Grimes Posted April 23, 2014 Share Posted April 23, 2014 We all know how Valve released the mann-conomy update, which introduced trading, more hats etc. However I believe that bp.tf is almost entirely responsible for the surge of players turning to trading, making it far easier with recorded prices and the like. This has no doubt been economically beneficial to Valve, as people will buy more keys from the store, not to mention all the other items. This leads to my question; Is Brad in contact with/paid by Valve to keep bp.tf running? Surely the contributions he has made are enough for at least some payment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The G What ™ Posted April 23, 2014 Share Posted April 23, 2014 We all know how Valve released the mann-conomy update, which introduced trading, more hats etc. However I believe that bp.tf is almost entirely responsible for the surge of players turning to trading, making it far easier with recorded prices and the like. This has no doubt been economically beneficial to Valve, as people will buy more keys from the store, not to mention all the other items. This leads to my question; Is Brad in contact with/paid by Valve to keep bp.tf running? Surely the contributions he has made are enough for at least some payment. I'm pretty sure going f2p and the recent promotions/updates do way more than bp.tf could ever dream for Valve. Remember guys, it's easy to fall into a bias because we are all traders, and almost all of us are rich compared to the average player/trader. We dread "pubs" but that's where most of the life of tf2 is. Just people playing a cartoonish fps about guys shooting each other in the desert. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief D Posted April 23, 2014 Share Posted April 23, 2014 I wish, lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Pitt Posted April 23, 2014 Share Posted April 23, 2014 lol, i'm lucky if I get an answer from VALVe when I e-mail them... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wellesley12 Posted April 23, 2014 Share Posted April 23, 2014 Brad Pitt do you speak french? :3 because montreal Do you hope canadians will won the stanley cup? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimes Posted April 23, 2014 Author Share Posted April 23, 2014 lol, i'm lucky if I get an answer from VALVe when I e-mail them... Honestly im surprised. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baloo Posted April 23, 2014 Share Posted April 23, 2014 However I believe that bp.tf is almost entirely responsible for the surge of players turning to trading, making it far easier with recorded prices and the like. lol no. All it did was make old traders bitter about not being able to trade and profit as easily and the majority of players are still not active traders or even premium by a long shot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Pain Posted April 23, 2014 Share Posted April 23, 2014 lol no. All it did was make old traders bitter about not being able to trade and profit as easily and the majority of players are still not active traders or even premium by a long shot. Doesn't make us bitter but it's pretty annoying when new traders think of this site as a bible instead of a guide. Has turned most of us from actual trading to mercing =| Looking on the bright side it's actually more effective to merc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teeird Posted April 23, 2014 Share Posted April 23, 2014 I don't think any community owner is in Valve's pockets. At one point people thought TF2Shop had to give a % of income to Valve in return that they don't shut us down. Crazy theories. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TriAsian Posted April 23, 2014 Share Posted April 23, 2014 huh brad just posted his 777th post. He must be lucky. Maybe VALVe will respond to his emails Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CheddarZX Posted April 23, 2014 Share Posted April 23, 2014 huh brad just posted his 777th post. He must be lucky. Maybe VALVe will respond to his emails 3 7's = half-life 3 confirmed. now we need brad to email valve asking about hl3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Prince Posted April 23, 2014 Share Posted April 23, 2014 lol, i'm lucky if I get an answer from VALVe when I e-mail them... Just got to nag maybe they respond Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roller Posted April 23, 2014 Share Posted April 23, 2014 Brad Pitt do you speak french? :3 because montreal Do you hope canadians will won the stanley cup? Montreal? I'm going there soon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Pitt Posted April 23, 2014 Share Posted April 23, 2014 Brad Pitt do you speak french? :3 because montreal Do you hope canadians will won the stanley cup? Yes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Professional Map Painter Posted April 23, 2014 Share Posted April 23, 2014 I don't think any community owner is in Valve's pockets. At one point people thought TF2Shop had to give a % of income to Valve in return that they don't shut us down. Crazy theories. Isn't Drunken Fool a SourceOP staff member? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AwesomeMcCoolName Posted April 23, 2014 Share Posted April 23, 2014 Isn't Drunken Fool a SourceOP staff member? creator of. But he's also a valve employee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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