Not to mention the people I gave stuff to for free, since I haven't played the game in ages, but hey, clearly the key prices will go down, right? Not like all that metal didn't already exist back when keys still went for 2.66 apiece or anything.

There's also the legit players I know who haven't found a single item since this was implemented. Clearly by playing you're also idling, right? XD

About a year from now, I'm going to be sitting here laughing my ass off, seeing prices maybe a tiny bit lower than they are now, and weapon for weapon prices having gone up, since I figure most idlers who stick with it will turn into hoarders. Valve's going to be laughing all the way to the bank with all you suckers who go back to buying weapons off the store, but you casual players sure as heck won't be.

This economist they hired needs his head examined, if he had the final say in this, implementing it right when folks have coinage saved up for games and items is a great way to ensure new steamers never buy anything off here again after finding out their fave FPS title isn't quite what they thought it was anymore.

Do what I will, probably.

Have TF2 running on your PC on an idle server, and play on your console in the meantime. Whenever you see that there's an item you get, click to get it and rinse repeat.

But now that I'm on a new rig, I can play the game without horrendous lag too, so I won't have to do that too much. Up to you buddy.

You can idle without being in text mode and from what I heard still keep the memory usage at the same level as text mode at the cost of performance. Here's a guide with a HUGE warning Imo, it's a bit messy.

If I were you though, I'd make some logical sense from how VAC works and what they posted on the tf2blog and think for a bit on the silly notion that VAC can detect something that isn't injected into a game lol But expect ppl to claim they know how VAC works here and post the contrary without proper evidence.

I've idled this way with both premium and non premium alts with some of my own variations for quite some time and haven't gotten a vac ban on any of them thus far. This puts me at about 3 days worth of "awkward" idling.

What happened? Did Valve finally solved the idling thingy?

there is a solution to not getting items from idling. It's called play the game

anyone ever heard of autohotkey

Congratulations!

You just made it to my blacklist!

hope you get a vac ban

+forward in the console?

Yes. Try not idling. Not sure about others, but it works for me.

i don't really know how tf2 works and what you gain for idling but it seems to me like you are complaining because you can't more abuse the system...wow...

I see it is working. Moar tears, former idlers.

Muhaha, finally...I love some good idler cries in the "morning" ;)

If you do come up with any way around the block, you'll be at risk of being VAC banned if you use it. But don't worry -- if you think about it, you are at no more of a disadvantage than everyone else in the TF2 community.

sure Play the game

Lol Try to tape some scotch to the space bar xD

Play the game.

Becouse IDLERS FUCK THE ECONOMY! Play it like everyone else!

Get Wrecked by the Gaben.

ahahha well done from valve, just a few years too late to be honest.

use a drinking bird, or build a robot that'll physically press your mouse every once in awhile, buy a hobo a sandwich! use your imagination, the future is yours

Ye, playing the game =)

wtf is the point in ideling?

ruin the tf2 economy?

One of the best updates they've ever made. And why are you(not you specific) always blaming Gabe for everything? He has more stuff to do, like a new game series, or a new source engine!
Give him a brake please