TF2 Free to Play?

**Vexon** · 06-24-11, 01:29 PM

Originally Posted by Kill8ox

It wil take forever to download it...Steam servers doing overtime, i am downloading with 75Kbps instead of 30Mbps!

When did you get TF2!?

**N-Ur-Face** · 06-24-11, 01:37 PM

Yeah downloads were extremely slow for me last night. I'm usually around 1 mb but was at 30kb last night updating CSS and DoD.

**firedx** · 06-24-11, 01:50 PM

Originally Posted by Watsyurdeal?

And oh my God
It's almost noon on a friday, and the server is full....
Permission to cry tears of joy?

every server in my favorites list is full. now I can't even join

**sM0Ke** · 06-24-11, 02:14 PM

Reservist Requests wink wink

**Kill8ox** · 06-24-11, 02:31 PM

Originally Posted by Vexon

When did you get TF2!?

Not yet ...i am downloading now with 1mbps

**Guyver** · 06-24-11, 02:34 PM

Wow.......

**~~insanegammer109~~** · 06-24-11, 02:43 PM

Originally Posted by tr_enf

Not everyone has read the 83 posts you've already made in this thread's short life span. They want to discuss amongst everyone in the thread. This whole 'first! omg ura noob' bullshit is to stop right now. This is your only warning.

The 1st quote was to Vexon about not being able to read when responding to a post.

Noted.

**Morbx Core** · 06-25-11, 09:32 AM

Glad to see Valve is jumping on board with the free to play format .Exciting time for gamers world wide.
Free to play is the newiest step in the evolution of online gaming that wages war on the old standard cost restrictions that limited traffic in most game titles .
A free game software distribution with low cost purchase options for ingame materials etc has been found to be a much better way to increase user client traffic and overall sales revenue of such titles.
Basically instead of you buying a title for 49.99 ,you can get the software and play it for free but for income purposes there will be OPTIONAL marketing for ingame materials .

I never really cared much for TF2 but since it is free to play now, it shows me this must be a product valve is confident in and by looking at the rising growth of the games population clearly the majority of the consumer is confident in it as well .
Damn good promotion just makes me want to dive right into the party.

I`m sure steam has some cards on the table relating to servers . I forecast cloudy skies with a high chance of one badass storm brewing

I imagine it`s gonna be fun reading the news in the months to come.

Good Job valve/steam glad to see you guys are playing to win.

**[CoFR]SirMoo** · 06-25-11, 06:48 PM

time to bring 2nd tf2 server back?

I don't see why people here, at TPG, are pessimistic about having a crop of new/noob players, that's the whole point right? We admin our own servers, and we do a good job of it. Don't see what the problems would be.

I was never interested in TF2, but now it's free, I'm probably going to try it just to see what the fuss is all about. Plus something about hats makes me feel tingly.

**N-Ur-Face** · 06-25-11, 07:07 PM

I think it is a great move by Valve. They must have been planning this for years. They release a game off of an old platform (common for them), make it better and do some cool things to it. This time it was all the hats and shit. My brother, for example, got it for free and because it was free to get (as compared to $20 new) he actually bought a few in game items to help him get started. They might possibly make less money off of it but they have put themselves in a GREAT position that practically ensures their future livelihood.

Also, TF2 > BF: Play 4 Free.