Apparently, some Team Fortress 2 players did exploit a bug for wielding weapons on invalid classes. An quick update was released but for the cheaters, they're exposed to the following punishment: no unlockable weapons for a month. TF2 Announcer on TF2 Blog was pretty harsh in his news.

With the scout update apparently scheduled for the 24th February, some of them will regret to have exploited this bug. Anyway, the TF2 crew has put a site online where you can discover the new melee weapon, the Sandman, who will stun enemies and the new maps, Junction, a Gravel-Pit-like, and Watchtower, an Arena map. The rest of the update will be uncovered until 24th February.

We have sounded the alert and released a quick fix for an exploit that some unscrupulous players were using to wield items on invalid classes. I have considered an appropriate punishment for the good-for-nothings responsible for this horrendous breach of conduct. Death, of course - but death is too good for disappointments such as these. Instead, their unlockable items have been removed for a month.

vicrabb via teamfortress.com »