Team Fortress 2 requires a Premium TF2 Account & phone number or you paying money.

I approve...this should reduce cheating at least a little
Otherwise with a f2p game you ban a cheater and he just comes back

Seems good to me. It will definitely cut down on cheaters. If you don't want to connect a phone number then don't play competitive. It's good Valve is actually trying to cut down on cheaters (I'm assuming this is what they are trying to do).

You can get premium with a 0.05 cent catapult.

Wait are they trying to phish my telephone numbers?

TF2 is notoriously known for having cheaters running rampant in the game, and having to go this route, is to help curb that mess.
I think it's a good idea, and helps to ensure that if you really want to play this game, you'll go through the extra steps.

They should balance it first =d

It's a good idea, tbh. At least people won't cheat so much anymore, even if only in competitive.

The main reason they want your phone number is so they don't have to deal with cheaters, smurfs and account hackers as much. It kind of sucks, but it's understandable with so many people that feel the need to cheat or steal from others.

I think it is a good idea.

Very good idea

Any purchase from the Mann Co Store gives a premium account. I think I bought some random item for like £0.39 so it's not like that part would really lock anyone out. Or ypu could just buy a key - something that most people here would do at some point anyway.

Well, they have to compete vs overwatch :p

Any chance we can "buy" the ability to remove trade/market hold without a phone number? :)

Q: WHAT IF I CAN'T OR DON'T WANT TO PROVIDE A PHONE NUMBER?
play something else

:3

It seems fine...but the cost of the premium membership seems more about making money than protecting players :s
What do you guys think?

Nice, less cheaters. But anyone can have a phone number.

lol

Very shady, Valve

how to be premium??

no way

First world problems.