Team Fortress 2 once had hats that gave real and significant stat increases which could even be bought with money, making them effectively pay to win.

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We can all probably agree that P2W in a game like TF2 would SUCK, so Valve rightfully removed the sets in question... eventually. We take a look back at TF2 in 2010 - 2013 when these item sets were in full power and remind ourselves of just how much these hats would actually make you better at the game.

The sets in question were The Milkman (Scout), The Tank Buster (Soldier), The Gas Jockey's Gear (Pyro), The Croc-o-style Kit (Sniper) and the Saharan Spy. Whilst there were other stat changing sets in the game at the time - such as those for the Demoman, Heavy and Medic - those sets did not require the hat so only get an honourable mention in this video.

I also expect plenty of comments about the Isolationist Pack and Isolated Merc sets. Obviously these are unique in the way they interact with each other, but do of course change your stats based on your hats. But I'm sure you can see from the other sets in this video why I chose to skip those :)

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Item set demonstrations:
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🎬 Chapters:
0:00 - Intro
01:23 - The Milkman
03:14 - The Tank Buster
04:42 - The Gas Jockey's Gear
06:24 - The Croc-o-Style Kit
08:29 - The Saharan Spy
10:37 - Other set bonuses

🎵 Music:
Team Fortress 2 - Intruder Alert
Team Fortress 2 - Medic!
Team Fortress 2 - Team Fortress 2
The Legend of Zelda: Marjora's Mask - Milk Bar
Team Fortress 2 - Playing With Danger
Mega Man 8 - Grenade Man Stage
Champion Jockey: G1 Jockey & Gallop Racer - "Event Normal 1"
Croc 2 - Sailor Village
Team Fortress 2 - More Gun
Fez - Adventure
KD Knows My Name - Can't Relate (Vulcan Boy Lo-fi Remix)

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