Cheater's Lament

“

Heartwarming. Click to listen — The Spy on honesty.

”

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

The hat description was written by AndyAML.

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.
• When this hat is equipped by the Scout, his headset is not removed.
• Despite its name, VAC-banned players were still eligible to receive this hat.
• In 2010 all the players won this hat with a bug,but Valve quickly fix it.