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| type              = action
 
| type              = action
 
| image              = Backpack Secret Saxton.png
 
| image              = Backpack Secret Saxton.png
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| released          = [[Mann-Conomy Update]]
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| used-by            = {{used by|All classes}}
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| availability      = Purchase only
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| released          = {{Patch name|9|30|2010}}
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| released-major    = Mann-Conomy Update
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| availability      = {{avail|promotional|purchase}}
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| trade              = yes
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| gift              = yes
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| marketable        = yes
 
| craft              = no
 
| craft              = no
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| numbered          = no
 
| loadout            = yes
 
| loadout            = yes
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   | level           = Level 1 Gift
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   | item-kind        = {{item kind|Gift}}
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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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   | item-description = {{item description|Secret Saxton}}
 
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  | item-flags      = Purchased: Not Tradable, Not Usable in Crafting
 
 
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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. The name is likely a play on the popular practice of {{W|Secret Santa}}, which involves people pooling up wrapped, unmarked gifts, then randomly distributing them amongst themselves.
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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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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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A Secret Saxton is not tradable, craftable, or findable via item drop, as it can only be acquired through the [[Mann Co. Store]]. Upon its use, a random item is given to a random player in the current server, a notification is displayed to all players in the server and applause and cheers can be heard. The recipient will then receive an item as if it were a drop; that is, they will receive the item upon their next death or entrance to the Mann Co. Store.
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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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A Secret Saxton is used by either pressing the ''Use'' button in the Backpack, or by being placed in the Action Slot of the player's class loadout, followed by pressing the "Use Item in Action Slot" key (default: 'H').
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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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It ''is'' possible to simply join a server with just one other player, in order to guarantee that they receive the gift.  It is not possible, however, for you to receive the gift yourself.
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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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==Contents==
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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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Items acquired through the Secret Saxton will be marked as gifts from the user and timestamped with the receipt time and date. Most items normally found by drop (like weapons, hats and a few action items) are possible to be found as a result of a gift's opening.  All gifts received are currently tradable and craftable. You cannot find [[Unusual Hats]] or [[Mann Co. Supply Crates]] from Secret Saxtons.
 
  
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==Pricing==
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== Contents ==
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If you're purchasing a Pile o' Gifts from the store using £ rather than $/€, it's currently cheaper to buy 23 individual Secret Saxtons - £13.57 vs. £14.99 for the Pile o' Gifts. If you buy in $/€, you get a bulk discount of nearly 15%, but if you buy in £ you get a ''bulk surcharge'' of over 10%. If the £/$ ratio of Secret Saxton prices is taken as a fair starting point, a fair price for the Pile o' Gifts would be 20*£0.59 = £11.80. However, doing this gives a chance for players to receive multiple items and others to receive nothing, as opposed to a Pile o' Gifts where all 23 players shall receive one item each.
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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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==See also==
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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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'''{{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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'''{{Patch name|3|28|2012}}'''
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* Added daily periodic reward hat for gifts given.
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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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== 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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== 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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== See also ==
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* [[Giftapult]]
 
* [[Pile o' Gifts]]
 
* [[Pile o' Gifts]]
 
* [[Gift Wrap]]
 
* [[Gift Wrap]]
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* [[Spirit of Giving]]
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* [[Gifting Man From Gifting Land]]
  
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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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