Grizzled Veteran
| Grizzled Veteran | |
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| Basic Information | |
| Worn by: | All |
| Slot: | Cosmetic |
| Equip region: | Medal |
| Released: | 119th Update |
| Availability: | Distributed (expired) |
| Tradable: | No |
| Craftable: | Yes |
| Paintable: | No |
| Nameable: | Yes |
| Craft No.?: | No |
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 Grizzled Veteran |
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| “ | I did three goddamn tours of duty overseas, and I wasn't even asked!
— The Soldier on his legendary accomplishments
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The Grizzled Veteran is a Miscellaneous medal wearable by all classes awarded by Valve to the Team Fortress 2 community as part of their 119th Update Celebration, as well as the Soldier of Fortune and Mercenary. It appears as a gold, rectangular medal worn on the class's chest. The Grizzled Veteran is awarded to players who played Team Fortress 2 for the first time within 3 months of its initial release.
The item description was written by SappinMySentry for the Hat Describing Contest.
Contents
Update history
April 29, 2010 Patch (119th Update)
- The Grizzled Veteran was added to the game.
- Grizzled Veteran badges from before October 10th, 2007 were changed to Primeval Warrior badges
- Badge hire dates now display the time in GMT.
September 30, 2010 Patch (Mann-Conomy Update)
- [Undocumented] Added a community-contributed description for this miscellaneous item.
- Name Tags can now be used on this medal.
Trivia
- This item was given out to users who first played Team Fortress 2 between October 10, 2007 – 00:00 UTC and January 9, 2008 – 23:59 UTC.
- The Grizzled Veteran was originally given out to players who participated in the pre-game release beta-testing phase, however, these players were later awarded the Primeval Warrior medal instead.
Gallery
The back of the Grizzled Veteran medal.
