MANN-CONOMY Update

They don't want you to pay. Robin said in an email somewhere they he feels that buying a rare item from the shop destroys one's long term goals in the game, and at the same time removes the sense of fun trying to get to it. He said it was an experiment to see how much people were willing to pay to circumvent the drop system. And the answer is a lot.

Everybody assumes that they have to buy this stuff but in reality you're not really supposed to at all. You can if you really want to, and if not it's just business as usual. Find items, craft them into new items.

The crates are a pain but since they're not counted as normal items and aren't on the same drop cycle as normal items you can just ignore them. Or trade them away. Someone is always waiting for crates to trade so he can have a chance at an Unusual Hat.

2010-10-04 00:19:55

#32

AussieReaper: ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°); +5,761|6361|what

^that post was so stupid it doesn't deserve the reply describing how flawed your argument is.

Seriously.

2010-10-04 00:22:22

#33

Spidery_Yoda: Member; +399|6478

If you say so.

But i've not been sitting here going "Oh no I have to buy extremely expensive virtual items!"

I've been finding and crafting and trading them while enjoying the new stuff.

2010-10-04 00:25:42

#34

AussieReaper: ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°); +5,761|6361|what

Actually, I was referring to the

"They don't want you to pay."

"Everybody assumes that they have to buy this stuff but in reality you're not really supposed to at all."

You make it sound as if they put in a cash grabbing expansion by accident. Oops.

2010-10-04 03:10:53

#35

Spidery_Yoda: Member; +399|6478

Well that's the impression I get from emails Robin Walker has sent to various people.

I'll try and find them later and show you.

2010-10-04 05:02:02

#36

Shadow893: lel; +75|6900|England

At least you can still own a server with a good heavy medic pair. So I couldn't care less about this patch lol.

2010-10-04 05:31:31

#37

Spidery_Yoda: Member; +399|6478

Well as always, these things can be fake but here you go. It was actually just on the first page of this thread.

https://img1.uploadscreenshot.com/images/main/10/27416063256.jpg

So yeah I dunno. It sounds reasonable to me. Valve do things for a reason and TF2 is widely known to be their lab rat.

2010-10-04 07:00:59

#38

FloppY_: +1,010|6494|Denmark aka Automotive Hell

Here's my current wishlist

https://wiki.teamfortress.com/w/images/e/ec/Painted_Triboniophorus_Tyrannus_7D4071.png

https://wiki.teamfortress.com/w/images/1/10/Painted_Hard_Counter_141414.png

^- Named something that refers to resident evil's Umbrealla Corp.

https://wiki.teamfortress.com/w/images/2/2b/Painted_Fancy_Fedora_E6E6E6.png

Too bad I don't even have the hats let alone the paints

Your thoughts, insights, and musings on this matter intrigue me

2010-10-04 07:16:17

#39

Trotskygrad: бля; +354|6207|Vortex Ring State

FloppY_ wrote:
Here's my current wishlist

http://wiki.teamfortress.com/w/images/e … 7D4071.png

http://wiki.teamfortress.com/w/images/1 … 141414.png
^- Named something that refers to resident evil's Umbrealla Corp.

http://wiki.teamfortress.com/w/images/2 … E6E6E6.png

Too bad I don't even have the hats let alone the paints

I got my ushanka and my miner's light, I'm happy.

Also, it's amazing how much people will pay/trade for a parasite hat

2010-10-04 08:28:37

#40

Stubbee: Religions Hate Facts, Questions and Doubts; +223|6951|Reality

I really don't care about the hats and the new weapons can be crafted
so what is the point?

http://www.tf2items.com/crafting/blueprints.php

Last edited by Stubbee (2010-10-04 08:29:14)

The US economy is a giant Ponzi scheme. And 'to big to fail' is code speak for 'niahnahniahniahnah 99 percenters'

2010-10-04 08:48:37

#41

Lucien: Fantasma Parastasie; +1,451|6861

Trotskygrad wrote:
FloppY_ wrote:
Here's my current wishlist

http://wiki.teamfortress.com/w/images/e … 7D4071.png

http://wiki.teamfortress.com/w/images/1 … 141414.png
^- Named something that refers to resident evil's Umbrealla Corp.

http://wiki.teamfortress.com/w/images/2 … E6E6E6.png

Too bad I don't even have the hats let alone the paints
I got my ushanka and my miner's light, I'm happy.

Also, it's amazing how much people will pay/trade for a parasite hat

I have a spare brainslug

tell me where to find said morons

2010-10-04 09:38:15

#42

Trotskygrad: бля; +354|6207|Vortex Ring State

Lucien wrote:
Trotskygrad wrote:
FloppY_ wrote:
Here's my current wishlist

http://wiki.teamfortress.com/w/images/e … 7D4071.png

http://wiki.teamfortress.com/w/images/1 … 141414.png
^- Named something that refers to resident evil's Umbrealla Corp.

http://wiki.teamfortress.com/w/images/2 … E6E6E6.png

Too bad I don't even have the hats let alone the paints
I got my ushanka and my miner's light, I'm happy.

Also, it's amazing how much people will pay/trade for a parasite hat
I have a spare brainslug

tell me where to find said morons

I want that brainslug

register your backpack on tf2items.com (or whatever the backpack examiner is) and go to trading, you can post requests and the system will match you with anyone who's willing to trade for that...

That's how I got my ushanka, good trade IMO

2010-10-04 11:36:12

#43

Sisco: grandmaster league revivalist; +493|6551

So, do people still shoot one another in this game or what?

https://www.abload.de/img/bf3-bf2ssig0250wvn.jpg

2010-10-04 11:41:48

#44

Uzique: dasein.; +2,865|6678

nah it's like runescape now only more tedious and inane

_{libertarian benefit collector - anti-academic super-intellectual}. _{http://mixlr.com/the-little-phrase/}

2010-10-04 11:41:58

#45

Mutantbear: Semi Constructive Criticism; +1,431|6173|London, England

Spidery_Yoda wrote:
Well as always, these things can be fake but here you go. It was actually just on the first page of this thread.
http://img1.uploadscreenshot.com/images … 063256.jpg

So yeah I dunno. It sounds reasonable to me. Valve do things for a reason and TF2 is widely known to be their lab rat.

Experiment my ass, how would any of that data gathered improve the quality of the game.

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