I think we can officially conclude that hats, indeed, ruined Team Fortress 2.
The hat economy begat the loot box begat the nft, all of which draw upon gachapon
If I had a time machine and a gun with one bullet, I would shoot the inventor of gumball machines.
IIRC it's because hats are the only thing with random particle effects or colors or something like that, so they're somewhat unique
Yeah, when I saw one of those lazy lions that was priced higher because it had a crown, my mind immediately jumped to 'Burning Team Captain'
If you dunk on the same NFT nerd multiple time you should get a free gibus NFT
I sold one for $400 once, not joking. Back when they started doing the hats/crates they had a holiday event and gave everyone a crate and free key. That was the only time I've ever opened a TF2 crate. It had an unusual hat in it which I listed on the market for $400. It was up there unsold for a month or two but one day I login to Steam and there's like $350 in my wallet. I didn't spend my own money on games for like two years after that since I bought every single thing on sale. Good times
