User:EtherealT/Echoboy11's TF2 Balancing Document

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Primary

Weapon	Changes	New statistics
Scattergun	No changes.	No changes.
Force-A-Nature	Changed: Ammo is no longer lost if the clip is reloaded while there is still ammo in the clip  Changed: Knockback mechanics now match the mechanics of Sentry knockback  Info: With this change, knockback no longer stunlocks the victim	+50% faster firing speed  Knockback on the target and shooter  +20% bullets per shot  -10% damage penalty  -66% clip size This weapon reloads its entire clip at once
Shortstop	Changed: Reload time decreased from 1.52 to 1.15 seconds  Removed: Increase in push force taken from damage and airblast	Holds a 4-shot clip and reloads its entire clip at once. Alt-Fire to reach out and shove someone!
Soda Popper	Changed: Ammo is no longer lost if the clip is reloaded while there is still ammo in the clip  Changed: Hype mode bonus jumps decreased from 5 to 3  Removed: +25% faster reload time	+50% faster firing speed  On Hit: Builds Hype  -66% clip size When Hype is full, Alt-Fire to activate Hype mode for multiple air jumps. This weapon reloads its entire clip at once.
Baby Face's Blaster	Changed: Damage required to drain all boost increased from 25 to 50  Changed: Boost now gradually drains over 0.5 seconds upon taking damage  Changed: Fall damage no longer drains boost  Changed: Damage required to build maximum boost increased from 100 to 150	On Hit: Builds Boost  Run speed increased with Boost  -34% clip size  -10% slower move speed on wearer  Boost reduced on air jumps  Boost reduced when hit
Back Scatter	Changed: Firing at someone at their back now inflicts full crits instead of mini-crits	Crits targets when fired at their back from close range  -34% clip size  -20% less accurate  No random critical hits

Secondary

Weapon	Changes	New statistics
Pistol	No changes.	No changes.
Bonk! Atomic Punch	Changed: Weapon swapping is now possible while under the buff  Changed: The slow now takes effect during the buff instead of only taking effect after the buff ends	Drink to become invulnerable for 8 seconds. Cannot attack during this time. Damage absorbed will slow you while the effect is active.
Crit-a-Cola	Changed: Mark-For-Death now immediately takes effect as soon as the drink is consumed  Changed: Mark for death duration increased from 5 to 10 seconds	While effect is active: each attack mini-crits for 8 seconds, but the wearer is Marked-For-Death for 10 seconds.
Mad Milk	Added: The wearer can now coat themselves if they are caught in the splash radius  Changed: The debuff can now be removed with health packs  Changed: Healing on damage done decreased from 60% to 35%  Changed: Base splash radius decreased from 200 to 110 HU  Removed: Extinguishing teammates reduces cooldown by -20%  Info: The wearer is not covered in Mad Milk if they are on fire	Players heal 35% of the damage done to an enemy covered with milk. Can be used to extinguish fires. Be careful of being drenched by milk if you stand too close to the splash radius!
Winger	No changes.	+15% damage bonus  +25% greater jump height when active  -60% clip size
Pretty Boy's Pocket Pistol	Changed: Health gain increased from +3 to +15  Added: -15% damage penalty  Changed: Health gain now only triggers on kill  Removed: +15% faster firing speed	+15 health restored on kill  -25% clip size  -15% damage penalty
Flying Guillotine	Added: Cooldown reduction increased from -29% to -50%  Changed: Bleed duration decreased from 5 to 2.5 seconds  Changed: Increased recharge time from 5.1 to 10 seconds  Changed: Cooldown now only triggers on kill instead of long distance hits	On Kill: Reduces current cooldown by -50%  No random critical hits

Melee

Weapon	Changes	New statistics
Bat	No changes.	No changes.
Sandman	Changed: Debuff duration decreased from 1-7 to 1-5 seconds  Changed: Projectile now disables healing instead of slowing the target on hit	Alt-Fire: Launches a ball that disables healing on opponents  -15 max health on wearer
Boston Basher	No changes.	On Hit: Bleed for 5 seconds  On Miss: Hit yourself. Idiot.
Candy Cane	No changes.	On Kill: A small health pack is dropped  25% explosive damage vulnerability on wearer
Sun-on-a-Stick	Added: Alt-Fire: Sets the wearer on fire for 6 seconds  Added: On Hit: Transfers current afterburn to the victim  Added: Holstering while on fire will cause the wearer to take all remaining afterburn damage at once  Removed: +25% fire damage resistance while deployed  Info: The wearer has 25% damage resistance from self inflicted afterburn	Alt-Fire: Sets the wearer on fire for 6 seconds  On Hit: Transfers current afterburn to the victim  100% critical hit vs burning players  Holstering while on fire will cause the wearer to take all remaining afterburn damage at once  -25% damage penalty
Fan O'War	Added: This weapon holsters 50% faster	Crits whenever it would normally mini-crit  On Hit: One target at a time is marked for death, causing all damage taken to be mini-crits  This weapon holsters 50% faster  -75% damage penalty
Atomizer	Changed: No longer requires deploying the weapon to gain triple jumps  Removed: This weapon deploys 50% slower  Added: -25 max health on wearer	Grants Triple Jump  Melee attacks mini-crit while airborne.  -15% damage vs players  -25 max health on wearer
Wrap Assassin	No changes.	+25% increase in recharge rate  Alt-Fire: Launches a festive ornament that shatters causing bleed  -65% damage penalty

Soldier

Soldier - Primary Changes
Changed: Base self damage resistance increased from 40% to 50%

Primary

Weapon	Changes	New statistics
Rocket Launcher	No changes.	No changes.
Direct Hit	Changed: Damage bonus increased from +25% to +33%  Added: No damage ramp up  Changed: Being launched airborne by grapple hooks and rocket packs no longer trigger the on hit effect  Changed: Damage bonus now only affects players  Changed: Hitting a target who is launched airborne by explosives will now refund a rocket back to the clip instantly	+33% damage bonus vs players  +80% projectile speed  Instantly refund one rocket upon hitting targets launched airborne by explosions  -70% explosion radius  No damage ramp up
Black Box	No changes.	On Hit: Gain up to +20 health per attack  -25% clip size
Rocket Jumper	No changes.	+200% max primary ammo on wearer  No self inflicted blast damage taken  -100% damage penalty  No random critical hits  Wearer cannot carry the intelligence briefcase or PASS Time JACK A special rocket launcher for learning rocket jump tricks and patterns. This weapon deals ZERO damage.
Liberty Launcher	Added: +35% increased knockback  Added: No damage fall off  Removed: -25% damage penalty  Changed: Clip size decreased from +25% to -25%  Removed: +40% projectile speed  Removed: -25% blast damage from rocket jumps  Added: Rockets travel in a steep arc	+35% increased knockback  No damage fall off  Rockets travel in a steep arc  -25% clip size
Cow Mangler 5000	Changed: Charged shots now deal double damage to buildings  Changed: Charged shot afterburn duration increased from 4 to 6 seconds  Removed: Minicrits whenever it would normally crit  Added: -25% clip size  Changed: The building stun can now be removed with a wrench hit  Changed: Replaced mini-crits on charged shots with +35% damage bonus	Does not require ammo  Alt-Fire: A charged shot that deals +35% bonus damage, disables buildings for 4 sec and sets the target on fire for 6 sec  -25% clip size  Deals only 20% damage to buildings  No random critical hits
Beggar's Bazooka	Changed: The first rocket from every barrage is now perfectly accurate  Changed: Random projectile deviation decreased from 3 to 2 degrees  Changed: Consecutive reload time decreased from 1.04 to 0.8 seconds  Removed: -20% explosion radius  Removed: No ammo from dispensers when active  Changed: Initial reload time increased from 1.196 to 1.38 seconds  Changed: Firing speed decreased from +70% to +40%  Info: Overall reload speed decreased from -30% to -18%	Hold Fire to load up to 3 rockets  Release Fire to unleash the barrage  +2 degrees random projectile deviation  Overloading the chamber will cause a misfire
Air Strike	Added: Ammo is drawn from the reserves while firing during a blast jump  Removed: -20% explosion radius while blast jumping  Added: -25% clip size  Changed: Firing speed while blast jumping decreased from +65% to +40%  Changed: Blast damage from rocket jumps increased from -15% to +15%  Removed: Clip size increased on kill	Ammo is drawn from the reserves while firing during a blast jump  +40% faster firing speed while blast jumping  -15% damage penalty  -10% explosion radius  -25% clip size  +15% damage to self

Secondary

Weapon	Changes	New statistics
Shotgun	No changes.	No changes.
Buff Banner	No changes.	Provides an offensive buff that causes nearby team members to do mini-crits. Rage increases through damage done.
Gunboats	Changed: Blast jump damage taken increased from -60% to -50%  Info: Overall blast damage taken from rocket jumps is unchanged	-50% blast damage from blast jumps
Battalion's Backup	Removed: +20 max health on wearer	Provides a defensive buff that protects nearby team members from crits, incoming sentry damage by 50% and 35% from all other sources. Rage increases through damage done.
Concheror	Removed: (Hidden) 25% Rage amplification on wearer  Removed: +4 health regenerated per second on wearer  Info: Now takes 600 damage to charge up like all other banners	Provides group speed buff with damage done giving health. Gain rage with damage.
Mantreads	Changed: Stomp damage multiplier increased from 3x to 10x  Info: Damage increased from 75-360 to 227-1177	-75% reduction in push force taken from damage  Deals 10x falling damage to the player you land on  -75% reduction in airblast vulnerability  200% increased air control when blast jumping
Reserve Shooter	Added: +20% more accurate  Added: -20% bullets per shot  Changed: Being launched airborne by grapple hooks and rocket packs no longer trigger mini-crits  Info: Mini-crits are only triggered by the wearer's explosives, but not airblasts	Mini-crits targets launched airborne by explosions  +20% more accurate  This weapon deploys 20% faster  -34% clip size  -20% bullets per shot
Righteous Bison	Changed: Base damage increased from 20 to 45  Changed: Base projectile speed increased from 1200 to 2000 HU  Removed: Projectiles can no longer damage the same target multiple times  Changed: The projectile now does fire damage instead of bullet damage	Does not require ammo  Projectile penetrates enemies  Projectile cannot be deflected  Deals only 20% damage to buildings
B.A.S.E. Jumper	Added: Parachute can be redeployed again while at midair, 1.5 second cooldown  Removed: (Hidden) -50% air control while deployed	Press 'JUMP' key in the air to deploy. Deployed Parachutes slow your descent.
Panic Attack	No changes.	+50% bullets per shot  This weapon deploys 50% faster  Fires a fixed shot pattern  -20% damage penalty  Successive shots become less accurate

Melee

Weapon	Changes	New statistics
Shovel	No changes.	No changes.
Equalizer	Changed: Reworked formula for damage calculation, resulting in more damage at low health  Info: Damage increased from 33-107 to 33-149	When weapon is active:  Damage increases as the user becomes injured  -90% less healing from Medic sources
Pain Train	Added: Gain a speed boost while interacting with an objective when active  Removed: 10% bullet damage vulnerability on wearer  Added: -15 max health on wearer  Added: Can now be equipped by the Pyro  Info: Actions that count as interacting with an objective include standing on a control point or payload cart, carrying or standing near an intelligence briefcase, etc.	+1 capture rate on wearer  Gain a speed boost while interacting with an objective when active  -15 max health on wearer
Half-Zatoichi	Info: See additional changes in "Demoman - Shield & Sword Changes" tab	Gain 50% of base health on kill  +50% longer melee range  No random critical hits  Honorbound: Once drawn sheathing deals 50 damage to yourself unless it kills. Soldiers and Demos Can duel with katanas For a one-hit kill
Disciplinary Action	Changed: The longer melee range only applies when hitting teammates  Changed: Damage penalty increased from -25% to -50%	On Hit Teammate: Boosts both players' speed for several seconds  -50% damage penalty
Market Gardener	Added: +15% damage to self	Deals crits while the wielder is rocket jumping  +20% slower firing speed  +15% damage to self  No random critical hits
Escape Plan	No changes.	When weapon is active:  Move speed increases as the user becomes injured  You are marked for death while active, and for short period after switching weapons  -90% less healing from Medic sources