The flaw here wasn't the punishment of idlers. The flaw was the timing (months too late) style (completely unwarned) execution (many legit items were deleted) and the division of the playerbase into "Moral High Roaders" and "Cheaters"
Word has it that the legit items are going back now, but yeah that sucks. I know someone who got the items back, but can't equip them due to backpack issues.
I fully agree that the rollback was poorly executed, though not fully unexpected. The items are the main problem here, as they affect gameplay. Valve is sending a firm message that 3rd party programs that access Valve games are prohibitive, I guess. You can't hit people just for idling in a game, but you can hit them for violating ToS.
"Cheater" or "moral high roader" to me doesn't matter in game, and it shouldn't matter in game to anyone, though I know it will. I should have known by now that there's no fury like internet fury.
Whatever, feel free to talk about it further.
Thatguyyaknow: How is it trolling when I point out that valve has a right to do
whatever they want when people who agreed to a legally binding agreement conveniently ignored it? Disregarding ToS, anything that can be regarded as a cheating program... and furthermore, I know all idlers aren't complaining about it so I'm deeply appreciative of those who are sucking it up and won't do stuff like that again.