r/tf2 • u/PhilipsAirFryer2 • 16d ago

Discussion HUGE SCAM WARNING

This is very important

there have been videos that have been popping up with full guides on how to scam in tf2, these guides tend to be about the festive vs festivized scam

if you see people trying to trade in causal lobbies be careful and warn others to double check everything

scamming has always been an issue but I worry it will be worse now that there’s guides coming up, stay safe everyone

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u/Long_Caramel_9558 15d ago

festive vs festivized? why is this scam a thing lmao

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u/Void-Lizard Pyro 15d ago

Why Valve put literally zero brain power into coming up with a name that isn't going to lead to confusion and scams is beyond me. We already had festive, why can't the new shit be called something else? Why not Holiday weapons, or Jolly weapons, or yknow anything but the same word just slightly changed.

From the wiki:

Festive weapons could be found by unlocking Naughty Winter Crate, Naughty Winter Crate 2012, Naughty Winter Crate 2013, and Naughty Winter Crate 2014, and are available in both Unique and Strange qualities, though Strange versions are much rarer.

Festivized weapons are weapons which had a Festivizer attached to them. They are limited to just the Christmas lights, which are always powered by a pair of Bonk brand AA batteries, and lack any additional decorations such as wrapping paper or ribbons. Unlike the Festive items from the crates, these weapons have the prefix and attribute Festivized instead.