TF2 is free forever.

Are you a poor sap who spends their nights alone, playing Gang Garrison 2, just wishing you had the glory of a full Team Fortress game?
Well despair no more, citizens, because I have some news. Are you sitting down? Good.

Team Fortress 2 is now free, in it's entirety, forever.


Did you stand up? Did you do a little dance? I know I did, and heck, I already own the game.
Now we can have free tf2 cave story forum parties and everything.

Also, Meet the Medic is out.

 

I'm really happy I didn't waste 12h downloading this game the other day to just have to delete it a week later

 

So now the Xbox 360 version is completely worthless?

Oh wait, it already was

 

never heard of it but since you seem to show so much glory for it i might download it tomorrow.

 

never heard of it but since you seem to show so much glory for it i might download it tomorrow.

How can you go on the internet or play video games at all without hearing about TF2, one of the most super-hyped and exploited video games ever?

I'm talking gmod videos, countless pieces of fanart, Valve in general..etc etc etc.

 

crap im having problems accessing my steam account (even after recovering my username) ill have to see if i can get over to my moms pc (thats where i finished signing in and have set it up to automatic sign in)

 

WD, it's Marx you're talking about. I'm surprised that you're surprised.

 

Yea ive been the type of guys who sticked with sega and a few other big companys valve never quite caught my attention.

 

Valve is so underground. You thought Pixel was indie? He's got nothing on Gabe.

 

The problem with dry humor is that if you point it out you look like a doofus.
That being said: rofl (Half True - I'm actually rolling on the floor, but I'm not laughing)

 

But man i really hate my grandmas internet. Its so old i swear i cant go through 3 days without losing access to the internet wich pissses me off. also its very slow.

 

Are you a poor sap who spends their nights alone, playing Gang Garrison 2, just wishing you had the glory of a full Team Fortress game?

I play both, GG2 is still better, aside from the fact that not very many people play it anymore

 

Awesome! I've always wanted to try TF2!
My computer still can't run it though!

 

TF2 parties? Sounds good.

Also I feel bad for people who just bought the game in the past few days.

"TF2 is free for the week? Cool, let's try it."
"Hey this game is awesome, I should buy it now so I don't have to worry once the week is over."
-next day-
"FFFFFFFFFF"

 

New Era

Also I feel bad for people who just bought the game in the past few days.

"TF2 is free for the week? Cool, let's try it."
"Hey this game is awesome, I should buy it now so I don't have to worry once the week is over."
-next day-
"FFFFFFFFFF"

Well, they do get a new one-of-a-kind hat that none of the free users will get now...
And hats are everything.

Also, I'm pretty sure this Free TF2 thing is making Steam horrendously slow. I could not even use non-default weapons tonight, it was that bad.
Of course, what do you expect... Everyone's gonna scramble for this, they're gonna be so overloaded for awhile.

 

Seems like a good time for me to leave for a week.
Perfect timing, really, but I'm going to miss the chance to say "why do I have this special hat? Because I'm not you!" because most of the free players will say "meh" after a week, and abandon it forever.
I was discussing this with Yakkers, and it's most likely that many noncommited free players will be jarred by how different TF2 is compared to other fps's (CoD, Halo, etc.) and just give up on it entirely. The demographic of "users who really wanted the game but didn't have $10 to spend on it," the demographic most likely to stick with the game once it downloads, is incredibly small. It's $10. If you have a computer that can run TF2 just fine, then it's more than likely you'd have 10 spare dollars to spend on a game.

Checking the free-to-play FAQ, it stated that free members won't find "rare or cosmetic items." I'm assuming "cosmetic items" means hats, pins, badges, etc., but rare items? What classifies a rare item? Does it mean genuine items, the kind you get as an in-game promotion for another game?
Heck if I know.
Also, 50 backpack slots lol

 

ITT: gamers without computers that can run a four-year-old game.
Why are there so many of you?

 

hey guys does this game give you the option of setting it on windowed mode?

 

hey guys does this game give you the option of setting it on windowed mode?

Yes.

Also, hooray. I don't like this game very much, but I'm proud to be one of the few here who can run it.
Maybe I'll give it another chance someday.

 

Man god knows how long until it finishes downloading in the time remaining area it keeps switching around. 12 hours 10 hours 8 hours it doesnt stop this could end up taking even longer then ff7 on to my ps3.