1.0The Escapisthttps://www.escapistmagazine.comAndy Chalk Legacy Authorhttps://www.escapistmagazine.com/author/andychalk/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="lR9zZsbdvM"><a href="https://www.escapistmagazine.com/valve-brings-crafting-to-team-fortress-2/">Valve Brings Crafting to <i>Team Fortress 2</i></a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.escapistmagazine.com/valve-brings-crafting-to-team-fortress-2/embed/#?secret=lR9zZsbdvM" width="600" height="338" title="“Valve Brings Crafting to <i>Team Fortress 2</i>” — The Escapist" data-secret="lR9zZsbdvM" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(c,d){"use strict";var e=!1,o=!1;if(d.querySelector)if(c.addEventListener)e=!0;if(c.wp=c.wp||{},c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage);else if(c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(!t);else if(!(t.secret||t.message||t.value));else if(/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret));else{for(var r,s,a,i=d.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),n=d.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),l=0;l<n.length;l++)n[l].style.display="none";for(l=0;l<i.length;l++)if(r=i[l],e.source!==r.contentWindow);else{if(r.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message){if(1e3<(s=parseInt(t.value,10)))s=1e3;else if(~~s<200)s=200;r.height=s}if("link"===t.message)if(s=d.createElement("a"),a=d.createElement("a"),s.href=r.getAttribute("src"),a.href=t.value,!o.test(a.protocol));else if(a.host===s.host)if(d.activeElement===r)c.top.location.href=t.value}}},e)c.addEventListener("message",c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),d.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",t,!1),c.addEventListener("load",t,!1);function t(){if(o);else{o=!0;for(var e,t,r,s=-1!==navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE 10"),a=!!navigator.userAgent.match(/Trident.*rv:11\./),i=d.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),n=0;n<i.length;n++){if(!(r=(t=i[n]).getAttribute("data-secret")))r=Math.random().toString(36).substr(2,10),t.src+="#?secret="+r,t.setAttribute("data-secret",r);if(s||a)(e=t.cloneNode(!0)).removeAttribute("security"),t.parentNode.replaceChild(e,t);t.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:r},"*")}}}}(window,document); </script> Valve is introducing crafting to Team Fortress 2, giving players a chance to finally do something with all that useless crap they’ve been lugging around in their inventories. Crafting, the technical term for the art of turning crap into other kinds of marginally-less-useless crap, has historically been an RPG-focused activity and not the sort of thing your average online FPS really paid attention to. But no longer! All those months of carrying around duplicate weapons, stupid hats and other assorted garbage you have absolutely no use for are finally going to pay off. Valve is releasing a series of “blueprints” […]http://cdn.themis-media.com/media/global/images/galleries/display/61/61309.jpg