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LAN Party Forums => FITES News => Started by: The Nstuff on June 24, 2011, 06:13:50 AM

Title: Team Fortress 2 is now FREE!
Post by: The Nstuff on June 24, 2011, 06:13:50 AM

Valve has now made the beloved Team Fortress 2 game FREE for everyone to play.  Those that don't already own it (what's wrong with you!!) can simply go out to Steam and download it without a credit card or any purchase.
Team Fortress 2 is Free to Play (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQ8duKs2Plw#ws)


For those of you that have already puchased it, Valve has detailed the difference between the free and "premium" accounts:
"Q. How is a free account different than a premium account?
 Premium accounts have a few extra features, including 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. Otherwise, the gameplay experience will be identical for both accounts."



More details at the FAQ here:  http://www.teamfortress.com/freetoplay/faq.php (http://www.teamfortress.com/freetoplay/faq.php)


They also created a new "Meet the Medic" video for your viewing pleasure:
Meet the Medic (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=36lSzUMBJnc#ws)

Title: Re: Team Fortress 2 is now FREE!
Post by: sully! on June 24, 2011, 07:40:40 AM

So my "premium" account gets me nothing then. I don't want to craft, or trade, or collect hats, or any of the other stupid BS they've added to the game the last few years. I just want to shoot people! OM NOM NOM NOM!

Title: Re: Team Fortress 2 is now FREE!
Post by: {ShadowWX} on June 24, 2011, 10:06:40 AM

Agent beat you to this by about 33 mins.

Title: Re: Team Fortress 2 is now FREE!
Post by: sully! on June 24, 2011, 10:08:38 AM

Yeah, but nstuff has two videos in his post; Agent only had 1 :)

I should also note, it looks like we have another "Agent" here now. Welcome Agent911 (http://www.fites.net/profile/?u=1307)!

Title: Re: Team Fortress 2 is now FREE!
Post by: The Nstuff on June 24, 2011, 03:13:57 PM

but mine is on the front page :P


new agent says he/she is in York... hope he/she can make it to the upcoming lan party.

Title: Re: Team Fortress 2 is now FREE!
Post by: Agent4054 on June 24, 2011, 05:27:51 PM

Yeah I realized that I posted it in the wrong forum a min after I posted, but I was too busy trying to rush out the door to work to try and do anything about it. :P

Title: Re: Team Fortress 2 is now FREE!
Post by: sully! on June 29, 2011, 12:59:50 PM

Maybe lost in the buzz of TF2 going free, Arma 2 also announced that they are releasing a free version. I've never played Arma, but hear it has pretty decent realism.

http://www.arma2.com/free (http://www.arma2.com/free)