TF2? Free? Pretty sure that's a typo.

[ZedOmega]

Straight to the point: Team Fortress 2 just became a F2P game. I had to make sure I was looking at the official site to be sure it wasn't a prank.

Here's how I ended up finding out about this. Part of my wake-up routine involves listening to one or two songs off of YouTube to give the soda (no coffee; a few months of trying to get used to it didn't do much good at all) and cigarette some time to kick in, and I noticed what I thought had to be another fake 'Meet the Medic' video. I was kind of surprised when it turned out to be official. Then I saw the announcement at the end of the video and shook my head.

Log onto Steam, and sure enough: they did make TF2 an F2P game. Sure, they're doing differences between free and premium accounts, but oh well. Part of the thing holding me back from trying the game was the price tag, anyway. Downloading the game as I type this and it'll be a few hours before I try it out.

Then again, I've seen the griefing videos on YT. I'm going in with a shield, tranquilizers and a bottle of brain bleach, just to be safe.

[lordlundar]

Best advice, find a good server, one you're happy with and stick with it.

[Raveni]

Boy those Steam servers were packed last night. Hopefully the game finished loading by the time I get home.

[RapidPad0]

WHAT?! I've heard great things about TF2, I am going to blaze onto Steam this instant.

Thanks for the heads up!

[RayvenQ]

I wish people who already bought it got rewarded for, you know, supporting it (to me personally, since I preordered it even before it came out so it would be nice to get something)

Protip for new players: Everyone is a disguised spy, if you assume that and watch behavioural patterns, you tend to notice when you see actual disguised spies.

[Gravekeeper]

I wish people who already bought it got rewarded for, you know, supporting it (to me personally, since I preordered it even before it came out so it would be nice to get something).

You do, in the form of a special hat, I believe it was.

I recommend the SourceOp servers on a side note. -.-

[RayvenQ]

I just got back into TF2 and someone made me realise something, I'm one hell of a suicidal pyro, I just charge in there, flames on full, and laugh with maniacal glee at the havoc i cause. I've made more than one Heavy/Medic team run away from me out of sheer terror! Sure, I do die a lot, but I also kill a lot, It's great when i get to a critical point on the map where the enemy is massed and just raze right through them, maybe not getting them all, but sure as hell making one heck of a distraction, which helps my team mates come in.

[Geek King]

Not to damper the joy here, but TF2 was always free to play. It was considered an add-on extra to the Half-Life Orange Box

And, yes, I DO realize it was all semantics because you could only get it by buying the Orange Box in the beginning, thanks.

[Evil Queen]

The boyfriend is playing it now. -_-'

[RetailWorkhorse]

I wanna play!

Protip for new players: Everyone is a disguised spy, if you assume that and watch behavioural patterns, you tend to notice when you see actual disguised spies.

This is good to know.

The boyfriend is playing it now. -_-'

Red team or Blu team?

[Evil Queen]

White team, I think. He's the SPY! QUICK, GET HIM!

Edited to add: He's on the red team so go beat the crap outta him. His screen name is Datajager (and yes, it's okay for me to post it. He needs more people to play with).

[RetailWorkhorse]

White team, I think. He's the SPY! QUICK, GET HIM!

Edited to add: He's on the red team so go beat the crap outta him. His screen name is Datajager (and yes, it's okay for me to post it. He needs more people to play with).

VIVA LE RED TEA- wait, WHAT?! I have to go "viva la Blu" now?

Ah, daaaaaaaang.

....I'ma snipe him. How do I go about doing this?

[Evil Queen]

I... don't know. Computer games are definitely not my forte.

[RetailWorkhorse]

I'm staring at the download button. I'm seriously debating doing this.

I have so much room I have to make first.

Chuck my trial of WoW, don't chuck my trial of WoW.
Photoshop 7 is already gone.
10 GB of porn is still here.... (written, not movies, I like my porn to have PLOT).
Daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaamn.

[Evil Queen]

You need an external hard drive.