Global Leaderboards. Hatless View Profile View Posts. Showing 1 - 15 of 18 comments. Levanator View Profile View Posts. Well yes but it's pointless to use idle servers because you need to accept a drop before you can get another one.
Originally posted by Hatler :. Last edited by Levanator ; 24 Mar, am. Originally posted by a sh0ck3d b4nny :. Idle servers still work like a charm , if i Play some Retro Games on my Gamecube , or watch an Anime i just hop onto an idle server and check if i got an item to confirm every 30 minutes. On July 17, , the way items are acquired has changed. In order to get an item, the player must be active, meaning they have to be:. The release of the Mann-Conomy Update saw the dropping of the Cheater's Lament to a large amount of players, including those who had previously used external applications.
There is much speculation surrounding its release, however, there has been no confirmation or announcement relating to the item from Valve at all. Opening the game, entering a server, then minimizing the game to the background was an early method of idling.
Servers solely set up to hold idling players are common, however, players can also idle using offline practice mode or via listen server accessed through "Create a server" in the main menu , provided that they can maintain a connection to Steam. Other methods of in-game idling include using the " -textmode " developer launch parameter.
By modifying the launch options of the game in Steam, players can launch TF2 inside a terminal -like window using less system resources. This smaller footprint makes it easier to manipulate virtual machine software or system emulators such as Wine to run the game.
Having "maxplayers" parameter set to 1 will result in error message "cannot verify load for invalid steamid" and you will not get any item drops during the session. As of the July 11, patch, the above method does not work anymore.
Idling in textmode will not get you items. You must click on the item notifications as they come up or you will only get one item. Some players create additional accounts also known as "idle accounts" or "alts". These idle accounts are used to collect regular item drops either when the player's computer isn't in use or on other computers with Team Fortress 2 installed.
Items from the idle accounts are then transferred to the player's regular account. Because of the limitations on free accounts , players must buy at least one item in the Mann Co.
Store to create an idle account capable of trading these items, or receive an Upgrade to Premium Gift. As of the July 11, patch, using multiple accounts, in terms of effectiveness, has been severely reduced. The players must actively play on a VAC server and click on the notifications to receive items. Arqade is a question and answer site for passionate videogamers on all platforms.
It only takes a minute to sign up. Connect and share knowledge within a single location that is structured and easy to search. After the recent class update, I've been trying to increase my play time from 2 to 3 hours per week to 2 to 3 per night in order to receive additional weapon drops. Yet this doesn't seem to be enough to find the weapons that I'm after. My question is:. However, the marginal gain idling provides means that it's not a very effective way of getting items, especially if running your computer for that long means overheating.
Players are guaranteed to find items at regular intervals of 30 to 70 minutes, with an average interval of 50 minutes. The system has a cap on the amount of playtime in which drops can occur. This cap has been estimated to be 10 hours each week. Playing beyond the cap will not yield additional items. So, your calculations should be: 10 items per week, 5 to 10 hours of gameplay.
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