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A Premium Account is a Team Fortress 2 account with enhanced features.  All players who purchased Team Fortress 2 prior to the Free to Play update on June 23rd, 2011 have a Premium Account.  All accounts created after the Free to Play update are "Free Accounts".<ref>http://www.teamfortress.com/freetoplay/faq.php</ref>
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A Free Account can upgrade to a Premium account at any time by spending any amount in the [[Mann Co. Store]], or by activating a retail copy of Team Fortress 2.  While the cheapest item in the Mann Co store is 0.50 USD, the minimum amount one may put into the [[Steam Wallet]] is 5.00 USD, effectively making the price of a premium upgrade $5.00 USD.
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Along with the [[Über update]] release on June 23rd, 2011, Team Fortress 2 adopted the {{w|Free-to-play}} formula, offering two distinct kind of accounts of play, referred as ''Free'' and ''Premium''.
  
All players who owned Team Fortress 2 prior to the Free to Play update received the hat [[Proof of Purchase]].
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A '''''Free account''''' is a copy of the game activated on a Steam account without sustain any cost whatsoever. Even with limited features, the full gameplay experience is available to this type of account. A Free account can be upgraded to a Premium one at any time by spending any amount in the [[Mann Co. Store]], or by activating a retail copy of Team Fortress 2.<ref>[http://www.teamfortress.com/freetoplay/faq.php Team Fortress 2 Free to Play FAQ]</ref>
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It's worth nothing that while the cheapest item in the Mann Co store is about {{Item price|item=Crit-a-Cola}}, the minimum amount one can put into the [[Steam Wallet]] to make a purchase is still $5.00 / £4.00 / 5.00€.
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A '''''Premium account''''' is a copy of the game with all the features activated. All players who purchased Team Fortress 2 prior to the Über update had automatically their game upgraded to a Premium account and received a new cosmetic promotional item, the [[Proof of Purchase]] hat.
  
 
=== Account Type Comparison ===
 
=== Account Type Comparison ===
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|300 slots ([[Backpack expander|Expandable]] to 1000)
 
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Revision as of 19:12, 25 June 2011

Along with the Über update release on June 23rd, 2011, Team Fortress 2 adopted the Template:W formula, offering two distinct kind of accounts of play, referred as Free and Premium.

A Free account is a copy of the game activated on a Steam account without sustain any cost whatsoever. Even with limited features, the full gameplay experience is available to this type of account. A Free account can be upgraded to a Premium one at any time by spending any amount in the Mann Co. Store, or by activating a retail copy of Team Fortress 2.[1] It's worth nothing that while the cheapest item in the Mann Co store is about $0.99 / £0.79 / 0.95 / 92rub / R$ 4.99 / 4.10, the minimum amount one can put into the Steam Wallet to make a purchase is still $5.00 / £4.00 / 5.00€.

A Premium account is a copy of the game with all the features activated. All players who purchased Team Fortress 2 prior to the Über update had automatically their game upgraded to a Premium account and received a new cosmetic promotional item, the Proof of Purchase hat.

Account Type Comparison

Feature Free Premium
Backpack Limited to 50 slots 300 slots (Expandable to 1000)
Items Standard Standard, Rare, and Cosmetic
Crafting Limited Blueprints All Blueprints
Trading Can only receive Full Trading
Gifting Can only receive gifts Can give and receive gifts

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