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{{Item infobox
 
{{Item infobox
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| type              = tools
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| type              = tool
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| image              = Upgrade to Premium Gift.png
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| image              = Backpack Upgrade to Premium Gift.png
 
| released          = {{Patch name|11|21|2012}}
 
| released          = {{Patch name|11|21|2012}}
 
| availability      = {{avail|purchase}}
 
| availability      = {{avail|purchase}}
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| trade              = {{tooltip|Yes|After a few days from purchase}}
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| trade              = yes
 
| gift              = yes
 
| gift              = yes
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| market            = yes
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| marketable        = yes
 
| craft              = no
 
| craft              = no
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| rename            = no
 
| numbered          = no
 
| numbered          = no
 
| loadout            = yes
 
| loadout            = yes
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   | level           = Level 50-59 Tool
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   | item-kind        = Tool
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   | item-description = Trade away this item to a friend with a free account. Once they use it, they'll automatically be converted to a premium account and enjoy perks such as extra backpack slots.
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  | item-level       = 50-59
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   | item-description = {{item description|Upgrade to Premium Gift}}
 
   | item-uses        = 1
 
   | item-uses        = 1
 
}}
 
}}
  
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{{Quotation|'''The Medic''' when receiving the gift.|Excellent!|sound=medic_cheers01.wav}}
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{{Quotation|'''The Medic''' receiving the gift|Excellent!|sound=Medic cheers01.wav}}
  
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The '''Upgrade to Premium Gift''' is a [[tool]] that appears as a fictionalized, worn-out retail box copy of [[Team Fortress 2]] with the [[Soldier]] on it and a barcode peeling off. When used, it will grant the user a [[Account types|premium account]] granting them perks such as a 300 slot backpack, access to all crafting recipes, and the ability to trade their items to other players. Gifting this item to another player will give the sender the [[Professor Speks]] item.
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The '''Upgrade to Premium Gift''' is a [[Tools|tool]] item. It is represented as a fictionalized, worn-out retail box copy of ''[[Team Fortress 2]]'', featuring the [[Soldier]]'s [[Merchandise#Prints|portrait]] and a peeling [[w:barcode|barcode]] sticker.
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When used, it grants the user a [[Account types|premium account]], giving them perks such as a 300 slot [[backpack]], access to all [[crafting]] recipes, the ability to trade their items to other players, and use [[Text chat|text]] and [[Voice chat|voice chat]] (in Valve official [[servers]]). When a player uses this item to turn their account into a premium one, they receive the option to thank a player for helping them out, granting that player the [[Professor Speks]] (or increasing the "New Users Helped" counter if they already own it). As long as the gifter is on the free account user's Steam friends list or in the same server, they are eligible to be chosen.
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{{Weapon Demonstration}}
  
 
== Update history ==
 
== Update history ==
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'''{{Patch name|3|19|2013}}'''
 
'''{{Patch name|3|19|2013}}'''
 
* Updated the backpack image for the Upgrade to Premium Gift.
 
* Updated the backpack image for the Upgrade to Premium Gift.
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'''{{Patch name|6|10|2013}}'''
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* Fixed a bug that would cause some players who used an "Upgrade to Premium" item to be unable to thank another player after upgrading. Accounts that were affected by this bug have been retroactively fixed and will have the option to thank a helpful player automatically next time they log in.
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== Bugs ==
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* The item description is missing a period at the end.
  
 
== Trivia ==
 
== Trivia ==
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*While the barcode was developed in the 1960s, the era in when Team Fortress 2 supposedly takes place, universal barcodes such as the one seen on the Upgrade to Premium Gift were not commonplace until the 1970s.
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* Originally, the Upgrade to Premium Gift used a similar backpack icon as the [[Backpack Expander]], but was tied with a red ribbon instead of leather straps and lacked the [[Heavy Duty Rag]], [[Description Tag]], and [[Mann Co. Supply Crate Key]]s.
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* The barcode sticker in the backpack icon lacks [https://pacificbarcode.com/all-about-barcodes/ several common identifiable codes] around it:
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** There is a very small bit of text under the barcode that reads <nowiki>*MAGGOTS*</nowiki>; however, you cannot read this normally due to the small size.<ref>tf_materialSrc\materialsrc\backpack\crafting\gift_premium_highrestart.psd</ref>
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** The style of the barcode most resembles the [[w:Code 128|Code 128]] symbology, commonly used in packaging for consumer goods. However, the barcode's character set is overly simple for the symbology, and seems to print into gibberish.<!-- Not 100% certain if Valve didn't leave an easter egg. Checked on several sites but mostly errors -->
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== Gallery ==
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<gallery perrow="3">
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File:Old Upgrade to Premium Gift.png|Original backpack icon.
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</gallery>
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== References ==
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<references/>
  
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{{Tool Nav}}

Latest revision as of 09:01, 2 September 2024

“
Excellent!
Click to listen
— The Medic receiving the gift
 ”

The Upgrade to Premium Gift is a tool item. It is represented as a fictionalized, worn-out retail box copy of Team Fortress 2, featuring the Soldier's portrait and a peeling barcode sticker.

When used, it grants the user a premium account, giving them perks such as a 300 slot backpack, access to all crafting recipes, the ability to trade their items to other players, and use text and voice chat (in Valve official servers). When a player uses this item to turn their account into a premium one, they receive the option to thank a player for helping them out, granting that player the Professor Speks (or increasing the "New Users Helped" counter if they already own it). As long as the gifter is on the free account user's Steam friends list or in the same server, they are eligible to be chosen.

Demonstration

Update history

November 21, 2012 Patch

  • Added Upgrade to Premium Gift to the game.

March 19, 2013 Patch

  • Updated the backpack image for the Upgrade to Premium Gift.

June 10, 2013 Patch

  • Fixed a bug that would cause some players who used an "Upgrade to Premium" item to be unable to thank another player after upgrading. Accounts that were affected by this bug have been retroactively fixed and will have the option to thank a helpful player automatically next time they log in.

Bugs

  • The item description is missing a period at the end.

Trivia

  • Originally, the Upgrade to Premium Gift used a similar backpack icon as the Backpack Expander, but was tied with a red ribbon instead of leather straps and lacked the Heavy Duty Rag, Description Tag, and Mann Co. Supply Crate Keys.
  • The barcode sticker in the backpack icon lacks several common identifiable codes around it:
    • There is a very small bit of text under the barcode that reads *MAGGOTS*; however, you cannot read this normally due to the small size.[1]
    • The style of the barcode most resembles the Code 128 symbology, commonly used in packaging for consumer goods. However, the barcode's character set is overly simple for the symbology, and seems to print into gibberish.

Gallery

  • Original backpack icon.

References

  1. ↑ tf_materialSrc\materialsrc\backpack\crafting\gift_premium_highrestart.psd
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