Double Drop Cap Week

[eightDash]

The drop cap is doubled from December 23-30. Plus a bunch of fixes. But most confusingly there is this:

P.S.: Miss Pauling has stated her desire to gift each of you with a "stocking stuffer." I have decided to allow her this unbecoming demonstration of affection. Perhaps when she is exposed to the full force of your indifference Miss Pauling's misplaced sense of devotion will wither and die much like my interest in continuing this correspondence.

Anyone know what this refers to?

 

[Sparkles]

She is the assistant to the administrator. She first appeared in the comics that Valve released during the WAR! update.

First Appearance of Miss Pauling: http://www.teamfortress.com/war/administrator/02.htm

Wiki Page: http://tf2wiki.net/wiki/Non-player_characters#Miss_Pauling

The update information files typically are done as if the Administrator was writing them.

Example Blog written by the Adminstrator: http://www.teamfortress.com/post.php?id=2262

Wiki Page: http://tf2wiki.net/wiki/Administrator

 

[eightDash]

She is the assistant to the administrator.

http://tf2wiki.net/wiki/Non-player_characters#Miss_Pauling

The update information files typically are done as if the Administrator was writing them.

Example Blog written by the Adminstrator: http://www.teamfortress.com/post.php?id=2262

Wiki Page: http://tf2wiki.net/wiki/Administrator

Yeah I was actually referring to what the stocking stuffer was but thank you for the response nonetheless.

 

[NixJedi]

Finally an opportunity to get some more stuff! :biggrin:

 

[Sparkles]

Oh, well I feel like a tool.

It's gifting all players with a random Christmas themed item, hence stocking stuffer. You should receive it immediately after joining an official server.

 

[Sabion]

Oh man...Putting storylines in after a FPS game has been released is always weird...More pew pew and less reading of the storyline =S

 

[eightDash]

Stocking Stuffer Key? It appears to open any kind of crate.
EDIT: And I got a candy cane

Oh well, that makes a total of six festive crates opened by me, three of which were hats, which is greater than average.

 

[Typhus]

I just found one of the stocking stuffer keys, it appears to not be tradeable.

in other news, with the blighted beak now a misc item:

check out the clipping on this bad boy

 

[Sparkles]

That is what I got too. I had other people tell me they got a Radioactive Santa Hat or something like that as well.

 

[eightDash]

Stocking Stuffer Key? It appears to open any kind of crate.
EDIT: And I got a candy cane

Oh well, that makes a total of six festive crates opened by me, three of which were hats, which is greater than average.

And of course another cane fell me a second ago.

 

[? Frisky Dingo ?]

I got a stocking stuffer key when i logged into steam to play TF2 and when I had my first death I got the heavy hard counter. Gotta love this update .

 

[ModusPwnens]

that's great

 

[spidEY]

That's really nice of Valve, although I wouldn't mind if they made this change permanent.

 

[FoeFighter]

awww.... all i got was a fists of steel
but still, valve is pretty cool. hooray for holiday spirit

 

[Bonecrusher]

Wooohooo finally more items

 

[eurocracy]

Stocking stuffer key eh? I think I'll try my luck.

 

[Darth]

Ohhh I need to play TF2 now to see what I will get.

 

[Believer]

Got one this morning, opened the crate, and found this.

 

[Mr.SaJoRa]

i found a key. now i just need to get a crate.

 

[Hardware_Hank]

I can't help every times i see the the new pyro rake i can't help but think of....

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