User blog comment:Ryushusupercat/My Absence/@comment-1194826-20110627193816/@comment-1194826-20110628164545

I got my copy before june 23, day of the uber update. it said after meet the medic that it;s free to play forever, but limitations on free players. if you get retail howver, you get premium right off the bat that or buy from the mann co store an ingame store you can buy hats and weapons (certain weapons you can get by promotions)

but still ever since steam made free 2 play games it;s kinda cool, and TF2 had to go in with it :P now you can join me in my antics (if you want to doesn;t matter though)