Cheater's Lament

Cheater's Lament
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Basic Information
Worn by:	All
Slot:	Cosmetic
Equip region:	Template:Dictionary/items/er error
Released:	September 2, 2009
Availability:	Limited
Tradable:	No
Craftable:	Yes
Paintable:	No
Nameable:	Yes
Available Qualities
Unique
Loadout Stats
Cheater's Lament 1 - 100 Though some would stop at nothing to achieve hats, you remained resolute and incorruptible in your quest for head decorations. For that, you have been rewarded.

“

Heartwarming. Click to listen — The Spy

”

The Cheater's Lament is a headwear item for all classes. It appears as a glowing, golden halo attached to the wearer's head by two wires. It was awarded on September 2, 2009 to all players who had not used external idling programs and had played at least once since the introduction of the item drop system. As such, it is not obtainable through the regular item drop system, through crafting, or via trading.

During the Mann-Conomy Update, the hat was dropped a second time for players who did not receive it during the initial drop. This includes those who were excluded from the first drop for using external idle programs prior to September 2, 2009.

The hat description was written by AndyAML for the Hat Describing Contest.

Update history

September 15, 2009 Patch

• Fixed Cheater's Lament glow effect not being hidden for Cloak/disguised enemy Spies.

October 8, 2010 Patch

• This item is now nameable.

Trivia

• When players viewed their backpacks after receiving the Cheater's Lament on 2nd of September 2009, the following message was displayed: "Congratulations! Your honesty has been rewarded with a new hat!". The message did not appear however, when the item was awarded to the community during the Mann-Conomy Update.
• Despite its name, VAC-banned players were still eligible to receive this hat.

Gallery

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  Scout

• Soldier halo.png

  Soldier

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  Pyro

• Demo halo.png

  Demoman

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  Heavy

• Engi halo.png

  Engineer

• Medic halo.png

  Medic

• Sniper halo.png

  Sniper

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  Spy