Buy L4D2, get a free TF2 hat!

[The Political Gamer]

Those of you who pre-ordered Left 4 Dead 2 (for PC on Steam or at participating retailers) now have exclusive access to the momentous event they said would never happen. For the first time in history, two separate Valve universes collide. That's right: it's a Left 4 Dead/Team Fortress crossover! This is not fan fiction! This is not a dream sequence! The characters from Team Fortress 2 will team-up with Bill's hat from Left 4 Dead 1!

And lest you think this is just some marketing gimmick, here's the intricate back-story justifying it: while conducting a science experiment on parallel dimensions, Bill's hat fell off a table into the Team Fortress universe.

Is Bill's hat the tenth class? All will be revealed in time, but don't hold your breath. Will you get to wear Bill's hat right now, in TF2? Go ahead and hold your breath—now exhale like a champ, because you're a winner and it's happening.

Even if you haven't pre-ordered yet, it's not too late to get in on this unprecedented hat-wearing, history-making crossover event! Pre-order Left 4 Dead 2 now, and the hat is yours. (Also the game at 10% off.)

http://teamfortress.com/post.php?id=3045

 

[Sgt.Sausage]

Awesome, fast post.

This is pretty cool, only thing now i have multiple hats that i like for the same classes. I hope they add a randomize hat option every time you spawn or something i never can choose and hate switching all the time.

 

[owly-oop]

omg valve is becuming ea theirye forsing you to buy unique items

 

[lana]

Do we get a free Left 4 Dead 2 shirt if we preordered TF2?

 

[Kazagin]

I was wondering if Valve could do something to convince me to Pre-Order instead of waiting it out until Christmas for the sale.
The Bat didn't work, the Demo didn't work.
But, by God, the Bill's Hat did it!
Valve just made another sale because I'm a sucker for collectibles.

 

[strangemodule]

Oh boy.

They did it. They actually did it.

 

[grazr]

Fucking hats.

 

[Vander]

Made of win.

 

[A Boojum Snark]

I want them to add a "turn off hats" checkbox to that little advanced multiplayer options box they love sticking new settings in.

 

[Cameron:D]

Haha... I may not have a halo... but I have this

Also, I like your inverted cookie there ABS

 

[Rikka]

I hope they extend it so those who buy the game after release get the hat as well. Limited time offers suck.

 

[evanonline]

Rumor has it, it's a random drop too, but I haven't seen any confirmation of this.

I don't know why people are up in arms about this, but maybe it's just because I got the hat. I love the blog entry, by the way.

 

[Tapp]

Grr, so many unique items, I'm a sucker for collectables. *bites fist* "Just wait for the sales, just wait for the sales. Better safe than sorry. Better safe than sorry. Better safe than sorry. Better safe than sorry. Better safe than sorry."

 

[Dr. ROCKZO]

hrm.. Maybe I should Pre-Order L4D2..

But.. THAT'S WHAT THEY WANT ME TO DO! I'D BE PLAYING RIGHT INTO THEIR HANDS!

 

[Freyja]

I got it.
A lot of people on the server I played on didn't have it, actually/

 

[Tinker]

This is really dumb.

 

[Gerbil]

Should be getting this later. Seems like a nice idea apart from the limited item thing.

 

[Randdalf]

Jesus, I have to buy one of the best games of the year just to get this? Kah! That's what I say to that!

/me wears his hat... awesomelook

All this jealously (which of course is obviously not jealously) flying about is a little frustrating.

 

[Trotim]

Guess I won't get a hat then, oh no!!!

 

[YM]

This is really dumb.

How? I fail to see how valve using something lots of people want (hats) to get people to buy something they probably will enjoy (L4D2) which makes them more money. Its a fantastic idea from an advertising point of view.

And since hats pose no real benefit in TF2 it doesn't really matter if you have it or not, its just bragging rights.

I'm a fan of one-off hats so with the halloween stuff and this and the medal, the backpack in TF2 just keeps getting more and more exciting. Like its actually worth having a backpack now. I suspect that the answer we got of "this year" for trading will be a late this year or early next year and buy then we may even have another class update with probable another 9+ normal hats plus a few time limited exclusives and then theres christmas, and how can they NOT do santa hats now they've done halloween? so yeah, there will be so many hats by this time next year no one will really mind about the exclusives and missing them, since they'll probably have loads of other hats anyhow.

If you STILL have 0 hats excluding the halo. You're doing something wrong.