I'm relatively new to Team Fortress 2 and I see that all of my weapons have a own level and some of them differ from each other.
Sometimes in matches, I see that some people get an level up on their weapons. How can this be achieved? Is there some achievement which must be reached for a level up on a certain weapon or will they just upgrade if you killed enough bad guys?
What usage can I take from a weapon with a higher level? Does this count in any way? Damage or Reload speed or something like that?
Best Answer
Most likely the 'level up' you're seeing is that the weapon is of Strange Quality. Strange weapons and items will:
Strange is one of many 'Qualities' that a weapon can have - all of which are purely cosmetic - 'levelling up' a Strange quality weapon does not make that weapon better, it's purely flavour.
The qualities that items (not just weapons) can have are: