Valve Offers TF2 Hats for Japan Disaster Relief

[crazyfoxdemon]

My hat goes off to Valve..

 

[BoosterGold]

While it is admirable but that $99.99 hat is way too expensive! Yes it for a good cause but still.

Scarim buddy, its not a $99.99 dollar virtual hat, its a $99.99 dollar donation to Japan and a free hat.

 

[Scarim Coral]

While it is admirable but that $99.99 hat is way too expensive! Yes it for a good cause but still.

Scarim buddy, its not a $99.99 dollar virtual hat, its a $99.99 dollar donation to Japan and a free hat.

Yes yes I know that now. This is what I get for reading it too quickly...

 

[Awexsome]

I really hate to do this, Escapist, I really do, but I'm calling favoritism. Why does this get an article yet the wristbands Bungie is making having their money go to help Japan, plus ALL money spent in the Bungie store, doesn't? I REALLY hate to do this, but I feel that you guys are playing favorites.

Seconded.

Even submitted the news tip last Friday when their update showed how the wristbands had become the #1 item on Amazon.

Doesn't take away how great Valve is for doing this. Just wish the repect would be given around to all.

 

[Echo136]

Its for a good cause, but Im sick of TF2 hats.

 

[RowdyRodimus]

This is too much. Where was this outpouring for Haiti? Where was this support for gulf flood victims? Japan is more than capable of handling things, and from what I've read from people actually living there (and the EPA) it's not nearly as bad as the media portrays it.

There is nothing remotely admirable about pick and choose charities, especially when they pick and choose wealthier nations to aid rather than a poor nation that actually NEEDS the help.

Japan needs our help less than Haiti and even Americans still displaced to this day because of the Katrina and Rita hurricanes. I really don't know what to make of this, but it looks like just about everyone the world over has their priorities back assward.

Where is the Like button when we need it. I said almost the exact same thing to my dad last night when we saw like 20 "send relief to Japan by texting XXXXXX".

 

[TheYellowCellPhone]

It's a pretty good idea, spend money and get a hat, but the price range has no pattern to it. Less than $10 to $20 to fuckin' $100.

 

[The_root_of_all_evil]

Spoiler: It would be best if you were able to contribute...

I'd hate to have to destroy all your toys.

 

[Onyx Oblivion]

This is cool, but I'm waiting for the Desert Bus for Japan.

I love how everyone on earth, normally a planet of douchebags, manages to really work together when shit goes down.

 

[Jabberwock xeno]

I really hate to do this, Escapist, I really do, but I'm calling favoritism. Why does this get an article yet the wristbands Bungie is making having their money go to help Japan, plus ALL money spent in the Bungie store, doesn't? I REALLY hate to do this, but I feel that you guys are playing favorites.

I have to agree.

Bungie did this with katrina, hati, they even copyrighted a charity logo:

As I said in my [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/9.272347-Bungies-charity-opens-doors-to-a-sick-child#10505258] thread here, they even gave a sick kid a tour of their studio, let him play halo matches with them, and gave him a look at their current project.

Bungie ALWAYS puts in extra effort for their community, and people in general.

 

[Andronicus]

I know it's all for a good cause, but what the hell is with those prices? Even the $20.00 is really quite high. Again, I know the idea is really just to get people to donate, but most people are going to read "Something something Japan something something charity something something A HUNDRED DOLLARS FOR A HAT?! Screw that!". I guess they could just get the small one, but if people read about the $100 one, they're much more likely to be put off competely by it. Wouldn't have been better to lower the prices to something more reasonable, like $10.00, and just have more people buy the hats?

 

[daemon37]

I bought the Humanitarian's Hachimaki yesterday. Not a bad price and its for a good cause. I wanna thank Valve for making it so easy to support disaster relief in Japan.

 

[daemon37]

As someone before me said, why doesn't Valve just donate their own money to aid Japan instead of pulling it out of their customers' pockets?

1) How do you know Valve didn't donate personally?
2) If 1% of the people who play TF2 buy a hat, that will be more money than Valve could ever dream of donating personally.

 

[Yureina]

I just might have to break my old promise to never buy any TF2 hats...

 

[BlindChance]

I know it's all for a good cause, but what the hell is with those prices? Even the $20.00 is really quite high. Again, I know the idea is really just to get people to donate, but most people are going to read "Something something Japan something something charity something something A HUNDRED DOLLARS FOR A HAT?! Screw that!". I guess they could just get the small one, but if people read about the $100 one, they're much more likely to be put off competely by it. Wouldn't have been better to lower the prices to something more reasonable, like $10.00, and just have more people buy the hats?

Because the idea is to encourage people to give as much as they can. If you can afford ten bucks, buy the ten buck hat. If you can buy the hundred buck one, buy that. It would be bad if they only gave away the hat at one hundred, but they're not. Options for everyone. Ideally, this way they'll get those "more" people buying the ten buck hat, and some of those "more" people doubling or 10×ing (I don't know the word for 'increase tenfold' here) that amount.

Just give what you can give. That's the lesson here. Don't be put off because there's an option for those fortunate enough to be able to give more.

 

[Evilsanta]

Achh! If I only had some money that I actully could buy/donate for a hat.

Damn...

Kudos to Valve.