As mentioned near the end of September, we've been working hard planning and integrating some big new features for you! Here's the list of big stuff:

• Premium rank! Goodbye donations, hello Premium rank! You will soon be able to upgrade your account to Premium on the site directly via BluePay. Premium rank is also on a subscription basis so you'll never have to worry about losing your auto-bump! Unfortunately we won't be able to take items for payment, however, BluePay supports all major credit/debit cards including pre-paid cards that you can purchase at your local shop! We also offer the option of purchasing Premium credit via Paypal, which will give you x months worth of Premium that you can simply re-purchase after it expires.*
  
  
• CS:GO support. With the advent of CS:GO items hitting the Steam economy, Outpost now supports those items as well. Be on the look-out for the official launch of CS:GO Outpost in the coming months!
  
  
• Updated inventory selection. You can now easily switch between which of your game-specific inventories you wish to view via a handy drop-down menu on your backpack page.
  
  
• Easier site navigation! Switching between TF2 Outpost & Dota Outpost got even easier. Just click the arrow next to the Outpost logo to select which Outpost site you want to view. We've also removed that clunky top navigation bar to simplify the site design.
  
  
• Graphical tweaks! We've spent a lot of time tweaking different elements of the site (actually, we've worked our way through every last block of CSS) to help improve readability and the overall feel of the website.

In addition to new features, we've added some new staff members as well so your reports and appeals will be handled faster than ever before. Most reports now are handled within 2-4 hours or less!

* Users that have donated in the past will be given Premium credit worth around 3x what they donated. If you donated less than $10, you'll receive 6 months Premium credit. If you donated $10-$20, you'll receive 12 months and if you donated above $20 then you'll receive 24 months of Premium.

Why transition to this model?
The fact is that once a critical mass is reached, donation perks are just not sustainable. TF2 Outpost reached that size long ago, and this is the best way we have found to continue the website without destroying it. In addition, item trades are very problematic and a legal grey area in terms of income, we can't continue to be taking them in such volumes.

~ Sneeza