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paith

Lost weapons after reinstalling, any idea why?

First of all, sorry if it sounds like I'm complaining but I was wondering if anyone encountered the same problem as I did.

I uninstalled and stopped playing TF2 for about 6-12 months, but thought I'd give it another go since it's gone F2P. However, after reinstalling I've found out that all of my unlocked weapons are gone. Weird thing is, I still have my hats from promotions like Halloween Update and Alien Swarm.

I read on the wiki that some people have had their weapons taken off them for using hack and idling programs, but I have never used them. I also have my Cheater's Lament hat (not that it means a lot) from around 2009. I contacted Steam Support but they said I could have used them for crafting, which I did not do.

My question is, has anyone else encountered the same problem as I did, and is there anything I could do? I spent some time getting them through milestone achievements, it's not like I can do them again.

Cheers.

Posted Jul 2, 2011, 9:05 AM UTC

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Defcon1•

Gonna go out on a limb here but can you show you give us a backpack link from TF2Items

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Defcon1•

Was hoping to see some historical data on the backpack but it only shows up to today. Well it was worth a try, hope you have luck with this.

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Koopslovestogame•

log a support ticket and see if they can restore them.

unfortunatly you hadn't used tf2items.com before so there is no historical reference to show you what these weapons were.

Only Valve will be able to look them up for you.

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paithOP•

I did contact them but they just suggested that I might have used them for crafting. Thanks for the suggestion tho, I should reply to them.

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Fruglemonkey•

I'm not sure if the r/tf2 armory is still up, but if it is, ask them to borrow some weapons!

If not, feel free to add me on steam, I should have some stuff spare I can lend you. Steam name is the same as my reddit.

EDIT: It looks like they're still active: http://steamcommunity.com/groups/redditarmory

http://www.reddit.com/r/tf2/comments/fq6zw/reddit_armory_grand_opening/

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paithOP•

The armory looks interesting, I'll be sure to check it out. Added you on Steam too, too bad you're in Australia and I'm from Europe. Thanks!

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paithOP•

Ehh, I didn't realise I came across as that sort of person. I'm slightly annoyed, but more at the fact that Valve lost my weapons rather than their marketing strategy. I think it's pretty cool that they added those new weapons, it spices up the gameplay without breaking the core mechanics.

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