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| − | Following criticism that previous TF2 contests shunned players | + | {{Quotation|'''TF2 Official Blog'''|Fans have been mailing us for some time now, asking for a contest that didn't involve modeling or level design. So now they get their wish. That's right: you'll be competing over who can describe hats the best. Introducing the first ever TF2 Hat Describing Contest.}} |
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| + | The '''Hat Describing Contest''' was a contest announced on August 24, 2010. | ||
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| + | Following criticism that previous TF2 contests shunned players that lacked above-average skill in computer modeling, the TF2 team announced the competition in a [http://www.teamfortress.com/post.php?id=4245 blog post]. The aim was to introduce a contest that would be accessible to the majority of the community, albeit those registered on the Steam forums. The object of the contest was to allow members of the community to write [[descriptions]] for the various in-game [[cosmetic items]] available at the time. | ||
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| + | Winning entries, as selected by [[Valve]], were added to the corresponding item in-game as an official description. | ||
== Guidelines and Deadline == | == Guidelines and Deadline == | ||
| − | The deadline for the Hat Describing Contest was August 27, 2010. Submissions were posted in | + | The deadline for the Hat Describing Contest was August 27, 2010. Submissions were posted in a series of specially-created threads on the [[Steam Users' Forums]]. |
=== Submission Rules === | === Submission Rules === | ||
* Give a brief, interesting description of the item in 75 words or less. | * Give a brief, interesting description of the item in 75 words or less. | ||
* You must be the sole author of the description and the material must be original to you. | * You must be the sole author of the description and the material must be original to you. | ||
| − | * The winning descriptions for each item will be determined by the TF2 team and may be used in | + | * The winning descriptions for each item will be determined by the TF2 team and may be used in-game. |
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== List of winners == | == List of winners == | ||
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{|class="wikitable grid sortable plainlinks" cellpadding=10px width="100%" | {|class="wikitable grid sortable plainlinks" cellpadding=10px width="100%" | ||
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!class="header" style="width: 10%"| Forum name | !class="header" style="width: 10%"| Forum name | ||
| − | !class="header" style="width: | + | !class="header" style="width: 6%"| Class |
| − | !class="header unsortable" style="width: 10%" | | + | !class="header unsortable" style="width: 10%" | Cosmetic |
| − | !class="header unsortable" | Description | + | !class="header unsortable" | Description |
| − | !class="header unsortable" | Forum | + | !class="header unsortable" | Forum post |
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| class = Scout | | class = Scout | ||
| hat = Batter's Helmet | | hat = Batter's Helmet | ||
| − | | description = You'll be batting a thousand (skulls in) when you don this red piece of plastic! | + | | description = You'll be batting a thousand (skulls in) when you don this red piece of plastic! |
| − | | link = 16703947&postcount=92 | + | | link = https://web.archive.org/web/20110623225829/http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showpost.php?p=16703947&postcount=92 |
}} | }} | ||
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| class = Scout | | class = Scout | ||
| hat = Bonk Helm | | hat = Bonk Helm | ||
| − | | description = When drinking one radioactive beverage at a time is not enough. | + | | description = When drinking one radioactive beverage at a time is not enough. |
| − | | link = 16728530&postcount=238 | + | | link = https://web.archive.org/web/20110425081133/http://forums.steampowered.com:80/forums/showpost.php?p=16728530&postcount=238 |
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| class = Scout | | class = Scout | ||
| hat = Ye Olde Baker Boy | | hat = Ye Olde Baker Boy | ||
| − | | description = Extra! Extra! You're frickin' dead! | + | | description = Extra! Extra! You're frickin' dead! |
| − | | link = 16691190&postcount=15 | + | | link = https://web.archive.org/web/20110425082116/http://forums.steampowered.com:80/forums/showpost.php?p=16691190&postcount=15 |
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| class = Scout | | class = Scout | ||
| hat = Baseball Bill's Sports Shine | | hat = Baseball Bill's Sports Shine | ||
| − | | description = Everyone knows that speed is a Scout’s best friend. Why weigh yourself down with bulky hats when you can break the sound barrier without them? | + | | description = Everyone knows that speed is a Scout’s best friend. Why weigh yourself down with bulky hats when you can break the sound barrier without them? |
| − | | link = 16696136&postcount=84 | + | | link = https://web.archive.org/web/20110612060125/http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showpost.php?p=16696136&postcount=84 |
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| class = Scout | | class = Scout | ||
| hat = Troublemaker's Tossle Cap | | hat = Troublemaker's Tossle Cap | ||
| − | | description = Straight outta control point. | + | | description = Straight outta control point. |
| − | | link = 16698209&postcount=73 | + | | link = https://web.archive.org/web/20110526134038/http://forums.steampowered.com:80/forums/showpost.php?p=16698209&postcount=73 |
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| class = Scout | | class = Scout | ||
| hat = Whoopee Cap | | hat = Whoopee Cap | ||
| − | | description = You'd have to be a jughead not to realize this cap is the pinnacle of fashion for the discerning youth. | + | | description = You'd have to be a jughead not to realize this cap is the pinnacle of fashion for the discerning youth. |
| − | | link = 16691818&postcount=22 | + | | link = https://web.archive.org/web/20110624031001/http://forums.steampowered.com:80/forums/showpost.php?p=16691818&postcount=22 |
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| class = Soldier | | class = Soldier | ||
| hat = Soldier's Stash | | hat = Soldier's Stash | ||
| − | | description = This hat does not in any way, shape or form, promote smoking or gambling. | + | | description = This hat does not in any way, shape or form, promote smoking or gambling. |
| − | | link = 16694513&postcount=60 | + | | link = https://web.archive.org/web/20110819190723/http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showpost.php?p=16694513&postcount=60 |
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| class = Soldier | | class = Soldier | ||
| hat = Tyrant's Helm | | hat = Tyrant's Helm | ||
| − | | description = I kicked your ass so hard it went back in time and got me this VIKING HAT. | + | | description = I kicked your ass so hard it went back in time and got me this VIKING HAT. |
| − | | link = 16701458&postcount=143 | + | | link = https://web.archive.org/web/20110424220703/http://forums.steampowered.com:80/forums/showpost.php?p=16701458&postcount=143 |
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| class = Soldier | | class = Soldier | ||
| hat = Stainless Pot | | hat = Stainless Pot | ||
| − | | description = Protects cranium from bullets and shrapnel. Also heats soup. | + | | description = Protects cranium from bullets and shrapnel. Also heats soup. |
| − | | link = 16705785&postcount=235 | + | | link = https://web.archive.org/web/20110425080249/http://forums.steampowered.com:80/forums/showpost.php?p=16705785&postcount=235 |
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| class = Soldier | | class = Soldier | ||
| hat = Gentle Manne's Service Medal | | hat = Gentle Manne's Service Medal | ||
| − | | description = Given to those few, brave soldiers whom stood guard valiantly, without sleep, nourishment, or a social life. | + | | description = Given to those few, brave soldiers whom stood guard valiantly, without sleep, nourishment, or a social life. |
| − | | link = 16711456&postcount=33 | + | | link = https://web.archive.org/web/20110928195802/http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showpost.php?p=16711456&postcount=33 |
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| class = Soldier | | class = Soldier | ||
| hat = Killer's Kabuto | | hat = Killer's Kabuto | ||
| − | | description = A haiku for war. To defeat one's enemies. Honor the crocket. | + | | description = A haiku for war. To defeat one's enemies. Honor the crocket. |
| − | | link = 16742747&postcount=299 | + | | link = https://web.archive.org/web/20110612060137/http://forums.steampowered.com:80/forums/showpost.php?p=16742747&postcount=299 |
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| class = Soldier | | class = Soldier | ||
| hat = Sergeant's Drill Hat | | hat = Sergeant's Drill Hat | ||
| − | | description = This hat is a handy replacement for profanity-filled ranting when you don't feel like shouting yourself hoarse. | + | | description = This hat is a handy replacement for profanity-filled ranting when you don't feel like shouting yourself hoarse. |
| − | | link = 16691028&postcount=19 | + | | link = https://web.archive.org/web/20110424220653/http://forums.steampowered.com:80/forums/showpost.php?p=16691028&postcount=19 |
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| class = Pyro | | class = Pyro | ||
| hat = Respectless Rubber Glove | | hat = Respectless Rubber Glove | ||
| − | | description = It doesn't matter how much people respect you when they're on fire. | + | | description = It doesn't matter how much people respect you when they're on fire. |
| − | | link = 16696827&postcount=131 | + | | link = https://web.archive.org/web/20110529020231/http://forums.steampowered.com:80/forums/showpost.php?p=16696827&postcount=131 |
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| class = Pyro | | class = Pyro | ||
| hat = Triboniophorus Tyrannus | | hat = Triboniophorus Tyrannus | ||
| − | | description = At least he's still telling you to burn things. | + | | description = At least he's still telling you to burn things. |
| − | | link = p=16714048&postcount=308 | + | | link = https://web.archive.org/web/20110819190716/http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showpost.php?p=16714048&postcount=308 |
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| class = Pyro | | class = Pyro | ||
| hat = Vintage Merryweather | | hat = Vintage Merryweather | ||
| − | | description = Pyro wears this in tribute to the many firefighters who have perished trying to quell his flames. | + | | description = Pyro wears this in tribute to the many firefighters who have perished trying to quell his flames. |
| − | | link = 16695914&postcount=65 | + | | link = https://web.archive.org/web/20110424220659/http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showpost.php?p=16695914&postcount=65 |
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| class = Pyro | | class = Pyro | ||
| hat = Whiskered Gentleman | | hat = Whiskered Gentleman | ||
| − | | description = The most distinguished tape-on fire-retardant facial hair available, for the discerning gentleman of conflagration. | + | | description = The most distinguished tape-on fire-retardant facial hair available, for the discerning gentleman of conflagration. |
| − | | link = 16708083&postcount=15 | + | | link = https://web.archive.org/web/20110624033550/http://forums.steampowered.com:80/forums/showpost.php?p=16708083&postcount=15 |
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| class = Demoman | | class = Demoman | ||
| hat = Tippler's Tricorne | | hat = Tippler's Tricorne | ||
| − | | description = Three sharp corners mean one sharp hat. Don't poke your eye out. | + | | description = Three sharp corners mean one sharp hat. Don't poke your eye out. |
| − | | link = 16692128&postcount=27 | + | | link = https://web.archive.org/web/20110624032709/http://forums.steampowered.com:80/forums/showpost.php?p=16692128&postcount=27 |
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| class = Heavy | | class = Heavy | ||
| hat = Officer's Ushanka | | hat = Officer's Ushanka | ||
| − | | description = This hat was made of bear hands. That bear was killed with bare hands. | + | | description = This hat was made of bear hands. That bear was killed with bare hands. |
| − | | link = 16691082&postcount=21 | + | | link = https://web.archive.org/web/20110424102426/http://forums.steampowered.com:80/forums/showpost.php?p=16691082&postcount=21 |
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| class = Heavy | | class = Heavy | ||
| hat = Tough Guy's Toque | | hat = Tough Guy's Toque | ||
| − | | description = Because when you're the toughest Mother Hubbard in the fort, nobody's criticizing your fashion sense. | + | | description = Because when you're the toughest Mother Hubbard in the fort, nobody's criticizing your fashion sense. |
| − | | link = 16691575&postcount=21 | + | | link = https://web.archive.org/web/20110424215512/http://forums.steampowered.com:80/forums/showpost.php?p=16691575&postcount=21 |
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| class = Heavy | | class = Heavy | ||
| hat = Hound Dog | | hat = Hound Dog | ||
| − | | description = Your opponents will be all shook up when they see these sweet shades and coif. | + | | description = Your opponents will be all shook up when they see these sweet shades and coif. |
| − | | link = 16692791&postcount=45 | + | | link = https://web.archive.org/web/20110624033540/http://forums.steampowered.com:80/forums/showpost.php?p=16692791&postcount=45 |
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| class = Engineer | | class = Engineer | ||
| hat = Mining Light | | hat = Mining Light | ||
| − | | description = For Engineers with bright ideas. | + | | description = For Engineers with bright ideas. |
| − | | link = 16725207&postcount=175 | + | | link = https://web.archive.org/web/20110424220716/http://forums.steampowered.com:80/forums/showpost.php?p=16725207&postcount=175 |
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| class = Engineer | | class = Engineer | ||
| hat = Texas Ten Gallon | | hat = Texas Ten Gallon | ||
| − | | description = Though it looks like a simple ten-gallon hat, this modern feat of engineering actually contains more moving parts than a level 2 Sentry Gun. | + | | description = Though it looks like a simple ten-gallon hat, this modern feat of engineering actually contains more moving parts than a level 2 Sentry Gun. |
| − | | link = 16691913&postcount=24 | + | | link = https://web.archive.org/web/20110624031829/http://forums.steampowered.com:80/forums/showpost.php?p=16691913&postcount=24 |
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| class = Engineer | | class = Engineer | ||
| hat = Texas Slim's Dome Shine | | hat = Texas Slim's Dome Shine | ||
| − | | description = Sometimes you just need a little less hat. | + | | description = Sometimes you just need a little less hat. |
| − | | link = 16691465&postcount=34 | + | | link = https://web.archive.org/web/20110624030956/http://forums.steampowered.com:80/forums/showpost.php?p=16691465&postcount=34 |
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| class = Engineer | | class = Engineer | ||
| hat = Hotrod | | hat = Hotrod | ||
| − | | description = Mock the sun with streaks of flame as the UV rays bounce harmlessly away from your eyeballs. | + | | description = Mock the sun with streaks of flame as the UV rays bounce harmlessly away from your eyeballs. |
| − | | link = 16690629&postcount=9 | + | | link = https://web.archive.org/web/20110819190727/http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showpost.php?p=16690629&postcount=9 |
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| class = Engineer | | class = Engineer | ||
| hat = Safe'n'Sound | | hat = Safe'n'Sound | ||
| − | | description = It gets difficult trying to calculate the total external applied torque to a body's rotational motion through its moment of momentum vector while the distracting sounds of gunfire and death are all around you. Build a better, safer machine with the silence of the Safe'n'Sound! | + | | description = It gets difficult trying to calculate the total external applied torque to a body's rotational motion through its moment of momentum vector while the distracting sounds of gunfire and death are all around you. Build a better, safer machine with the silence of the Safe'n'Sound! |
| − | | link = 16740730&postcount=320 | + | | link = https://web.archive.org/web/20110424220721/http://forums.steampowered.com:80/forums/showpost.php?p=16740730&postcount=320 |
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| class = Medic | | class = Medic | ||
| hat = Prussian Pickelhaube | | hat = Prussian Pickelhaube | ||
| − | | description = A relic from one war brought into another. Your enemy will get the point. | + | | description = A relic from one war brought into another. Your enemy will get the point. |
| − | | link = 16690736&postcount=9 | + | | link = https://web.archive.org/web/20110624032702/http://forums.steampowered.com:80/forums/showpost.php?p=16690736&postcount=9 |
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| class = Medic | | class = Medic | ||
| hat = Otolaryngologist's Mirror | | hat = Otolaryngologist's Mirror | ||
| − | | description = We can't pronounce it either. | + | | description = We can't pronounce it either. |
| − | | link = 16691543&postcount=16 | + | | link = https://web.archive.org/web/20110424215507/http://forums.steampowered.com:80/forums/showpost.php?p=16691543&postcount=16 |
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| class = Medic | | class = Medic | ||
| hat = Physician's Procedure Mask | | hat = Physician's Procedure Mask | ||
| − | | description = Scrub in... things are about to get messy. | + | | description = Scrub in... things are about to get messy. |
| − | | link = 16709521&postcount=23 | + | | link = https://web.archive.org/web/20110624024335/http://forums.steampowered.com:80/forums/showpost.php?p=16709521&postcount=23 |
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| class = Medic | | class = Medic | ||
| hat = Gentleman's Gatsby | | hat = Gentleman's Gatsby | ||
| − | | description = While lacking the cachet of other hats, the Gatsby nonetheless possesses its own sartorial elegance. Its understated and affable charm appeals to everyone, whether playing a round of golf with friends or performing non-elective surgery with a well-polished Bonesaw. | + | | description = While lacking the cachet of other hats, the Gatsby nonetheless possesses its own sartorial elegance. Its understated and affable charm appeals to everyone, whether playing a round of golf with friends or performing non-elective surgery with a well-polished Bonesaw. |
| − | | link = 16741120&postcount=124 | + | | link = https://web.archive.org/web/20110624031839/http://forums.steampowered.com:80/forums/showpost.php?p=16741120&postcount=124 |
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| class = Sniper | | class = Sniper | ||
| hat = Trophy Belt | | hat = Trophy Belt | ||
| − | | description = Any old sap can pull teeth from a dead crocodile. It takes a man to pull teeth from a live one. | + | | description = Any old sap can pull teeth from a dead crocodile. It takes a man to pull teeth from a live one. |
| − | | link = 16699324&postcount=81 | + | | link = https://web.archive.org/web/20110425081127/http://forums.steampowered.com:80/forums/showpost.php?p=16699324&postcount=81 |
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| class = Sniper | | class = Sniper | ||
| hat = Professional's Panama | | hat = Professional's Panama | ||
| − | | description = A polite, efficient hat to wear when killing everyone you meet. | + | | description = A polite, efficient hat to wear when killing everyone you meet. |
| − | | link = 16690063&postcount=3 | + | | link = https://web.archive.org/web/20110424220649/http://forums.steampowered.com:80/forums/showpost.php?p=16690063&postcount=3 |
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| class = Sniper | | class = Sniper | ||
| hat = Master's Yellow Belt | | hat = Master's Yellow Belt | ||
| − | | description = Only a master of Jarate earns the right to wear this once-white bandanna, stained yellow from the rigors of a harsh training regimen. | + | | description = Only a master of Jarate earns the right to wear this once-white bandanna, stained yellow from the rigors of a harsh training regimen. |
| − | | link = 16690008&postcount=3 | + | | link = https://web.archive.org/web/20110424215457/http://forums.steampowered.com:80/forums/showpost.php?p=16690008&postcount=3 |
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| class = Sniper | | class = Sniper | ||
| hat = Ritzy Rick's Hair Fixative | | hat = Ritzy Rick's Hair Fixative | ||
| − | | description = His bullet was close. I lost my hat. My bullet was closer. He lost his head. | + | | description = His bullet was close. I lost my hat. My bullet was closer. He lost his head. |
| − | | link = 16723126&postcount=172 | + | | link = https://web.archive.org/web/20110624023011/http://forums.steampowered.com:80/forums/showpost.php?p=16723126&postcount=172 |
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| class = Sniper | | class = Sniper | ||
| hat = Shooter's Sola Topi | | hat = Shooter's Sola Topi | ||
| − | | description = Perfect for exploring the outback and the inside of people's heads. | + | | description = Perfect for exploring the outback and the inside of people's heads. |
| − | | link = 16690574&postcount=5 | + | | link = https://web.archive.org/web/20110624024329/http://forums.steampowered.com:80/forums/showpost.php?p=16690574&postcount=5 |
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| class = Sniper | | class = Sniper | ||
| hat = Bloke's Bucket Hat | | hat = Bloke's Bucket Hat | ||
| − | | description = Gone Snipin'. | + | | description = Gone Snipin'. |
| − | | link = 16692146&postcount=22 | + | | link = https://web.archive.org/web/20110526124735/http://forums.steampowered.com:80/forums/showpost.php?p=16692146&postcount=22 |
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| class = Spy | | class = Spy | ||
| hat = Fancy Fedora | | hat = Fancy Fedora | ||
| − | | description = This smooth, suave, silk-lined beauty can turn any amateur backstabber into a handsome rogue. | + | | description = This smooth, suave, silk-lined beauty can turn any amateur backstabber into a handsome rogue. |
| − | | link = 16693016&postcount=50 | + | | link = https://web.archive.org/web/20110424102431/http://forums.steampowered.com:80/forums/showpost.php?p=16693016&postcount=50 |
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| class = Spy | | class = Spy | ||
| hat = Backbiter's Billycock | | hat = Backbiter's Billycock | ||
| − | | description = For when you wish your head was a little taller, but just as round on top. | + | | description = For when you wish your head was a little taller, but just as round on top. |
| − | | link = 16691126&postcount=11 | + | | link = https://web.archive.org/web/20110424071230/http://forums.steampowered.com:80/forums/showpost.php?p=16691126&postcount=11 |
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| class = Spy | | class = Spy | ||
| hat = Camera Beard | | hat = Camera Beard | ||
| − | | description = You wouldn't mind if I read this top secret document with my beard, would you? | + | | description = You wouldn't mind if I read this top secret document with my beard, would you? |
| − | | link = 16732315&postcount=176 | + | | link = https://web.archive.org/web/20110624023629/http://forums.steampowered.com:80/forums/showpost.php?p=16732315&postcount=176 |
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| class = Spy | | class = Spy | ||
| hat = Magistrate's Mullet | | hat = Magistrate's Mullet | ||
| − | | description = They say justice is blind. What they don't tell you is that justice is also invisible, and also less interested in justice than murder. | + | | description = They say justice is blind. What they don't tell you is that justice is also invisible, and also less interested in justice than murder. |
| − | | link = 16691131&postcount=18 | + | | link = https://web.archive.org/web/20110424215501/http://forums.steampowered.com:80/forums/showpost.php?p=16691131&postcount=18 |
}} | }} | ||
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| forumname = SoulDestroy | | forumname = SoulDestroy | ||
| class = Spy | | class = Spy | ||
| − | | hat = Frenchman' | + | | hat = Frenchman's Beret |
| − | | description = Because real espionage is an artform. | + | | description = Because real espionage is an artform. |
| − | | link = 16714353&postcount=124 | + | | link = https://web.archive.org/web/20110624031834/http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showpost.php?p=16714353&postcount=124 |
}} | }} | ||
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| class = All class | | class = All class | ||
| hat = Cheater's Lament | | hat = Cheater's Lament | ||
| − | | description = Though some would stop at nothing to achieve hats, you remained resolute and incorruptible in your quest for head decorations. For that, you have been rewarded. | + | | description = Though some would stop at nothing to achieve hats, you remained resolute and incorruptible in your quest for head decorations. For that, you have been rewarded. |
| − | | link = 16697084&postcount=112 | + | | link = https://web.archive.org/web/20110612060131/http://forums.steampowered.com:80/forums/showpost.php?p=16697084&postcount=112 |
}} | }} | ||
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| class = All class | | class = All class | ||
| hat = Ghastly Gibus | | hat = Ghastly Gibus | ||
| − | | description = Elegant simplicity and old-world charm combined with the heady aromas of mould and grave dust. | + | | description = Elegant simplicity and old-world charm combined with the heady aromas of mould and grave dust. |
| − | | link = 16695701&postcount=65 | + | | link = https://web.archive.org/web/20110624033545/http://forums.steampowered.com:80/forums/showpost.php?p=16695701&postcount=65 |
}} | }} | ||
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| class = All class | | class = All class | ||
| hat = Mildly Disturbing Halloween Mask | | hat = Mildly Disturbing Halloween Mask | ||
| − | | description = Brown paper never looked so mildly disturbing. | + | | description = Brown paper never looked so mildly disturbing. |
| − | | link = 16697847&postcount=87 | + | | link = https://web.archive.org/web/20110624031006/http://forums.steampowered.com:80/forums/showpost.php?p=16697847&postcount=87 |
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| class = All class | | class = All class | ||
| hat = Bill's Hat | | hat = Bill's Hat | ||
| − | | description = Left 4 You. | + | | description = Left 4 You. |
| − | | link = 16711985&postcount=191 | + | | link = https://web.archive.org/web/20110424220708/http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showpost.php?p=16711985&postcount=191 |
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| class = All class | | class = All class | ||
| hat = Modest Pile of Hat | | hat = Modest Pile of Hat | ||
| − | | description = Because a Gentleman is not one without one. | + | | description = Because a Gentleman is not one without one. |
| − | | link = 16703909&postcount=109 | + | | link = https://web.archive.org/web/20110624022956/http://forums.steampowered.com:80/forums/showpost.php?p=16703909&postcount=109 |
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| class = All class | | class = All class | ||
| hat = Noble Amassment of Hats | | hat = Noble Amassment of Hats | ||
| − | | description = For the Gentleman who believes even his hat deserves a hat. | + | | description = For the Gentleman who believes even his hat deserves a hat. |
| − | | link = 16706550&postcount=86 | + | | link = https://web.archive.org/web/20110425075301/http://forums.steampowered.com:80/forums/showpost.php?p=16706550&postcount=86 |
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| class = All class | | class = All class | ||
| hat = Towering Pillar of Hats | | hat = Towering Pillar of Hats | ||
| − | | description = A-ha-ha! You are as PRESUMPTUOUS as you are POOR and IRISH. Tarnish notte the majesty of my TOWER of HATS. | + | | description = A-ha-ha! You are as PRESUMPTUOUS as you are POOR and IRISH. Tarnish notte the majesty of my TOWER of HATS. |
| − | | link = 16720507&postcount=238 | + | | link = https://web.archive.org/web/20110425052431/http://forums.steampowered.com:80/forums/showpost.php?p=16720507&postcount=238 |
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| class = All class | | class = All class | ||
| hat = Mercenary | | hat = Mercenary | ||
| − | | description = Even though you were late to the party, you were still the life of it. | + | | description = Even though you were late to the party, you were still the life of it. |
| − | | link = 16712168&postcount=27 | + | | link = https://web.archive.org/web/20110624033555/http://forums.steampowered.com:80/forums/showpost.php?p=16712168&postcount=27 |
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| class = All class | | class = All class | ||
| hat = Soldier of Fortune | | hat = Soldier of Fortune | ||
| − | | description = Sure, some may have been doing it longer. But you've proven few can do it better. | + | | description = Sure, some may have been doing it longer. But you've proven few can do it better. |
| − | | link = 16716237&postcount=27 | + | | link = https://web.archive.org/web/20110624023006/http://forums.steampowered.com:80/forums/showpost.php?p=16716237&postcount=27 |
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| class = All class | | class = All class | ||
| hat = Grizzled Veteran | | hat = Grizzled Veteran | ||
| − | | description = Display this on your chest proudly, | + | | description = Display this on your chest proudly, {{botignore|soldier}}. Each time you kill someone, they'll know they weren't the first. |
| − | | link = 16708532&postcount=7 | + | | link = https://web.archive.org/web/20110624023001/http://forums.steampowered.com:80/forums/showpost.php?p=16708532&postcount=7 |
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| hat = Primeval Warrior | | hat = Primeval Warrior | ||
| − | | description = A true warrior's medal, given to those who fought before the battle even started. | + | | description = A true warrior's medal, given to those who fought before the battle even started. |
| − | | link = 16707885&postcount=7 | + | | link = https://web.archive.org/web/20110612052842/http://forums.steampowered.com:80/forums/showpost.php?p=16707885&postcount=7 |
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| hat = Alien Swarm Parasite | | hat = Alien Swarm Parasite | ||
| − | | description = This cute little guy was once the scourge of humanity in another time and place. Now he's content to ride on your head and keep the sun off. | + | | description = This cute little guy was once the scourge of humanity in another time and place. Now he's content to ride on your head and keep the sun off. |
| − | | link = 16690096&postcount=9 | + | | link = https://web.archive.org/web/20110424102421/http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showpost.php?p=16690096&postcount=9 |
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| − | ==External | + | == External links == |
| − | *[http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=960 | + | * [https://web.archive.org/web/20121001204811/http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=960 Hat Describing Contest] |
| + | * [http://www.teamfortress.com/post.php?id=4245 The healing is not as rewarding as the hurting!] | ||
| − | {{Community | + | {{Community Events Nav|state=uncollapsed}} |
[[Category:Community events]] | [[Category:Community events]] | ||
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Revision as of 17:51, 24 August 2021
| “ | Fans have been mailing us for some time now, asking for a contest that didn't involve modeling or level design. So now they get their wish. That's right: you'll be competing over who can describe hats the best. Introducing the first ever TF2 Hat Describing Contest.
— TF2 Official Blog
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” |
The Hat Describing Contest was a contest announced on August 24, 2010.
Following criticism that previous TF2 contests shunned players that lacked above-average skill in computer modeling, the TF2 team announced the competition in a blog post. The aim was to introduce a contest that would be accessible to the majority of the community, albeit those registered on the Steam forums. The object of the contest was to allow members of the community to write descriptions for the various in-game cosmetic items available at the time.
Winning entries, as selected by Valve, were added to the corresponding item in-game as an official description.
Guidelines and Deadline
The deadline for the Hat Describing Contest was August 27, 2010. Submissions were posted in a series of specially-created threads on the Steam Users' Forums.
Submission Rules
- Give a brief, interesting description of the item in 75 words or less.
- You must be the sole author of the description and the material must be original to you.
- The winning descriptions for each item will be determined by the TF2 team and may be used in-game.
List of winners
| Forum name | Class | Cosmetic | Description | Forum post |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TheTwoTonHammer | Scout |  Batter's Helmet |
You'll be batting a thousand (skulls in) when you don this red piece of plastic! | Link |
| PrO-bOy | Scout |  Bonk Helm |
When drinking one radioactive beverage at a time is not enough. | Link |
| Doreauxgard42 | Scout |  Ye Olde Baker Boy |
Extra! Extra! You're frickin' dead! | Link |
| AndyAML | Scout |  Baseball Bill's Sports Shine |
Everyone knows that speed is a Scout’s best friend. Why weigh yourself down with bulky hats when you can break the sound barrier without them? | Link |
| spam_word | Scout |  Troublemaker's Tossle Cap |
Straight outta control point. | Link |
| Sketch56 | Scout |  Whoopee Cap |
You'd have to be a jughead not to realize this cap is the pinnacle of fashion for the discerning youth. | Link |
| Man Of Faith ™ | Soldier |  Soldier's Stash |
This hat does not in any way, shape or form, promote smoking or gambling. | Link |
| DrMelon | Soldier |  Tyrant's Helm |
I kicked your ass so hard it went back in time and got me this VIKING HAT. | Link |
| cypherx82 | Soldier |  Stainless Pot |
Protects cranium from bullets and shrapnel. Also heats soup. | Link |
| Lamech | Soldier |  Gentle Manne's Service Medal |
Given to those few, brave soldiers whom stood guard valiantly, without sleep, nourishment, or a social life. | Link |
| f3doraman | Soldier |  Killer's Kabuto |
A haiku for war. To defeat one's enemies. Honor the crocket. | Link |
| peregrine7 | Soldier |  Sergeant's Drill Hat |
This hat is a handy replacement for profanity-filled ranting when you don't feel like shouting yourself hoarse. | Link |
| Colonelcool | Pyro |  Respectless Rubber Glove |
It doesn't matter how much people respect you when they're on fire. | Link |
| crushilista | Pyro |  Triboniophorus Tyrannus |
At least he's still telling you to burn things. | Link |
| ASpieboy | Pyro |  Vintage Merryweather |
Pyro wears this in tribute to the many firefighters who have perished trying to quell his flames. | Link |
| JJ10DMAN | Pyro |  Whiskered Gentleman |
The most distinguished tape-on fire-retardant facial hair available, for the discerning gentleman of conflagration. | Link |
| icenine0 | Demoman |  Tippler's Tricorne |
Three sharp corners mean one sharp hat. Don't poke your eye out. | Link |
| Potatoblight | Heavy |  Officer's Ushanka |
This hat was made of bear hands. That bear was killed with bare hands. | Link |
| FarazParsa | Heavy |  Tough Guy's Toque |
Because when you're the toughest Mother Hubbard in the fort, nobody's criticizing your fashion sense. | Link |
| Silentman | Heavy |  Hound Dog |
Your opponents will be all shook up when they see these sweet shades and coif. | Link |
| ravn0s | Engineer |  Mining Light |
For Engineers with bright ideas. | Link |
| drewhead118 | Engineer |  Texas Ten Gallon |
Though it looks like a simple ten-gallon hat, this modern feat of engineering actually contains more moving parts than a level 2 Sentry Gun. | Link |
| FarazParsa | Engineer |  Texas Slim's Dome Shine |
Sometimes you just need a little less hat. | Link |
| Shapechanger | Engineer |  Hotrod |
Mock the sun with streaks of flame as the UV rays bounce harmlessly away from your eyeballs. | Link |
| foxtrot261 | Engineer |  Safe'n'Sound |
It gets difficult trying to calculate the total external applied torque to a body's rotational motion through its moment of momentum vector while the distracting sounds of gunfire and death are all around you. Build a better, safer machine with the silence of the Safe'n'Sound! | Link |
| This_Is_Not_Spy | Medic |  Prussian Pickelhaube |
A relic from one war brought into another. Your enemy will get the point. | Link |
| CptObvious | Medic |  Otolaryngologist's Mirror |
We can't pronounce it either. | Link |
| AgentJAK | Medic |  Physician's Procedure Mask |
Scrub in... things are about to get messy. | Link |
| Esquilax | Medic |  Gentleman's Gatsby |
While lacking the cachet of other hats, the Gatsby nonetheless possesses its own sartorial elegance. Its understated and affable charm appeals to everyone, whether playing a round of golf with friends or performing non-elective surgery with a well-polished Bonesaw. | Link |
| Limeaide | Sniper |  Trophy Belt |
Any old sap can pull teeth from a dead crocodile. It takes a man to pull teeth from a live one. | Link |
| Nineaxis | Sniper |  Professional's Panama |
A polite, efficient hat to wear when killing everyone you meet. | Link |
| Magi Kavin | Sniper |  Master's Yellow Belt |
Only a master of Jarate earns the right to wear this once-white bandanna, stained yellow from the rigors of a harsh training regimen. | Link |
| Jinbei | Sniper |  Ritzy Rick's Hair Fixative |
His bullet was close. I lost my hat. My bullet was closer. He lost his head. | Link |
| G.I.R. | Sniper |  Shooter's Sola Topi |
Perfect for exploring the outback and the inside of people's heads. | Link |
| Reclaimer077 | Sniper |  Bloke's Bucket Hat |
Gone Snipin'. | Link |
| Kenori | Spy |  Fancy Fedora |
This smooth, suave, silk-lined beauty can turn any amateur backstabber into a handsome rogue. | Link |
| caeonosphere | Spy |  Backbiter's Billycock |
For when you wish your head was a little taller, but just as round on top. | Link |
| Codo | Spy |  Camera Beard |
You wouldn't mind if I read this top secret document with my beard, would you? | Link |
| Shapechanger | Spy |  Magistrate's Mullet |
They say justice is blind. What they don't tell you is that justice is also invisible, and also less interested in justice than murder. | Link |
| SoulDestroy | Spy |  Frenchman's Beret |
Because real espionage is an artform. | Link |
| AndyAML | All classes |  Cheater's Lament |
Though some would stop at nothing to achieve hats, you remained resolute and incorruptible in your quest for head decorations. For that, you have been rewarded. | Link |
| Esquilax | All classes |  Ghastly Gibus |
Elegant simplicity and old-world charm combined with the heady aromas of mould and grave dust. | Link |
| Duffren | All classes |  Mildly Disturbing Halloween Mask |
Brown paper never looked so mildly disturbing. | Link |
| Calvary | All classes |  Bill's Hat |
Left 4 You. | Link |
| Fredrik1ST | All classes |  Modest Pile of Hat |
Because a Gentleman is not one without one. | Link |
| Nekopawed | All classes |  Noble Amassment of Hats |
For the Gentleman who believes even his hat deserves a hat. | Link |
| Coconuts | All classes |  Towering Pillar of Hats |
A-ha-ha! You are as PRESUMPTUOUS as you are POOR and IRISH. Tarnish notte the majesty of my TOWER of HATS. | Link |
| crushilista | All classes |  Mercenary |
Even though you were late to the party, you were still the life of it. | Link |
| Optimus357 | All classes |  Soldier of Fortune |
Sure, some may have been doing it longer. But you've proven few can do it better. | Link |
| SappinMySentry | All classes |  Grizzled Veteran |
Display this on your chest proudly, soldier. Each time you kill someone, they'll know they weren't the first. | Link |
| NB820 | All classes |  Primeval Warrior |
A true warrior's medal, given to those who fought before the battle even started. | Link |
| Grug | All classes |  Alien Swarm Parasite |
This cute little guy was once the scourge of humanity in another time and place. Now he's content to ride on your head and keep the sun off. | Link |
