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'''[[November 19, 2010 Patch]]'''
 
'''[[November 19, 2010 Patch]]'''
 
* The Enthusiast's Timepiece was added to the game and could be found via the [[item drop system]] and crafting for a short while.
 
* The Enthusiast's Timepiece was added to the game and could be found via the [[item drop system]] and crafting for a short while.
 
== Bugs ==
 
*While playing Poker Night, it is possible to obtain the above item through a glitch.  If a user with a Steam Account has completed all four item based achievements on Poker Night at the Inventory, logs out of the Steam account, switches to another Steam account on the same computer, boots the game, and then finally enters a poker game - the 2nd steam user will be granted all four achievements and will also receive all five items once booting Team Fortress 2 without having to win one hand of poker.
 
  
 
==Trivia==
 
==Trivia==
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*The Cloak meter emulates the Pac-man derived logo commonly seen worn on Tycho's friend Gabe's shirt<ref name='Tomb Tomb Pow'>{{cite web|author=Gabe & Tycho|title=That Tomb Tomb Pow (webcomic)|publication=Penny Arcade|puburl=http://www.penny-arcade.com|url = http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2010/11/10/|date = 2010-11-10|retrieved = 2010-11-16}}</ref> as well as a tattoo on his arm.<ref name='PA 1999-03-17'>{{cite web|author=Gabe & Tycho|title=pa one - from calvin klein (webcomic)|publication=Penny Arcade|puburl=http://www.penny-arcade.com|url = http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/1999/03/17|date = 1999-03-17|retrieved = 2010-11-16}}</ref>
 
*The Cloak meter emulates the Pac-man derived logo commonly seen worn on Tycho's friend Gabe's shirt<ref name='Tomb Tomb Pow'>{{cite web|author=Gabe & Tycho|title=That Tomb Tomb Pow (webcomic)|publication=Penny Arcade|puburl=http://www.penny-arcade.com|url = http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2010/11/10/|date = 2010-11-10|retrieved = 2010-11-16}}</ref> as well as a tattoo on his arm.<ref name='PA 1999-03-17'>{{cite web|author=Gabe & Tycho|title=pa one - from calvin klein (webcomic)|publication=Penny Arcade|puburl=http://www.penny-arcade.com|url = http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/1999/03/17|date = 1999-03-17|retrieved = 2010-11-16}}</ref>
 
*When Tycho wagers this in ''Poker Night at the Inventory'' you can see that the watch is stained with blood. However, once you eliminate him from play and obtain the watch in Team Fortress 2, the stain is no longer visible.
 
*When Tycho wagers this in ''Poker Night at the Inventory'' you can see that the watch is stained with blood. However, once you eliminate him from play and obtain the watch in Team Fortress 2, the stain is no longer visible.
 
 
  
 
==Gallery==
 
==Gallery==

Revision as of 21:43, 23 November 2010

Be the invisible envy of the next gaming convention or assassination expo with Tycho Brahe's invaluable time piece. It's a piece of gaming memorabilia worth killing for!
— Official Description

The Enthusiast's Timepiece is a promotional PDA2 weapon for the Spy. It is awarded to players of Template:W for defeating Tycho during a round in which he has bought in with the item instead of cash. It appears as a dusty golden watch. The watch functions in exactly the same manner as the standard Invisibility Watch.

Function times

Identical to the Invisibility Watch.

Related Achievements

Pyro

Spontaneous Combustion
Spontaneous Combustion
Ignite 10 cloaked Spies.

Heavy

Spyalectical Materialism
Spyalectical Materialism
Kill or assist in killing 10 cloaked Spies.

Engineer

Search Engine
Search Engine
Kill 3 cloaked Spies with a sentry gun under control of your Wrangler.

Demoman

Shorn Connery
Shorn Connery
Decapitate a cloaked Spy.

Sniper

Shoot the Breeze
Shoot the Breeze
Kill a fully invisible Spy in a single hit.


Jarring Transition
Jarring Transition
Use Jarate to reveal a cloaked Spy.


Spy

Burn Notice
Burn Notice
Survive 30 seconds after being ignited while cloaked.
Spies Like Us
Spies Like Us
While cloaked, bump into an enemy cloaked Spy.

Poker Night at the Inventory

Pokernight tycho.png Special Item: Tycho

Knock out Tycho after he's bought in with his special item.

Previous Changes

November 19, 2010 Patch

  • The Enthusiast's Timepiece was added to the game and could be found via the item drop system and crafting for a short while.

Trivia

  • When Tycho first shows the watch to Gabe, the co-star of the Penny Arcade webcomic, Gabe kills Tycho to obtain it. The watch has since changed hands repeatedly, through the characters murdering each other. [1][2]
  • The Cloak meter emulates the Pac-man derived logo commonly seen worn on Tycho's friend Gabe's shirt[3] as well as a tattoo on his arm.[4]
  • When Tycho wagers this in Poker Night at the Inventory you can see that the watch is stained with blood. However, once you eliminate him from play and obtain the watch in Team Fortress 2, the stain is no longer visible.

Gallery


See also

External links

References

  1. Gabe & Tycho   (Penny Arcade)      "Watch out! (webcomic)".      Published   November 1, 1999.      Retrieved   November 4, 2010.
  2. The Watch Saga - Penny Arcade Forums, 03-10-2003
  3. Gabe & Tycho   (Penny Arcade)      "That Tomb Tomb Pow (webcomic)".      Published   November 10, 2010.      Retrieved   November 16, 2010.
  4. Gabe & Tycho   (Penny Arcade)      "pa one - from calvin klein (webcomic)".      Published   March 17, 1999.      Retrieved   November 16, 2010.