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== Contents ==
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Items acquired through the Secret Saxton are marked as gifts from the user and timestamped with the receipt time and date in their descriptions. Most items normally found via the [[item drop system]] (such as [[weapons]], [[cosmetic items]], and some [[tools#Item_customization|tools]]) can be obtained from opening a gift. All gifts received are tradable, usable in [[crafting]], and have the [[Unique]] item quality.
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== Update history ==
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{{Update history|
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'''{{Patch name|9|30|2010}}''' ([[Mann-Conomy Update]])
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* {{Undocumented}} The Secret Saxton was added to the game.
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'''{{Patch name|10|6|2010}}'''
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* Gifted items are now [[Crafting|craftable]] and [[Trading|tradable]].
  
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This item is an Action Item. Click on the backpack's 'Use' button to use it. Alternatively, equip it in the Action slot of a class loadout and press the 'Use Item in Action Slot' key, which can be bound in the Keyboard settings.
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'''{{Patch name|12|21|2011}}'''
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* Gifts from Secret Saxtons and Piles o' Gifts now have a chance to grant a gift in addition to whatever item they would have granted normally.
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* {{Undocumented}} The [[Spirit of Giving]] and Secret Saxton have been distributed to all [[Account types|premium]] players.
  
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This Action Item gives a random item to a single other player on your server.  This item can be used by all classes. This item is equipped in the Action loadout slot.
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'''{{Patch name|3|28|2012}}'''
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* Added daily periodic reward hat for gifts given.
  
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The Secret Saxton can only be obtained at the Mann Co. Store, along with the [[Mann Co. Cap]], the [[Mann Co. Supply Crate Key]] and the [[Pile o' Gifts]].
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'''{{Patch name|12|22|2014}}''' ([[Smissmas 2014]])
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* Premium Players will receive a Secret Saxton to give to another player.
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'''{{Patch name|11|21|2017}}'''
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* Due to fraudulent use, temporarily untradeable giveaway gifts (e.g. [[Pallet of Crates]], Secret Saxton, key gifts) cannot be used until their tradability restriction has expired.
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The gift received by a player will have the gift giver's username and the date it was received in its description.
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== Bugs ==
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* If a Secret Saxton is gifted to a player who was going to find an item normally via a random drop, that item is considered to be a gift as well.
  
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It is possible to use The Secret Saxton with just one other person in the server. That player would be guaranteed to receive the gift and could then trade the gifted item back to the original sender. This is a method of essentially giving yourself gifts.
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== Trivia ==
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* The name "Secret Saxton" is a reference to the Western tradition [[w:Secret Santa|Secret Santa]] in which someone is randomly assigned a person to whom they anonymously give a gift.
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** The name is also a reference to [[Saxton Hale]].
  
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==Contents==
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== See also ==
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Items acquired through the Secret Saxton will be marked as gifts from the user and timestamped with the receipt time and date.  Any item normally found by drop (like weapons, hats and a few action items) are possible to be found within a gift.  All gifts received are currently tradable and craftable.
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* [[Giftapult]]
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* [[Pile o' Gifts]]
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* [[Gift Wrap]]
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* [[Spirit of Giving]]
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* [[Gifting Man From Gifting Land]]
  
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==Trivia==
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{{Mann-Conomy Nav}}
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*The gift can easily be given to a friend by using it on an empty server with no one else in.
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{{Tool Nav}}
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*Despite being called the "'''Secret''' Saxton", the server notifies all players of the giver and receiver of the gift, as well as the item being permanently marked with the giver's name.
 
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*This item's name is a play on the popular practice of "Secret Santa," which involves people pooling up wrapped, unmarked gifts, then randomly distributing them amongst themselves.
 
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Latest revision as of 20:10, 29 May 2024

“
It's like Christmas morning.
Click to listen
— The Sniper
 ”

The Secret Saxton is an action item. It is represented by a yellow present with a red ribbon.

When used, it randomly gifts an item to another player in the same server. This item can only be used if the user has a premium account, and cannot be used while untradable.

Demonstration

Description

Upon using the Secret Saxton, a random player in the current server is selected to receive a random item as a gift, and a notification is displayed to all players in the server (prompting applause and cheering sounds). The gifted item is then placed in the recipient's backpack.

The Secret Saxton can be used by equipping it in the Action slot, then pressing the "Use Item in Action Slot" key (default key: H). Alternatively, selecting it in the backpack and clicking "Use" achieves the same effect. It is possible for the Secret Saxton to be used in a server with only one other player, guaranteeing that the other player receives the random gift. The user of the tool never receives a gift from their own Secret Saxton.

This item can be obtained through purchase from the Mann Co. Store, by trading, through another Secret Saxton, a Pile o' Gifts, or when it is distributed to all premium players for special events. For instance, a Secret Saxton is distributed to every player with a premium account at the start of each annual Smissmas event.

A player who owns the Spirit of Giving can increment its rank by using Secret Saxtons to grant random gifts to other players.

Additionally, the Gifting Man From Gifting Land is given every day to the person worldwide who gave out the most gifts the previous day.

Contents

Items acquired through the Secret Saxton are marked as gifts from the user and timestamped with the receipt time and date in their descriptions. Most items normally found via the item drop system (such as weapons, cosmetic items, and some tools) can be obtained from opening a gift. All gifts received are tradable, usable in crafting, and have the Unique item quality.

Update history

September 30, 2010 Patch (Mann-Conomy Update)
  • [Undocumented] The Secret Saxton was added to the game.

October 6, 2010 Patch

December 21, 2011 Patch

  • Gifts from Secret Saxtons and Piles o' Gifts now have a chance to grant a gift in addition to whatever item they would have granted normally.
  • [Undocumented] The Spirit of Giving and Secret Saxton have been distributed to all premium players.

March 28, 2012 Patch

  • Added daily periodic reward hat for gifts given.

December 22, 2014 Patch (Smissmas 2014)

  • Premium Players will receive a Secret Saxton to give to another player.

November 21, 2017 Patch

  • Due to fraudulent use, temporarily untradeable giveaway gifts (e.g. Pallet of Crates, Secret Saxton, key gifts) cannot be used until their tradability restriction has expired.

Bugs

  • If a Secret Saxton is gifted to a player who was going to find an item normally via a random drop, that item is considered to be a gift as well.

Trivia

  • The name "Secret Saxton" is a reference to the Western tradition Secret Santa in which someone is randomly assigned a person to whom they anonymously give a gift.

See also

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