TF2 - Is it worth it?

[Valen]

Nope. it's terrible

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[Unwritten Calender]

Nope. it's terrible

Why?

[ChexGuy331]

It's fun as hell, and unlike most other multiplayer games these days it's somewhat balanced. It was a hell of a lot more balanced during its release, but it's still fun.

[Unwritten Calender]

It's fun as hell, and unlike most other multiplayer games these days it's somewhat balanced. It was a hell of a lot more balanced during its release, but it's still fun.

This makes me want to get it.
Balanced games are nice.

[Sirrus]

It was worth about 100 hours for me which isn't bad at all for $10.

If you're still on the fence, wait until July 4th-ish and the Steam summer sale, I'm sure TF2 will be $2.50 at some point.

[Unwritten Calender]

It was worth about 100 hours for me which isn't bad at all for $10.

If you're still on the fence, wait until July 4th-ish and the Steam summer sale, I'm sure TF2 will be $2.50 at some point.

100 hours is quite a bit for me.
Also yay sale :)

[Sirrus]

100 hours is quite a bit for me.
Also yay sale :)

You know, it's funny how we price digital content. I think I've talked about this before, but if we look at a game like Gmod, which is basically a platform for creation limited only in scope by the technical restrictions of LUA, the Source engine, and of course our imagination, we go out and buy that for $10, or even less if it's on sale. I played RPs for a while, and I've enjoyed general richarding around and building and comic creation and contraption making and all that good stuff in Gmod to the tune of 400 hours, and I spent $10 for this entertainment. That's a low number for some people that play Gmod, but we'll use my play time for this exercise.

A typical 4 minute song is $1 on iTunes.

Using video game's price:experience ratio, a song would cost only one tenth of a penny. Meaning, if I spent as much money on a song for every minute of unique experience and fun as I did for Gmod, I could buy the discographies of The Beatles, Pink Floyd, Radiohead, Aerosmith, Kansas, The Rolling Stones and The Who for myself and nine friends for a single dollar.

If I were to use a 4 minute song's price:entertainment ratio, Gmod would cost me six thousand dollars.

[Doomonkey]

A typical 4 minute song is $1 on iTunes.

Using video game's price:experience ratio, a song would cost only one tenth of a penny. Meaning, if I spent as much money on a song for every minute of unique experience and fun as I did for Gmod, I could buy the discographies of The Beatles, Pink Floyd, Radiohead, Aerosmith, Kansas, The Rolling Stones and The Who for myself and nine friends for a single dollar.

If I were to use a 4 minute song's price:entertainment ratio, Gmod would cost me six thousand dollars.

Assuming that a song is only worth listening to once.

[Unwritten Calender]

You know, it's funny how we price digital content. I think I've talked about this before, but if we look at a game like Gmod, which is basically a platform for creation limited only in scope by the technical restrictions of LUA, the Source engine, and of course our imagination, we go out and buy that for $10, or even less if it's on sale. I played RPs for a while, and I've enjoyed general richarding around and building and comic creation and contraption making and all that good stuff in Gmod to the tune of 400 hours, and I spent $10 for this entertainment. That's a low number for some people that play Gmod, but we'll use my play time for this exercise.

A typical 4 minute song is $1 on iTunes.

Using video game's price:experience ratio, a song would cost only one tenth of a penny. Meaning, if I spent as much money on a song for every minute of unique experience and fun as I did for Gmod, I could buy the discographies of The Beatles, Pink Floyd, Radiohead, Aerosmith, Kansas, The Rolling Stones and The Who for myself and nine friends for a single dollar.

If I were to use a 4 minute song's price:entertainment ratio, Gmod would cost me six thousand dollars.

my brain hurts.

[Doomonkey]

I've never really thought TF2 was that great. I'd rather play a realistic FPS.

[Sirrus]

Assuming that a song is only worth listening to once.

I was going off of unique experiences. A song is the same thing every time you listen to it, but in Gmod if you're playing an RP server or trying out a new mod or testing some code you wrote, it's something new every minute you play it.

[Doomonkey]

I was going off of unique experiences. A song is the same thing every time you listen to it, but in Gmod if you're playing an RP server or trying out a new mod or testing some code you wrote, it's something new every minute you play it.

Experiences really don't need to be unique though.

[Legodude77]

I've never really thought TF2 was that great. I'd rather play a realistic FPS.

The thing i like about TF2 is that it's not trying to be realistic, and still be fun and a FPS.

[Doomonkey]

The thing i like about TF2 is that it's not trying to be realistic, and still be fun and a FPS.

I think realist has the best balance though.

[Sirrus]

Experiences really don't need to be unique though.

Still, even the most listened to songs I own I've listened to for a cumulative less than six hours (a four minute song with around 100 plays).

I've known people to listen to a song ~700 times, and even that (46 hours) is only a decent cumulative play time for a pretty good multiplayer game.