Team Fortress 2 Goes Free To Play

June 24, 2011

Valve Software's popular online team-based shooter Team Fortress 2 is going free to play - a first for a Valve Software title. Valve plans to support the title on virtual items.. like hats. All current owners of the PC game will automatically become premium account holders. Premium members get access to rare and cosmetic items through random item drops, the ability to store more items in your backpack, and more powerful trading and crafting abilities

The gameplay experience (beyond the extra baubles TF2 premium account holders get) will be the same for everyone. Gamers who purchase any item from Team Fortress 2's digital storefront (Mann Co. Store) will also be granted premium account privileges. Players spend real money to buy virtual items such as weapons for various character classes, and a wide variety of hats. Those who bought Team Fortress 2 will also receive a "Proof of Purchase hat" for any character.

You can learn more about the changes here.

Source: Gamasutra

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Re: Team Fortress 2 Goes Free To Play

Submitted by SpencerRuler on Sun, 06/26/2011 - 07:58.

Ninja'd it in the shoutbox.

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Re: Team Fortress 2 Goes Free To Play

Submitted by Dan on Fri, 06/24/2011 - 14:36.

All of you newbies join the Legion of Ponies!

http://steamcommunity.com/groups/mlpfim

I look forward to teaching you about the magic of friendship while blowing you into comically bloody chunks.

Re: Team Fortress 2 Goes Free To Play

Submitted by Austin from Oregon on Fri, 06/24/2011 - 12:39.

Awesome, I just got my new desktop that can actually play TF2.

-Austin from Oregon

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Re: Team Fortress 2 Goes Free To Play

Submitted by hellfire7885 on Fri, 06/24/2011 - 01:49.

Seems Valve has been bitten by the micro-transaction bug.

Re: Team Fortress 2 Goes Free To Play

Submitted by killatia on Sat, 06/25/2011 - 13:32.

They had the cash shop for a while now, I'm just surprised it took them this long to be free to play.

http://www.magicinkgaming.com/

Re: Team Fortress 2 Goes Free To Play

Submitted by Alex on Fri, 06/24/2011 - 22:11.

Well, they've had the cash shop in the game for ages now, so the only thing this changes is that you don't have to buy the game. But I guess you get a neat hat if you do.
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I'm not under the affluence of incohol as some thinkle peep I am. I'm not half as thunk as you might drink. I fool so feelish I don't know who is me, and the drunker I stand here, the longer I get.

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I'm not under the affluence of incohol as some thinkle peep I am. I'm not half as thunk as you might drink. I fool so feelish I don't know who is me, and the drunker I stand here, the longer I get.

Re: Team Fortress 2 Goes Free To Play

Submitted by hellfire7885 on Sat, 06/25/2011 - 08:47.

It's a smart move regardless. Get people downloading steam for one of the funnest online games out there, get them looking around at other content, and they're likely to spend some money.

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