Difference between "Strange Decorated Weapon" and "Strange" listing categories?

[Chris Hansen Dateline NBC]

Is there a difference between "Strange Decorated Weapon" and "Strange" listing categories?

 

I noticed it when trying to list my Strange Coffin Nail Scattergun. I would think that it would show up here

https://backpack.tf/stats/Strange/Coffin Nail | Scattergun (Minimal Wear)/Tradable/Craftable

 

but instead it got listed by itself here and does not show up in the regular classifieds category

https://backpack.tf/stats/Strange Decorated Weapon/Coffin Nail | Scattergun (Minimal Wear)/Tradable/Craftable

 

I also noticed this on other strange weapon listings like these

https://backpack.tf/stats/Strange/Lightning Rod | Shotgun (Factory New)/Tradable/Craftable

https://backpack.tf/stats/Strange Decorated Weapon/Lightning Rod | Shotgun (Factory New)/Tradable/Craftable

 

Is there a difference between the two item categories? What is it? Or is this some website bug?

 

Thanks!

[Koekoek19]

Theres a difference, but only on trading sites. In game there isnt.

 

From what ive noticed, early strange skins were classed as decorated with the strange subquality.

 

At some point around the intro of warpaints this was changed where they are just strange. But im not 100% on the details...

 

Aside from that, they are identical in use.

[Chris Hansen Dateline NBC]

1 hour ago, Koekoek19 said:

Theres a difference, but only on trading sites. In game there isnt.

 

From what ive noticed, early strange skins were classed as decorated with the strange subquality.

 

At some point around the intro of warpaints this was changed where they are just strange. But im not 100% on the details...

 

Aside from that, they are identical in use.

 

Weird. Makes sense...but also annoying since my listed item won't be found by searching classifieds or via search engine for the strange version of that skinned weapon. I was thinking it was a bug because if you go to the weapons categorized as strange decorated weapon and choose a different wear then it changes the category to decorated weapons without the strange sub category. So then my scattergun was probably a trade up from pre warpaints, while the majority are trade ups that happened after that point?

[Koekoek19]

19 minutes ago, ChrisHansenDatelineNBC said:

So then my scattergun was probably a trade up from pre warpaints, while the majority are trade ups that happened after that point?

I cant say for certain,but possibly.

 

Edit: Decorated weapons have always been funky in the stats page tbh

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1 hour ago, ChrisHansenDatelineNBC said:

but also annoying since my listed item won't be found by searching classifieds

If it makes you feel better it shows up on next which IMO is the best way to find skins you're after https://next.backpack.tf/classifieds?itemName=Scattergun&texture=76

[LstratosHF]

When they added war-paints in jungle inferno you could use civilian stat clocks on merc grade war-paints for a few days.

 

After valve fixed this all strange war-paints and skins unboxed or traded up to use strange as the base quality and not strange elevated.

This bug also worked on unusual merc grade war-paints, so there was quite a few strange unusual weapons made with the bug as well.

 

So basically

strange skin or war-paint = unboxed or traded up to after jungle inferno bug fix

strange elevated = unboxed or traded up to before jungle inferno fix

 

example item:

https://backpack.tf/premium/search?item=Scattergun&wear_tier=1&texture_name=Corsair&particle=701

 

There is one strange elevated hot FN corsair scattergun unboxed before jungle inferno

and one strange hot FN corsair scattergun unboxed after