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Jahk May 19, 2013 @ 11:53pm

Emoticon Glitch?

I crafted a set of TF2 cards before and got the spy emoticon (:spycon:). I don't particularly care for the spy so I sold it on the market but I can still use it in chat.

Is this a glitch? or do you get a pair? or is it because I started the conversation before selling it (its been 30mins or so) I assumed once I sold it I'd lose it from my emoticon list.

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anchuin May 19, 2013 @ 11:56pm

could be a bug, i experienced the same

sgtcracker May 19, 2013 @ 11:58pm

yep

yeni May 20, 2013 @ 12:33am

How exactly to you obtain a card?

Jahk May 20, 2013 @ 12:34am

Originally posted by Yin:
How exactly to you obtain a card?

Just play the game, get it randomly like tf2 items. Have to be in the TCG beta first of course.

yeni May 20, 2013 @ 12:35am

Originally posted by AzureJahk:
Originally posted by Yin:
How exactly to you obtain a card?

Just play the game, get it randomly like tf2 items. Have to be in the TCG beta first of course.

Thanks alot! I'm in the beta currently but got it today and haven't played yet. Are they common drops?

Jahk May 20, 2013 @ 12:46am

Thanks alot! I'm in the beta currently but got it today and haven't played yet. Are they common drops?

Yes. Which is good and bad, you only get 4-5 drops ever. Ive had 4 TF2 cards and 1 Half Life 2 card in about 20 hours of play (90mins TF2, 30mins HL2).

Last edited by Jahk; May 20, 2013 @ 12:47am

hovr May 20, 2013 @ 12:47am

yeni May 20, 2013 @ 1:09am

So do you only get a limited amount of cards?

Barbaresco May 20, 2013 @ 1:11am

Jahk May 20, 2013 @ 1:15am

Originally posted by Yin:
So do you only get a limited amount of cards?

Yes. For TF2, if you owned it before it went f2p or bought items before the TCG you will get 5 drops. TF2 (and Dota2 I think) gives you another 1 drop per 9USD spent on ingame items. Games you jsut buy, like portal 2 or half life are limited to 4 card drops total. Then thats it. Its made so you can get up to half of the set (and you can use up 5 full sets), forcing you to buy or trade for the other cards.

It will make more sense when there are more games doing it (Id happily trade away Grand Theft Auto cards for instance) but with jsut a few games, (and valve games at that) lots of people are going to want every set.

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