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Hmm... Once I get a good gaming computer this news will have made me very happy...
Wait, so is it free for now or free from now on?
Wait, so is it free for now or free from now on?
As a SPUF friend said, people will be making dozens of accounts and idling for items. It will destroy the community unless they rearrange how awards are given.
YEEEEESSSSSSS!!!! Now there's no excuse for me not to install it. Brb going to install it right now!
I feel that communities generally go downhill as game populations grow larger, but more power to you, Valve..
This is great! this is one of my favorite games of all time, and this will get my friends who don't really game more interested in it
BONER. BONER. BONER. BONER. BONER. BONER. BONER. BONER. BONER. BONER. BONER. BONER. BONER. BONER. BONER. BONER. BONER. BONER. BONER. BONER. BONER. BONER. BONER. BONER.
Sort of what GoodGuy said. People will make accounts and idle for items. Then transfer them to main or even sell them.
I wonder if the original consumer or if any recent players who paid for TF2 are gaining anything from this?
Other than a potentially large playlist, can we be assured that this won't break servers?
Other than a potentially large playlist, can we be assured that this won't break servers?
By this point I'd be surprised if anybody who wanted it doesn't already have it. It's only been the focus of how many sales now? I got a copy in one of my boxes of Cracker Jacks last year.
Starting when? Just, right now? I'm consistently astonished by how fucking good Valve is to their customers. It's gotten to the point where I feel like I'll buy anything they make, even if I'm not interested in playing it, just because I have this inherent desire to support them as a company.
Fucking A.
Fucking A.
While this is good for some...
This is bad because of all the hackers that will no longer need to buy new copies of the game after being VAC banned. THANKS VALVE!
(And this will hurt the TF2 item economy, but meh. That's at a lower priority. >.>)
This is bad because of all the hackers that will no longer need to buy new copies of the game after being VAC banned. THANKS VALVE!
(And this will hurt the TF2 item economy, but meh. That's at a lower priority. >.>)
This is a game in which F2P will not utterly ruin the game. I wonder, though: what, if anything, will those of us who bought the game get? I'd be content with a hat.
It looks nice at first but when you start thinking about it you imagine the horror.....oh the horror.....
I just hope they've taken the inevitable negatives into account. *crosses fingers*
And unless you purchased the game in the last week or two, I don't think you're entitled to much of a refund.
And unless you purchased the game in the last week or two, I don't think you're entitled to much of a refund.
http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1945138
Valve says they have systems in place to keep an eye on players trying to cheat with the new system, so I'm willing to believe them. It's not like Valve to do something like this without thoroughly considering the consequences.
Valve says they have systems in place to keep an eye on players trying to cheat with the new system, so I'm willing to believe them. It's not like Valve to do something like this without thoroughly considering the consequences.
I wish I could say I was mad, but the Orange Box is a steal at $50, let alone the $20 it goes for on Steam, now. I welcome the extra competition.
I didn't think they'd actually do it...
This is quite shocking. At 20 bucks, it was worth more than most 50 dollar games, especially with all the added updates. My question is, how is Valve reimbursing players who payed for the whole thing? In-store credit for Mann-conomy? A free game? 20 dollars to their Steam account?
...Half-Life 3?
I can dream, can't I?
This is quite shocking. At 20 bucks, it was worth more than most 50 dollar games, especially with all the added updates. My question is, how is Valve reimbursing players who payed for the whole thing? In-store credit for Mann-conomy? A free game? 20 dollars to their Steam account?
...Half-Life 3?
I can dream, can't I?
Free players have restrictions. Check the FAQ. Premium players have nothing changed. Free players have less backpack slots, can't trade, can't gift, and are left hatless. Sounds like hell. I shall be showing off my Proof of Purchase hat with pride.
@AusL0
They can still wear hats earned from other games.
I've seen a lot of F2P guys donning the Alien Swarm head.
Still, a permanent 10 bucks to upgrade to premium is bonertastic pricing.
They can still wear hats earned from other games.
I've seen a lot of F2P guys donning the Alien Swarm head.
Still, a permanent 10 bucks to upgrade to premium is bonertastic pricing.
So for my 20$, I get a premium account and a hat. A premium account and hat that anyone that is willing to spend 2.49$ in the Mann Co. store can get.
@weezcake: Perhaps on console games. TF2 doesn't have matchmaking. Find a server that you like and stick with that community.
To the fuckers who cry about this because they paid for it and want refund; FUCK YOU, cheap ass motherfuckers.
Already have this game and quite frankly don't even play it anymore. Guess it'll be fine for the next generation of folks. Still I enjoyed it all more before the hats nonsense.
Some cheap stupid people in here.
Classy move on Valve's part. Some fresh blood into the community and a good trial for a f2p system.
Classy move on Valve's part. Some fresh blood into the community and a good trial for a f2p system.
If you paid for the game, you likely already got dozens--most of you even hundreds--of hours of gameplay for your buck. The game came out in two thousand fucking seven. You've been playing it for years and somehow you feel that you're owed your money back?
Valve owes you absolutely nothing.
Valve owes you absolutely nothing.
fuck yea! this is great idea that could be used to lure gamers back into older and good but forgotten titles, like counterstrike.
I bought the game as part of the Orange Box back in '08, and don't regret a single cent.
So to the miserable assholes who are complaining, yes, all those hours you've played or should have played, and free content Valve has created over the last few years has been worth nothing to you. Go drown yourselves in a lake of piss. Valve has given you far more for your $20 than anyone ever would. Go play CoD, enjoy your $15 map packs, and get a sense of perspective.
So to the miserable assholes who are complaining, yes, all those hours you've played or should have played, and free content Valve has created over the last few years has been worth nothing to you. Go drown yourselves in a lake of piss. Valve has given you far more for your $20 than anyone ever would. Go play CoD, enjoy your $15 map packs, and get a sense of perspective.
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