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Shopkeeper - Gabe Newell
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PixelSnader 5 Jan, 2015 @ 11:42am
How should this work in game? Because it'd be a shared cosmetic.
I like this, as a tribute and an easter egg, but I'm wondering how and if it should be put into a game.

Currently, cosmetics appear on your own character, so everyone chooses. But this one is shared by all the team, so who would choose it? For the courier this was previously solved by having it look like who buys it, and currently by having it look like who it brings items to. That would look silly on the shopkeep; you buy something and then his head would go *poof*.

One way I can think of to put this in the game without issues is to have it for special events, just like snow on the map. In this case, in november (around his birthday) or maybe press events like E3 or something similar.

Anyone else got suggestions?
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Ratonhn 5 Jan, 2015 @ 12:36pm 
this guy is right
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SapphireSouls 5 Jan, 2015 @ 12:39pm 
It doesn't have to be an item, this model could be used as a replacement shopkeeper during events and such.
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Casmurro 5 Jan, 2015 @ 1:09pm 
@Sapphire

This.
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76561198116188798 5 Jan, 2015 @ 1:23pm 
It would be in player loadout along with weather effects, sound packs, and announcer items.
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Lord Strongold 5 Jan, 2015 @ 3:02pm 
Agree with Super King.:cwalker:
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BlueSky 5 Jan, 2015 @ 4:23pm 
only the person with the item can see it like the weather FX
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alucard.gaming@*****software.com 5 Jan, 2015 @ 5:15pm 
The only the people that own it can see it thing is a bit disappointing in the sense that you can't share this masterpiece with others who don't have it, but if it gets it in game then its alright by me.
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PixelSnader 6 Jan, 2015 @ 4:18pm 
So right now we have three ways to put it in game, all of which have a downside.
1 - only the users see it (pity, because cosmetics are about showing stuff)
2 - only used at special events (no player choice)
3 - switch heads when someone buys stuff (looks weird)

There are 6 shops in the game, so maybe something can be done with that? 1 shopkeep per player on the allied team, and the opposing fountain shop (which you'll hardly ever see) as the default face perhaps?

Still not a perfect idea I guess, but the best I've come up with so far.
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