SourceOp

**dustyCALIBER** · 08-31-09, 04:53 PM

What is that?

I logged on to Steam and saw some ppl in TF2 but it said SourceOp TF2 Fake idler?
:8

**QuickLightning** · 08-31-09, 04:55 PM

It's how some people are going about getting the new items in TF2. It basically makes the game think you are playing so the random drops get placed in their backpacks while they are away.

Love it or hate it, lots of the TF2 community seems to be using it.

Edit for clarity... SOME people are using it to get all the hats, not all.

**FragRaptor** · 08-31-09, 04:57 PM

It makes it so you don't actualy have to play to get stuff.

Complete cheap and should be addressed by valve.

**QuickLightning** · 08-31-09, 05:01 PM

Originally Posted by FragRaptor

It makes it so you don't actualy have to play to get stuff.

Complete cheap and should be addressed by valve.

I don't understand the aggression towards people who use the program. They really want the little cosmetic change so they take some additional steps to get it.

I don't really follow the whole hat craze myself so I might be missing something, but how does it hurt you that other people are using this? Does it have any effect your own game play in any way?

Besides that, the developer of the idler was given a valve community developer super weapon, right? It doesn't seem like they mind so much then...

**dustyCALIBER** · 08-31-09, 05:07 PM

Is it just for cosmetic stuff ? or is there more to it ?

**QuickLightning** · 08-31-09, 05:11 PM

Originally Posted by dustyCALIBER

Is it just for cosmetic stuff ? or is there more to it ?

All of the weapons/items in the game can be picked up from idling... but most people have the weapons/items for every class that they play thanks to achievements system.

The idler seems to mainly used to get hats which are purely cosmetic.

**dustyCALIBER** · 08-31-09, 05:13 PM

HMM . ............pfffffft

Thought it was some sort of mod for the game ..lol

**Mastermedic** · 08-31-09, 07:35 PM

It actually is no different from playing the actual game itself since you have all the same chances of getting a hat. To me it's complete bullshit I can't get the soldier hat from doing severe achievements like "kill 5 people while're you're in the air" along with a slew of other hurdles I would have to complete to get a hat. It's bullshit little Timmy free weekend player has several hats and the two characters I play with most (medic+soldier) with a combined 300+ hours can't obtain a hat. So I gamble with my electric bill when I leave for work in hopes I should have what should be rightfuly mine by many respects.

I have one hat. I have an engineer hat. I barely play engineer...

**Cheshire Cat** · 08-31-09, 08:31 PM

It's to get hats.

Some of us feel we're above it, others just don't care either way. Many use it, and eh.

I think that's all the opinions.

**Watsyurdeal?** · 08-31-09, 09:49 PM

Valve should just implement a shop or allow players to get one of the first set of hats for the classes if they get all the achievements for that class.