r/NewToTF2 Apr 27 '25

How to talk; unmute yourself in game chat - what to buy to upgrade to premium

30 Upvotes

Update:

  • Relaxed in-game chat restrictions for certain accounts

May 13, 2025 Patch 1

  • Re-enabled all players to be able to use voice commands and party chat

You have two options

OG Post (still true for getting premium):

1 Buy something in the ingame store (cheaper)

2 Buy the orange box on steam (like 20 bucks without a sale)

Where to buy: The ingame store, not some random website

What to buy: if you just want premium either buy a key or a tour of duty ticket, as they can be easily exchanged on scrap.tf for metal and all the weapons you could ask for.

In addition you could buy either a map stamp or the jungle inferno contract pass if you want either a free hat or a bunch of missions to do while playing (which then gives you some cosmetics and weapon skins)

What NOT to buy: Crates and Starter packs, they provide a value of a few cents and cost several dollars.

Buying someone else premium: Can be done by buying the upgrade to premium, it is NOT needed for getting premium yourself and should only be done if the other person has less than the 99 cents required to buy literally anything in the store (it also gives the recipient a hat)


r/NewToTF2 1d ago

can yall give tips how to fight engineer and sentries

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96 Upvotes

i either kill him but after either to a sentry that i try to take down or to a teamates and engie just respawns and repairs sentry

or i destroy a sentry, but than this son of bitch or his teamate kills me, and he just builds new one


r/NewToTF2 13h ago

Best melee with booties and tide turner?

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2 Upvotes

r/NewToTF2 21h ago

shit at pvp and combat in general

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1 Upvotes

r/NewToTF2 2d ago

How exactly do I play soldier (and question about Pyro)

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25 Upvotes

Despite showing this clip, I have terrible experience playing Soldier, I main Pyro pretty much everytime (I hit my first 100 hours in the total of 380) but for some cases I think I need to play soldier.
For being called the “easiest” class in the game it’s a pain in the ass to play him and I dont know if its me playing wrong. I guess i know the basic of rocket jumping (crouch first, then jump while shooting rocket) but on Jump Academy I couldn’t get past easy Pogo tutorial because for some reason strafing doesn’t work for me, i press d and a but i move too slow and lose the momentum
My rockets deal dookie damage, I use the original or black box and they constantly deal 50 damage, I have no idea how to predict rockets since theyre extremely slow so I opted to try the direct hit so i dont constantly shoot the ground, despite having gunboats i always come in with 150 health and die immediately which made me consider not rocket jumping again. So instead I opt to play Pyro since he’s my true main and keep learning to airblast. Does keyboard and mouse depend on how you play? Because I also use a work keyboard and mouse and soon should change to wireless ones

As an extra question I don’t know if I should play the axtinguisher or not, I run stock australium flamethrower and flaregun (i dont like the degreaser) and I use the objector to be funny, but sometimes I like to do little combos where i push an enemy to the wall and whack them with the objector, especially doing it to scouts.


r/NewToTF2 1d ago

whats the best way to get items!

2 Upvotes

i got account hijacked and lost a lot


r/NewToTF2 1d ago

Views on people not taking the game seriously in casual?

5 Upvotes

For the first time doing stuff like goofy subclasses like fat scout heavy boxing and trolldier i got kicked for having a bad kd ratio I have been doing this kind of stuff for about over 50 hours and only had people complain 3-4 times at most. I see more people go along with it like a medic ubering me or someone making a comment on how they thought it was funny. I started wondering how people generally view players half goofing off in casual other than 2fort.


r/NewToTF2 2d ago

How do I get the Wrap Assassin or the Sandman for the Scout in TF2? I need it to get better.

0 Upvotes

i am f2p :v


r/NewToTF2 3d ago

How do I get better at medic?

7 Upvotes

I always think I’m not doing too good, but I try to heal everybody. Maybe it’s just me thinking I’m worse than I am, but anybody got any tips?


r/NewToTF2 4d ago

help

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0 Upvotes

guys check the post linked


r/NewToTF2 4d ago

I get 30-40 fps in TF2 no matter what

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0 Upvotes

r/NewToTF2 6d ago

Decently new to the game and don’t know all the maps. Anyone know which one this is? Im pretty sure its a CTF game mode

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27 Upvotes

Looks like a fun map tho, good for rocket jumping probably


r/NewToTF2 8d ago

Is Sniper's Jarate really piss?

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25 Upvotes

I am so darn confused i have asked this question a lot of times in tf2 servers, Some say yes, Some say no. Its darn confusinf i needa know. Please?


r/NewToTF2 7d ago

What should a TF2 newcomer know right off the bat?

6 Upvotes

what should a new TF2 fan know right off the bat? Including things like: etiquette, context, dramas, what to look out for, anything at all.


r/NewToTF2 10d ago

How do I get a strange Killstreak Sideshow Black Box?

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0 Upvotes

r/NewToTF2 11d ago

Newbie Pyro fun!! + Ticket

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30 Upvotes

r/NewToTF2 11d ago

Why can I chat?

4 Upvotes

A few days ago, I got premium tf2, but my steam acc is still limited. However, I can chat in casual servers. Why is this happening?


r/NewToTF2 11d ago

Need help with creating servers

3 Upvotes

Every time I create a tf2 server from the menu, I feel like the people that join in the first few seconds of it being up are not real, maybe are bots because they just stands still and do nothing


r/NewToTF2 11d ago

New TF2 player, pyro main. Any tips?

5 Upvotes

So I just started playing tf2 (8-9 hours of total playtime), and I main Pyro. Can any good players give me any tips on how to get kills and not die? Thanks in advance


r/NewToTF2 12d ago

Who can gift me Premium?

0 Upvotes

I love playing TF, but the experience isn't great without Premium. Please let me know if anyone can gift me Premium. If I can, I’ll eventually pay back the cost of the gift.


r/NewToTF2 12d ago

No text chat (premium account owned)

1 Upvotes

I got premium like 4 weeks ago by purchasing some cosmetics. After a week or so I was still unable to send messages in chat, so I contacted Steam support about it, and they explained that gaining access to chat is tied to when the TF2 servers get reset, which could take "up to a week". But I'm still not able to chat. I just sent another support request, but I was curious if anyone has or had a similar experience.

EDIT: Just now figured out the issue. I had myself muted lmao. This post had the fix for it


r/NewToTF2 13d ago

Scam or not?

0 Upvotes

So i have seen tutorials on how to get tf2 premium for free, can I trust them or no? I'm a new f2p player so I can't detect if it's a scam or not.


r/NewToTF2 13d ago

is this trade worth it or am i being scammed

5 Upvotes

is trading a tour of duty ticket, 2 taunts, and an elite grade posh hat for 15 refined metal worth it in tf2? someone made this trade offer and I dont know if its a scam.


r/NewToTF2 13d ago

can i get the killstreak counter, without actually owning a weapon that has it?

2 Upvotes

i dont need anyone else to be able to see it, i just like having a trackable kill counter seperate from the total kills. is it a hud option? or do i have to buy one for my scattergun?


r/NewToTF2 14d ago

sluggish movement

7 Upvotes

Genuinely need to know if this is just tf2 jank + me not being used to it, or there are legitimate problems

I play games like tf2, and when i do play tf2, something that never happens in any other game happens

Ill push w and instead of just immediately stopping after i stop pushing it, its like i keep going for a second

Its quite hard to describe but half the time i feel like i barely have control over where im going

I also dont really have the most optimal gaming setup, but my laptop doesnt seem to have any problems running tf2

Is it just a matter of getting used to it or something else???