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(I don't think we exactly need the class links there, since the article is so small and there are links in the images. But eh, no harm in having them. Still, removed bad trivia.)
(Better wording, it was meant to be "Players can gift the player who gifted [the upgrade] the Professor Speks", but the new version sounds confusing)
 
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{{Item infobox
 
{{Item infobox
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| type              = misc item
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| type              = cosmetic
 
| image              = Professor Speks.png
 
| image              = Professor Speks.png
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| used-by            = [[Classes|All]]
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| used-by            = {{used by|All classes}}
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| released          = [[Über Update]]
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| equip-region      = glasses
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| availability      = Distributed
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| released          = {{Patch name|6|23|2011}}
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| released-major    = Über Update
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| availability      = {{avail|distributed}}
 
| trade              = no
 
| trade              = no
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| gift              = yes
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| gift              = no
 
| paint              = no
 
| paint              = no
 
| rename            = yes
 
| rename            = yes
 
| numbered          = no
 
| numbered          = no
 
| loadout            = yes
 
| loadout            = yes
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   | level           = Level 5
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   | item-kind        = {{item kind|Glasses}}
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   | item-description = Give your teacher the gift of insight, paper clip and rubber band included.
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  | item-level       = 5
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   | item-description = {{item description|Professor Speks}}
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  | item-flags      = {{attribute|CannotTrade}}
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  | att-1-positive  = {{attribute|NewUsersHelped|#}}
 
}}
 
}}
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{{Quotation|'''The Sniper''' on his efforts of helping starting mercenaries|All in a day's work.|sound=Sniper_award08.wav}}
 
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'''Professor Speks''' is a [[miscellaneous item]] wearable by all classes. It is a pair of navy blue, thick-rimmed glasses held together with a rubber band and paper clip, identical to the glasses seen on the [[Professor's Peculiarity]].
 
  
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When a player with a free account upgrades to a premium account by purchasing an item in the [[Mann Co. Store]], they are presented with an option to select, from their Steam friends list or from players on the current server, the name of the person who referred them to (or helped them the most with) ''Team Fortress 2''. Any existing premium account player who is selected in this fashion receives the Professor Speks. Contrary to what is implied on the [http://www.teamfortress.com/freetoplay/faq.php free-to-play FAQ page], [[coaching]] new players is in no way a prerequisite for obtaining the Speks. As long as the recipient is on the free account user's Steam friends list or in the same server, they are eligible to receive the item.
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{{Quotation|'''The Heavy''' after helping a newcomer|Let this be lesson for you.|sound=Heavy revenge03.wav}}
  
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The in-game backpack description of the Speks includes a unique line which reads: "New Users Helped: X", where "X" indicates the number of new users the player has helped. If a player receives multiple votes from free account users, they do not receive a duplicate item. Rather, the description information on their existing Professor Speks updates to reflect the new count.  
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The '''Professor Speks''' is a [[Cosmetic items|cosmetic item]] for [[Classes|all classes]]. It is a pair of navy blue, thick-rimmed glasses held together with a rubber band and a paper clip, identical to the glasses seen on the [[Professor's Peculiarity]].
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When a player with a free account upgrades to a premium account by purchasing an item in the [[Mann Co. Store]], they are presented with an option to select, from their Steam friends list or from players on the current server, the name of the person who referred them to (or helped them the most with) ''Team Fortress 2''. Any existing premium account player who is selected in this fashion receives the Professor Speks. Players with free accounts who upgrade using an [[Upgrade to Premium Gift]] can give the player who gifted them the Upgrade the Professor Speks, or increase the gifter's "new users helped" count if they already own one. Contrary to what is implied on the [https://www.teamfortress.com/freetoplay/faq.php free-to-play FAQ page], [[coaching]] new players is in no way a prerequisite for obtaining the Speks. As long as the recipient is on the free account user's Steam friends list or in the same server, they are eligible to receive the item.
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The in-game backpack description of the Speks includes a unique line which reads: "New Users Helped: X", where "X" indicates the number of new users the player has helped. If a player receives multiple votes from free account users, they do not receive a duplicate item. Rather, the description information on their existing Professor Speks updates to reflect the new count.
  
 
== Update history ==
 
== Update history ==
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'''[[June 23, 2011 Patch]]''' ([[Über Update]])
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'''{{Patch name|6|23|2011}}''' ([[Über Update]])
 
* The Professor Speks was added to the game.
 
* The Professor Speks was added to the game.
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'''{{Patch name|10|13|2011}} #1''' ([[Manniversary Update & Sale]])
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* {{Undocumented}} The Professor Speks now fall off the [[ragdoll]] at death.
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'''{{Patch name|10|2|2013}}'''
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* Updated the Professor Speks so they don't float in the air during [[Sniper]] taunts.
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'''{{Patch name|11|12|2013}}'''
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* {{Undocumented}} Added [[Strange]] quality.
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'''{{Patch name|1|15|2015}} #1'''
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* Fixed the Professor Speks moving around on the [[Soldier]]'s face.
  
 
== Bugs ==
 
== Bugs ==
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* The Professor Speks clips with many hats, most notably the Halloween bags, and [[Soldier|Soldier's]] default helmet.
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* In DirectX 8, the Professor Speks are golden in the [[loadout]] menu.
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* Performing the [[Sniper|Sniper's]] melee taunt with this item equipped causes them to float around in the air and clip through the Sniper's chest.
 
  
 
== Gallery ==
 
== Gallery ==
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<gallery perrow=3>
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<gallery perrow="3">
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Image:scout_professor_speks.png|[[Scout]]
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File:scout professor speks.png|{{cl|Scout}}
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Image:soldier_professor_speks.png|[[Soldier]]
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File:soldier professor speks.png|{{cl|Soldier}}
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Image:pyro_professor_speks.png|[[Pyro]]
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File:pyro professor speks.png|{{cl|Pyro}}
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Image:demoman_professor_speks.png|[[Demoman]]
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File:demoman professor speks.png|{{cl|Demoman}}
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Image:heavy_professor_speks.png|[[Heavy]]
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File:heavy professor speks.png|{{cl|Heavy}}
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Image:engineer_professor_speks.png|[[Engineer]]
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File:engineer professor speks.png|{{cl|Engineer}}
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Image:medic_professor_speks.png|[[Medic]]
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File:medic professor speks.png|{{cl|Medic}}
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Image:sniper_professor_speks.png|[[Sniper]]
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File:sniper professor speks.png|{{cl|Sniper}}
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Image:spy_professor_speks.png‎|[[Spy]]
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File:spy professor speks.png‎|{{cl|Spy}}
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Image:Thanks_bro.PNG|The message a free account holder receives, to select a friend to give this item to, after they have upgraded their account.
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File:Professor Speks recipient selection.png|The message a free account holder receives, to select a friend to give this item to, after they have upgraded their account.
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Image:Professor Speks - Menu Alert.png|The alert notice that appears on a user's main menu after upgrading a free account to a premium account.
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File:Professor Speks - Menu Alert.png|The alert notice that appears on a user's main menu after upgrading a free account to a premium account.
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Image:Professor Speks - New Users Helped.jpg|An example of the unique "New Users Helped" value when viewing the item in the backpack.
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File:Earned Professor Speks.png|The notice a player receives after earning the item.
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File:Professor Speks - New Users Helped.png|An example of the unique "New Users Helped" value when viewing the item in the backpack.
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
  
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{{UberUpdateNav}}
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{{Über Update Nav}}
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{{HatNav}}
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{{Hat Nav}}

Latest revision as of 21:26, 14 August 2024

“
Let this be lesson for you.
Click to listen
— The Heavy after helping a newcomer
 ”

The Professor Speks is a cosmetic item for all classes. It is a pair of navy blue, thick-rimmed glasses held together with a rubber band and a paper clip, identical to the glasses seen on the Professor's Peculiarity.

When a player with a free account upgrades to a premium account by purchasing an item in the Mann Co. Store, they are presented with an option to select, from their Steam friends list or from players on the current server, the name of the person who referred them to (or helped them the most with) Team Fortress 2. Any existing premium account player who is selected in this fashion receives the Professor Speks. Players with free accounts who upgrade using an Upgrade to Premium Gift can give the player who gifted them the Upgrade the Professor Speks, or increase the gifter's "new users helped" count if they already own one. Contrary to what is implied on the free-to-play FAQ page, coaching new players is in no way a prerequisite for obtaining the Speks. As long as the recipient is on the free account user's Steam friends list or in the same server, they are eligible to receive the item.

The in-game backpack description of the Speks includes a unique line which reads: "New Users Helped: X", where "X" indicates the number of new users the player has helped. If a player receives multiple votes from free account users, they do not receive a duplicate item. Rather, the description information on their existing Professor Speks updates to reflect the new count.

Update history

June 23, 2011 Patch (Über Update)

  • The Professor Speks was added to the game.

October 13, 2011 Patch #1 (Manniversary Update & Sale)

  • [Undocumented] The Professor Speks now fall off the ragdoll at death.

October 2, 2013 Patch

  • Updated the Professor Speks so they don't float in the air during Sniper taunts.

November 12, 2013 Patch

  • [Undocumented] Added Strange quality.

January 15, 2015 Patch #1

  • Fixed the Professor Speks moving around on the Soldier's face.

Bugs

  • In DirectX 8, the Professor Speks are golden in the loadout menu.

Gallery

  • Spy

  • The message a free account holder receives, to select a friend to give this item to, after they have upgraded their account.

  • The alert notice that appears on a user's main menu after upgrading a free account to a premium account.

  • The notice a player receives after earning the item.

  • An example of the unique "New Users Helped" value when viewing the item in the backpack.

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