A $100 Team Fortress 2 item may seem absurd at first, but when you think about how much money gets pumped into the Mann Co. Store -- presumably a scary-high amount, says this guy who's bought nothing -- it's probably not so bad. Its name, "Something Special For Someone Special," is rather fitting.
But don't take it from me. Here's Valve's pitch: "It's ring-shaped, it's gift-wrapped, it's basically useless, and it's really expensive ($100!). In short, it's the most accurate simulation of an actual Valentine's Day gift ever made available to the public."
This thing can't be traded, but it can be gifted. Better yet, once it's sent, the receiver will be prompted with a proposal. Once accepted (talk about embarrassing if they don't), both of your names and the name of the ring will be broadcast across Team Fortress 2, and you get a set of wearable diamond bands.
You know, that image of internal meetings at Valve is becoming increasingly accurate.
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10:30 PM on 02.14.2012 | 
'Cause EA knows nobody would buy it from them.
And Valve knows people WILL.
http://www.destructoid.com/oh-ea-subscription-charges-added-to-tetris-mobile-app-217054.phtml
http://www.destructoid.com/ea-s-new-theme-park-game-is-a-rotten-scam-217296.phtml
EA still worse.
>it doesn't give any unfair advantage
>they are completely forthright about what it is(useless)
>it is essentially a joke
Ea put a $100 DLC car in a Need for Speed game. It wasn't even the best car in the game. Also remember that IOS roller-coaster sim? Yeah. $60 for a virtual roller-coaster ride isn't extortionist. It's a good thing that that was one of the cheaper ones, I don't know HOW they make their money. Must be all that DRM that's keeping them in the black.
Seriously? The one time they make a joke item that costs more than... Say, 12GB of RAM, or $40 more than an actual game? What's the problem with it? If people are dumb enough to spend $100 on that, why can't they? Like smoger said, it gives NO advantage to anyone.
They even say it's useless. So shut up.
And tekbunny: fuck you. What's your problem. I'm not trying to troll or anything, I'm just speaking my opinion. If someone has a different opinion then you, there automatically a troll? I think your the one thats trying to troll.
If you aren't funny when you express a contrary opinion, then you're trolling.
Because this is Destructoid, and this Valve we are talking about here.
Fuck ME? Fuck YOU!
/movie reference.
Also, you're preaching to the choir buddy, but you have no argument or leg to stand on. Also, no one said shit about trolling son, maybe you should come back and post when you're less drunk maybe?
or does everytime = two times in your world? and obsession = i've mentioned you twice?
actually, the more i read your comments in this thread it looks like you might have some kind of obsession with ME... creepy...
If people have fuck you money let them spend it on what they will as long as it doesn't bother the rest of us.
Why so hostile? Jim-ma-nee-crickets. This is a different bag then the one carried by EA. You can argue that it this $100 ring is dumb in itself, I would mostly agree, but to say it is worse than something EA has done? I would have to disagree. EA charges you for extra game content. Valve gives you free, extra game content, and then charges you for a optional hat (which can be technically earned/traded/gifted for free). Night and day.
hello good sir, as this is you're first week on the internet, i welcome you. it's pretty wild west out here.
@abletothink
thank god you are able to think. exactly this. some people are fools and spend their money unwisely (ie, origins, call of duty elite, wow, origins, and about 80 percent of dlc out there). i wish people weren't stupid sometimes.
only sometimes, though.
Cuz, you know, EA just LOVES their customers. "Want this game used? Oh, it's *online*... 10 bucks please."
There is a reason why Valve is one of the most loved game companies; you're just being ignorant of it.
It's a way to pop the question in a unique way, which is usually pricy as hell anyway, and they probably also made it deliberately costly so that people would not spam it constantly. It does not affect game play in any real way and is purely optional, so I'm not sure why anyone would rage on this.
Im laughing for all those serious item collectors.
Put yeah, like someone mentioned at the beginning, the things going around in the trading sites and such is similar to this. I mean, there are people saying "My hat is about worth 400$. Dont give me low offer or I'll report you" and there's even standard price set for those earbuds Mac players would get which is 20-something I think.
So I can see it already: 5 earbuds for the engagement ring.
And congratulations to Rainbow Dash and Applejack. Hope you have fun anal hoofing.
So Take Your Weight Off Of Me
I Know Your Every Move
So Won't You Just Let Me Be
I've Been Here Times Before
But I Was Too Blind To See
That You Seduce Every Man
This Time You Won't Seduce Me
She's Saying That's Ok
Hey Baby Do What You Please
I Have The Stuff That You Want
I Am The Thing That You Need
She Looked Me Deep In The Eyes
She's Touchin' Me So To Start
She Says There's No Turnin' Back
She Trapped Me In Her Heart
Dirty Diana, No
Dirty Diana, No
Dirty Diana, No
Dirty Diana
Let Me Be!
It can get really cool if most of the on-line virtual restaurants of game entertainment will eventually skip price-tag on the meal entirely and just take these tips and offer some small kindnesses for tipping customers (like hats).
Also, anyone who complains about this is just looking for something to be outraged about. It is a JOKE item, Valve even says it's a fucking joke item in the announcement. It's an image and some text. But once again, if people want to spend their money on a game they enjoy, even if it's for a joke, then who the fuck cares?
I swear gamers just love to nitpick about every little fucking thing they can.
If my wife were a Team Fortress 2 player, I would have considered this as a way to propose to her. Instead, I used Animal Crossing. Still, $100 for a unique in game item is less than I paid for her actual ring.