thompson Posted September 30, 2021 Share Posted September 30, 2021 This person got an unusual (untradeable) golden pan very recently https://steamcommunity.com/id/JoellyE/inventory/ There was another person who had cancer who received an unusual spine-chilling skull as a gift from the devs after he visited valve for a day. Maybe this is a gift from the devs because of a similar circumstance? I'm pretty certain that this could be the case... Honestly, I have no clue how this person got it though. Thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RouzenZaker Posted September 30, 2021 Share Posted September 30, 2021 wow, its awesome o,o Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ali Salar Posted September 30, 2021 Share Posted September 30, 2021 Definitely given by dev. There was a certain time you could ask for everything from devs if you solve a problem or something for them like the unusual max hat that delfy has. He's a YouTuber Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_inu Posted September 30, 2021 Share Posted September 30, 2021 28 minutes ago, Ali Salar said: Definitely given by dev. There was a certain time you could ask for everything from devs if you solve a problem or something for them like the unusual max hat that delfy has. He's a YouTuber Delfy doesn't own any Valve awarded item, not sure what gave you that idea. This is most likely given out on good will to a friend / significant other of a Valve employee as Valve has not awarded items except for the Finder's Fee as part of their bug bounty program in years. Chances are good we'll never know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N.J Posted September 30, 2021 Share Posted September 30, 2021 35 minutes ago, Ali Salar said: Definitely given by dev. There was a certain time you could ask for everything from devs if you solve a problem or something for them like the unusual max hat that delfy has. He's a YouTuber He doesn't have an unusual maxes https://backpack.tf/profiles/76561198003543883 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thompson Posted September 30, 2021 Author Share Posted September 30, 2021 38 minutes ago, Ali Salar said: Definitely given by dev. There was a certain time you could ask for everything from devs if you solve a problem or something for them like the unusual max hat that delfy has. He's a YouTuber think about it, why in the heavens would Valve ever reward someone who makes a living off publishing in-game exploits for the world to abuse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucyfer Posted September 30, 2021 Share Posted September 30, 2021 Interesting item... I'd like to know the backstory of this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Payback Posted September 30, 2021 Share Posted September 30, 2021 9 minutes ago, thompson said: think about it, why in the heavens would Valve ever reward someone who makes a living off publishing in-game exploits for the world to abuse Publishing exploits? More like reporting game-breaking bugs and other oddities to valve through their bounty program, https://hackerone.com/valve many of these individuals receive finders fees in return for their work, in addition to the payments from valve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keroro1454 Posted September 30, 2021 Share Posted September 30, 2021 The Spine-Chilling Skull (Technically it's the 'Death-Defying Skull') was given to a kid, but not because they visited the office (as a lot of people do that), but because it was part of a Make-a-Wish request. Given this player doesn't seem to have a particularly-connected friends list or steam groups to indicate a close relationship with people at Valve (not to mention this would be an unprecedented gift for the 'team' to give a friend), nor does Valve give out item requests for bug fixes (only effect requests on the Finder's Fee after that pathetic Wiki Cap debacle), I'd wager this is a similar MaW request. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Baguette Posted September 30, 2021 Share Posted September 30, 2021 that aint a unusual max's dude, delfy just wears an max's alongside a GE rotation sensation 1 hour ago, Ali Salar said: Definitely given by dev. There was a certain time you could ask for everything from devs if you solve a problem or something for them like the unusual max hat that delfy has. He's a YouTuber Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_inu Posted September 30, 2021 Share Posted September 30, 2021 21 minutes ago, Keroro1454 said: not to mention this would be an unprecedented gift for the 'team' to give a friend There has been a circling hearts item given to the significant other of a Valve employee in the past but that item has vanished shortly after it got public attention. It's certainly not impossible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keroro1454 Posted September 30, 2021 Share Posted September 30, 2021 2 minutes ago, _inu said: There has been a circling hearts item given to the significant other of a Valve employee in the past but that item has vanished shortly after it got public attention. It's certainly not impossible. Interesting, I'm surprised I've never heard about that one. Still, I'd point to the seemingly-innocuous friends list as indicative that a personal connection to Valve is unlikely. Not to mention this item seems a lot more explicitly 'outrageous' than an item with circling heart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rndmchrs Posted September 30, 2021 Share Posted September 30, 2021 OK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thompson Posted September 30, 2021 Author Share Posted September 30, 2021 47 minutes ago, Keroro1454 said: Interesting, I'm surprised I've never heard about that one. Still, I'd point to the seemingly-innocuous friends list as indicative that a personal connection to Valve is unlikely. Not to mention this item seems a lot more explicitly 'outrageous' than an item with circling heart. The kid has a valve employee on his friends list Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keroro1454 Posted September 30, 2021 Share Posted September 30, 2021 1 minute ago, thompson said: The kid has a valve employee on his friends list Not sure how the heck I missed that... Welp, it is definitely a possibility that they were given it as a favor or gift then. I'd say fairly unlikely, but possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirMillbot Posted September 30, 2021 Share Posted September 30, 2021 Now the fun of guess the un-guessable price! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rndmchrs Posted September 30, 2021 Share Posted September 30, 2021 6 minutes ago, SirMillbot said: Now the fun of guess the un-guessable price! why would you guess the price of something untradable Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xaeriel Posted September 30, 2021 Share Posted September 30, 2021 49 minutes ago, rndmchrs said: why would you guess the price of something untradable insert Director's Vision price suggestions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N.J Posted September 30, 2021 Share Posted September 30, 2021 Likely a make a wish thing or similar, which I assume to also be the case with the nebula strange summer hat. I'm assuming if it were via hackerone or the like, he'd have received a finder's fee aswell, or would've likely just been offered the finder's fee on it's own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FP jh34ghu43gu Posted September 30, 2021 Share Posted September 30, 2021 7 hours ago, Payback said: Publishing exploits? More like reporting game-breaking bugs and other oddities to valve through their bounty program, https://hackerone.com/valve many of these individuals receive finders fees in return for their work, in addition to the payments from valve He is talking specifically about delfy who may or may not report bugs, but definitely publishes exploit videos before they are patched. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LonelyyClone Posted September 30, 2021 Share Posted September 30, 2021 Shouldnt have made this post, the poor guy got raided by people :c Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seminal Inhalation Posted September 30, 2021 Share Posted September 30, 2021 9 hours ago, _inu said: There has been a circling hearts item given to the significant other of a Valve employee in the past but that item has vanished shortly after it got public attention. It's certainly not impossible. The S/O got hijacked and the bill's was traded off and deleted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seminal Inhalation Posted September 30, 2021 Share Posted September 30, 2021 50 minutes ago, LonelyyClone said: Shouldnt have made this post, the poor guy got raided by people :c Agreed. He was getting 20+ comments and adds per minute after this thread was made and he had to lock his entire account down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr365truck Posted October 1, 2021 Share Posted October 1, 2021 15 hours ago, _inu said: Delfy doesn't own any Valve awarded item, not sure what gave you that idea. This is most likely given out on good will to a friend / significant other of a Valve employee as Valve has not awarded items except for the Finder's Fee as part of their bug bounty program in years. Chances are good we'll never know. He doesn't realize the max's head is a misc and delfy wears it with a normal hat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
∑dsel Posted October 1, 2021 Share Posted October 1, 2021 So, did someone take a screenshot or something? They already privated their profile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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