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  Info: Being hit while the buff is active will slow the wearer for 5 seconds, successive hits will increase the slow effect similarly to vanilla and refreshes the slow duration	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

Pyro

Pyro - Primary Changes

Added: Pyro now has 40% damage resistance against their own reflected projectiles  Changed: Projectiles with a fuse time or timer is now reset upon being airblasted  Changed: Delay between airblasting and primary fire reduced from 0.75 to 0.375 seconds  Changed: Firing speed increased from 0.105 to 0.045 seconds  Removed: Damage starts at 50% and ramps up based on flame density  Removed: Random flame particle deviation  Removed: Random flame particle velocity  Changed: Airblast knockback decreased from 344 HU to 223.6 HU  Changed: Airblast no longer reduces air control while airborne  Changed: Particle box dimensions decreased from 12 to 4  Changed: Ammo consumption increased from 12.5 to 12 ammo per second  Changed: Rescaled damage from 6.5-13 to 7.5-10 damage  Changed: Projectile speed decreased from 2300 to 1500 HU  Changed: Afterburn now requires 8 flame projectiles to hit before igniting the target  Removed: Airblast no longer extinguishes teammates  Removed: Airblast no longer mini-crit boosts projectiles  Removed: Airblast no longer reduces healing and shield effects  Changed: Airblast knockback is now affected by knockback resistance and vulnerability attributes  Changed: Reflected projectiles are now launched back as if they came out of the flamethrower nozzle  Changed: Afterburn duration rescaled from 3-10 seconds to a fixed 6 seconds  Changed: Victims now gain a timer indicating how long afterburn will last for  Changed: Flame visuals now match the ones from TF2 Classic  Info: Flame particles now require much more aim due to the reduced hitbox  Info: Airblasts still reset damage ramp up  Info: Reflected stickybombs are simply pushed back instead of launched as if they came out of the flamethrower nozzle

Pyro - Flare Gun Changes
Changed: Afterburn duration decreased from 7.5-10 seconds to a fixed 6 seconds

Primary

Weapon	Changes	New statistics
Flame Thrower	Info: See additional changes in "Pyro - Primary Changes" tab	No changes.
Backburner	Removed: +150% airblast cost  Added: -40% max primary ammo on wearer  Changed: The no random critical hits attribute is no longer hidden	100% critical hits from behind  -40% max primary ammo on wearer  No random critical hits
Degreaser	Changed: Holster speed increased from +30% to +50%  Removed: -66% afterburn damage penalty  Added: -66% afterburn duration  Added: -20% damage penalty  Changed: Deploy speed decreased from +60% to +50%	This weapon deploys 50% faster  This weapon holsters 50% faster  -66% afterburn duration  +25% airblast cost  -20% damage penalty
Phlogistinator	Added: Alt-Fire: Unleashes an explosive fireball that deals damage, sets targets on fire and knocks them back  Added: Up to +200% damage bonus on alt-fire based on the current level of Heat  Added: +20% ramp up damage  Added: +51% flame reach  Removed: No airblast  Removed: No random critical hits  Added: -32% damage penalty  Added: Weapon is disabled if Heat is maxed  Removed: Build 'Mmmph' by dealing damage.  Added: Firing continuously builds Heat  Changed: Fires a hitscan heat beam instead of flame particles  Info: +20% ramp up damage implies that it has a maximum damage multiplier of 120% instead of the standard 100% at close range  Info: Heat builds up at 17% per second,a nd drains at -33% per second after one second of not attacking  Info: The explosive fireball has a projectile speed of 2000 HU/s and disappears after 0.256 seconds  Info: The explosive fireball has a base damage of 25 and has an afterburn duration of 6 seconds  Info: The fireball has an explosion radius of 110 HU and has 3x the knockback of a Detonator flare  Info: The fireball can be used to blast jump, but self damage and knockback do not scale with Heat	Up to +200% damage bonus on alt-fire based on the current level of Heat  +20% ramp up damage  +51% flame reach  -32% damage penalty  Weapon is disabled if Heat is maxed  Firing continuously builds Heat Alt-Fire: Unleashes an explosive fireball that deals damage, sets targets on fire and knocks them back Fires a hitscan heat beam instead of flame particles
Dragon's Fury	Added: Projectile cannot be deflected or destroyed  Changed: Base projectile damage increased from 25 to 27  Changed: Projectile now only breaks if its center collides with map geometry  Changed: Increased the center of the projectile to 2 HU wide  Changed: Projectile range increased from 526 to 600 HU  Removed: -50% repressurization rate on Alt-Fire  Changed: Max afterburn duration is now capped at 6 seconds  Changed: Damage type changed from fire to fire + explosive	Projectile cannot be deflected  Deals +200% damage to burning targets  +50% repressurization rate on hit Uses a shared pressure tank for Primary Fire and Alt-Fire. Primary Fire: Launches a fast moving projectile that briefly ignites enemies Alt-Fire: Release a blast of air that pushes enemies and projectiles, and extinguishes teammates that are on fire. This powerful, single-shot flamethrower rewards consecutive hits with faster reloads and bonus damage.

Secondary

Weapon	Changes	New statistics
Shotgun	No changes.	No changes.
Flare Gun	Info: See additional changes in "Pyro - Flare Gun Changes" tab	100% critical hit vs burning players This weapon will reload when not active
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
Detonator	Added: +35% self damage force  Removed: -25% damage penalty  Removed: +50% damage to self  Added: -75% afterburn duration on flare detonation  Info: The increased self damage is to offset the reduction in push force as a result of removing the damage penalty, and otherwise does not change flare jump height	100% mini-crits vs burning players  +35% self damage force  -75% afterburn duration on flare detonation Alt-Fire: Detonate flare. This weapon will reload automatically when not active.
Manmelter	Added: On Hit vs Burning Players: Increases current afterburn damage by +100% for the remainder of the duration  Added: 100% mini-crits vs burning players  Added: Does not engulf targets in flames on hit  Removed: Alt-Fire: Extinguish teammates to gain guaranteed critical hits	+50% projectile speed  Does not require ammo  On Hit vs Burning Players: Increases current afterburn damage by +100% for the remainder of the duration  100% mini-crits vs burning players  Extinguishing teammates restores 20 health  No random critical hits This weapon will reload automatically when not active.
Scorch Shot	Added: On Hit: Creates an explosion that does high knockback  Changed: Damage increased from -35% to +66%  Removed: -35% self damage force  Added: -50% slower reload time  Added: -50% max secondary ammo on wearer  Removed: 100% mini-crits vs burning players  Removed: Flare knocks back target on hit and explodes when it hits the ground.  Removed: Increased knockback on burning players  Info: Has a base splash damage of 30 and a minimum splash of 50%  Info: Has 4x the knockback of a Detonator flare	On Hit: Creates an explosion that does high knockback  +66% damage bonus  -50% slower reload time  -50% max secondary ammo on wearer This weapon will reload automatically when not active.
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
Gas Passer	Changed: Targets coated in gas now suffer a +100% Overheal drain rate and a -50% healing penalty debuff from all healers  Changed: Base cooldown decreased from 60 to 20 seconds  Changed: Targets coated in gas now take mini-crit damage from all fire damage sources  Changed: Targets coated in gas are considered to be wet  Changed: Gas continues to remain on enemies even after they have been engulfed in flames, lasting its entire 10 second duration  Removed: Gas meter starts empty  Removed: Spawning and resupply do not affect the Gas meter  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: Projectile can no longer extinguish teammates  Removed: Gas meter builds with damage done  Info: This means that the same target can be extinguished and still be able to reignite for up to 10 seconds  Info: +100% Overheal drain rate means that overheal drains at twice the speed	Creates a horrific visible gas that coats enemies with a flammable material, which increases Overheal drain rate, decreases healing from healers and causes them to take mini-crits from fire damage, which then ignites into afterburn if they take damage (even enemy Pyros!).
Thermal Thruster	Changed: Stomp damage multiplier increased from 3x to 10x  Changed: Jetpack jumping now follows explosive knockback  Changed: Switch speed is no longer fixed and can now be influenced by switch speed modifiers  Removed: (Hidden) This weapon deploys 60% slower  Removed: (Hidden) This weapon holsters 60% slower  Removed: Taking off with the jetpack extinguishes nearby teammates  Removed: (Hidden) +75% fall damage resistance on wearer while jetpack jumping  Removed: No longer knocks back enemies on take off and landing  Info: Jetpack jumping now has increased air control akin to actual blast jumping	Push enemies back when you land (force and radius based on velocity) Death from above! Fires a short-duration blast that launches the Pyro in the direction they are aiming. Deal 10x falling damage to anyone you land on!

Melee

Weapon	Changes	New statistics
Fire Axe	No changes.	No changes.
Axtinguisher	Changed: Hitting a burning target now inflicts full crits instead of mini-crits  Changed: Damage penalty now only affects non-burning targets  Removed: This weapon holsters 35% slower  Removed: No random critical hits  Added: Self mark for death while active  Changed: Damage penalty increased from -33% to -50%  Removed: Damage increases based on remaining duration of afterburn  Removed: Killing blows on burning players grant a speed boost	100% critical hit vs burning players and extinguishes them  -50% damage penalty vs non-burning players  Self mark for death while active
Homewrecker	Added: When weapon is active: -75% reduction in push force taken from damage  Added: When weapon is active: -75% reduction in airblast vulnerability  Changed: Damage vs buildings increased from +100% to +150%  Removed: -25% damage vs players  Added: -40% slower firing speed  Removed: Damage removes Sappers	When weapon is active:  +150% damage vs buildings  -75% reduction in push force taken from damage  -75% reduction in airblast vulnerability  -40% slower firing speed
Powerjack	Removed: When weapon is active: 20% damage vulnerability on wearer  Added: -15 max health on wearer  Removed: +25 health restored on kill  Info: The max health penalty is passive rather than while active	When weapon is active:  +15% faster move speed on wearer  -15 max health on wearer
Back Scratcher	No changes.	+25% damage bonus  +50% health from packs on wearer  -75% health from healers on wearer
Sharpened Volcano Fragment	Added: On Hit: Bleed for 10 seconds  Added: All damage over time dealt by this weapon is returned to the wearer as health  Changed: Increased afterburn duration from 7.5 to 10 seconds  Changed: Damage penalty increased from -20% to -35%	On Hit: target is engulfed in flames  On Hit: Bleed for 10 seconds  All damage over time dealt by this weapon is returned to the wearer as health  -35% damage penalty
Third Degree	Added: On Hit: Steals up to +25 Overheal from the target to the wearer  Changed: Players connected by banner effects and dispenser heal beams are also hit  Added: -30% slower firing speed  Added: No random critical hits  Info: The wearer cannot exceed the standard Overheal limit through stealing Overheal	All players connected via banners, Dispenser or Medigun beams are hit  On Hit: Steals up to +25 Overheal from the target to the wearer  -30% slower firing speed  No random critical hits
Neon Annihilator	Added: 100% critical hits while the wearer is wet  Removed: Damage removes Sappers	100% critical hit vs wet players  100% critical hits while the wearer is wet  No random critical hits  -20% damage penalty vs players
Hot Hand	Added: Gain a speed boost if slapped by the same weapon  Changed: Speed boost on hit increased from 1 to 2.5 seconds  Changed: The speed boost fully stacks with each other, adding up to 5 seconds if both slaps connect	Gain a speed boost when you hit an enemy player  Gain a speed boost if slapped by the same weapon  -20% damage penalty