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[Dermonster]

Apparently you get a hat from somewhere I saw.

"Not big surprise."

[jester]

and the update is in.

[Duke 2.0]

Hurm.

Should I consider playing this game?

 That depends on how much you like shooters.

<sub>The answer is yesyesyesyes I get to see you more on steam <3<3<3

If I was on steam more often...</sub>

[Vherid]

The problem is, now that people aren't buying the game they're going to add in more items that you have to buy. Not just the normal hats and weapons, but stupid bonuses like "Buy this and do +20% more damage!". I have been worrying about this since the Manconomy update came out, this is one of my favorite games after all.

Except everything just about has been tradeable, boxable, giftable, with the exceptions of the few uber rare items, and able to be randomly found.

[Vector]

That depends on how much you like shooters.

<sub>The answer is yesyesyesyes I get to see you more on steam <3<3<3

If I was on steam more often...</sub>

Hohoho.  My great love of Metal Gear has inspired me to come try this sometime.

Just wait until I get home and have non-janky internet :I

[breadbocks]

The problem is, now that people aren't buying the game they're going to add in more items that you have to buy. Not just the normal hats and weapons, but stupid bonuses like "Buy this and do +20% more damage!". I have been worrying about this since the Manconomy update came out, this is one of my favorite games after all.

Except everything just about has been tradeable, boxable, giftable, with the exceptions of the few uber rare items, and able to be randomly found.

Hats. 'Nuff said.

Also, how do you find items? Is it completely random? Because I'd rather not have a basic shotty from now till the day I die.

[mr. macduggan]

I can't even begin updating my copy. Is there a special "Update my Game" button anywhere?

[Vherid]

The problem is, now that people aren't buying the game they're going to add in more items that you have to buy. Not just the normal hats and weapons, but stupid bonuses like "Buy this and do +20% more damage!". I have been worrying about this since the Manconomy update came out, this is one of my favorite games after all.

Except everything just about has been tradeable, boxable, giftable, with the exceptions of the few uber rare items, and able to be randomly found.

Hats. 'Nuff said.

Also, how do you find items? Is it completely random? Because I'd rather not have a basic shotty from now till the day I die.

Get milestones with achievements, trade, craft, completely random find.

[Enzo]

Also, how do you find items? Is it completely random? Because I'd rather not have a basic shotty from now till the day I die.

Drops, explained better than I could.

Also, I have mixed feelings about Free-to-Play. If they don't botch it with Pay-to-Win weapons I don't really have a problem with it, except that I bought the game quite recently. I better get a bitchin hat or something for having a "Vintage" copy of TF2.

Also, update finished as I ate dinner YESSSSS

[mr. macduggan]

Do I need to wait on the "preparing to launch" screen for another 20 minutes, or is there a better way to do this?

[Thexor]

Haven't seen MtM yet, but saw an article about it being Free to Play. Crazy man.

Wait, what happens to everybody who already bought it?

Just to elaborate a little more: I promise, it loads if you're patient! (Or, in honour of MtM, if you are a patient.)

Free players can't get cosmetic items from drops - weapons still drop randomly, but hats and the like won't. Free players also only get a 50-slot backpack, can't craft some items (which, we don't yet know, but probably hats are off-limits), and they can only receive items in trades or via gifts (can't give away items).

You can upgrade a free account to a paid account with any purchase. Near as I can tell, this means you can create a new account, buy one item (perhaps a key), and you're then allowed to trade said key to your main account, along with all the spare weapons you've picked up. I'm sure there's something hindering people from making dozens of accounts to idle with, but Valve only mentioned tracking hackers using multiple accounts to avoid bans.

Oh, and people who paid for the game previously get a "Proof of Purchase" hat. So, yeah, I guess that formally means even TF2 has TF2 promo items!

[Tilla]

Haven't seen MtM yet, but saw an article about it being Free to Play. Crazy man.

Wait, what happens to everybody who already bought it?

Just to elaborate a little more: I promise, it loads if you're patient! (Or, in honour of MtM, if you are a patient.)

Free players can't get cosmetic items from drops - weapons still drop randomly, but hats and the like won't. Free players also only get a 50-slot backpack, can't craft some items (which, we don't yet know, but probably hats are off-limits), and they can only receive items in trades or via gifts (can't give away items).

You can upgrade a free account to a paid account with any purchase. Near as I can tell, this means you can create a new account, buy one item (perhaps a key), and you're then allowed to trade said key to your main account, along with all the spare weapons you've picked up. I'm sure there's something hindering people from making dozens of accounts to idle with, but Valve only mentioned tracking hackers using multiple accounts to avoid bans.

Oh, and people who paid for the game previously get a "Proof of Purchase" hat. So, yeah, I guess that formally means even TF2 has TF2 promo items!

Minimum purchase for Steam Wallet is $5. There is no way to buy any item without having at least $5 down

[Thexor]

Haven't seen MtM yet, but saw an article about it being Free to Play. Crazy man.

Wait, what happens to everybody who already bought it?

Just to elaborate a little more: I promise, it loads if you're patient! (Or, in honour of MtM, if you are a patient.)

Free players can't get cosmetic items from drops - weapons still drop randomly, but hats and the like won't. Free players also only get a 50-slot backpack, can't craft some items (which, we don't yet know, but probably hats are off-limits), and they can only receive items in trades or via gifts (can't give away items).

You can upgrade a free account to a paid account with any purchase. Near as I can tell, this means you can create a new account, buy one item (perhaps a key), and you're then allowed to trade said key to your main account, along with all the spare weapons you've picked up. I'm sure there's something hindering people from making dozens of accounts to idle with, but Valve only mentioned tracking hackers using multiple accounts to avoid bans.

Oh, and people who paid for the game previously get a "Proof of Purchase" hat. So, yeah, I guess that formally means even TF2 has TF2 promo items!

Minimum purchase for Steam Wallet is $5. There is no way to buy any item without having at least $5 down

I don't know if they've changed it recently, but at least in the past, that was incorrect. You can only add $5 or more to the wallet, but at the Mann Co. Checkout, if you don't have enough money in your wallet you get the option to add exactly the amount required.
Either I was misinformed, or something has changed. Disregard this.

[Bdthemag]

Haven't seen MtM yet, but saw an article about it being Free to Play. Crazy man.

Wait, what happens to everybody who already bought it?

Just to elaborate a little more: I promise, it loads if you're patient! (Or, in honour of MtM, if you are a patient.)

Free players can't get cosmetic items from drops - weapons still drop randomly, but hats and the like won't. Free players also only get a 50-slot backpack, can't craft some items (which, we don't yet know, but probably hats are off-limits), and they can only receive items in trades or via gifts (can't give away items).

You can upgrade a free account to a paid account with any purchase. Near as I can tell, this means you can create a new account, buy one item (perhaps a key), and you're then allowed to trade said key to your main account, along with all the spare weapons you've picked up. I'm sure there's something hindering people from making dozens of accounts to idle with, but Valve only mentioned tracking hackers using multiple accounts to avoid bans.

Oh, and people who paid for the game previously get a "Proof of Purchase" hat. So, yeah, I guess that formally means even TF2 has TF2 promo items!

Minimum purchase for Steam Wallet is $5. There is no way to buy any item without having at least $5 down

No, the minimum to add is 5$. But in the ingame TF2 store some items are below that, like 99 cent weapons.

[Thexor]

Haven't seen MtM yet, but saw an article about it being Free to Play. Crazy man.

Wait, what happens to everybody who already bought it?

Just to elaborate a little more: I promise, it loads if you're patient! (Or, in honour of MtM, if you are a patient.)

Free players can't get cosmetic items from drops - weapons still drop randomly, but hats and the like won't. Free players also only get a 50-slot backpack, can't craft some items (which, we don't yet know, but probably hats are off-limits), and they can only receive items in trades or via gifts (can't give away items).

You can upgrade a free account to a paid account with any purchase. Near as I can tell, this means you can create a new account, buy one item (perhaps a key), and you're then allowed to trade said key to your main account, along with all the spare weapons you've picked up. I'm sure there's something hindering people from making dozens of accounts to idle with, but Valve only mentioned tracking hackers using multiple accounts to avoid bans.

Oh, and people who paid for the game previously get a "Proof of Purchase" hat. So, yeah, I guess that formally means even TF2 has TF2 promo items!

Minimum purchase for Steam Wallet is $5. There is no way to buy any item without having at least $5 down

No, the minimum to add is 5$. But in the ingame TF2 store some items are below that, like 99 cent weapons.

...huh, you're right. I could've sworn there was a different option, but I can't see it now. Never mind, $5 it is!