Cheater's Lament
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| Basic Information | |
| Worn by: | All classes |
| Slot: | Cosmetic |
| Equip region: | None |
| Released: | September 2, 2009 Patch |
| Availability: | Distributed (expired) |
| Tradable: | No |
| Craftable: | Yes |
| Paintable: | No |
| Nameable: | Yes |
| Craft No.?: | No |
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 Cheater's Lament |
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| “ | Awww.... there's a new angel in heaven... IN HELL!
Click to listen
— The Demoman on an idler who expected a hat
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The Cheater's Lament is a cosmetic item for all classes. It is a faintly glowing golden halo, attached to the wearer's head by two slightly crooked wires.
The item's description was written by AndyAML for the Hat Describing Contest.
This item 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. During the Mann-Conomy Update, it was distributed a second time for players who had not received it during the initial drop. This second distribution also included players who were excluded the first time for using external idling programs. There is much speculation surrounding its release; however, there has been no confirmation or announcement relating to the item from Valve at all.
Contents
Styles
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Update history
- [Undocumented] Added the Cheater's Lament to the game and gave it to non-idling players.
September 30, 2010 Patch (Mann-Conomy Update)
- [Undocumented] Added a community-contributed description for this hat.
- The Cheater's Lament is now nameable.
- Updated model with optimizations and new LODs.
- Fixed several cosmetic items not cloaking properly for the Spy.
- Added the Limited attribute to the Cheater's Lament.
- Updated the equip_region for the Cheater's Lament and added a new style.
Bugs
- Some eligible players have still not yet received a Cheater's Lament from the second distribution.
Notes
- When players viewed their backpacks after receiving the Cheater's Lament on September 2, 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.
Gallery
The message that appeared upon receiving the Cheater's Lament.
The message that appeared if external idle programs were used, and items were removed.
In-game screenshot
