Does it look like anyone in their right minds will want to snipe with the bloody Scattergun? I personally feel that the Scorch Shot should always have been a pure utility-based secondary, like how the Rescue Ranger is no powerhouse in a fight yet is a boon to Engineers in keeping their Sentry Nests alive.īy the way, while there is a 35% self damage force penalty listed in the stats, IIRC self damage force is proportional to the damage the projectile would have dealt to you, and the Scorch Shot did receive a damage buff from 50% damage to 65%. The damage buff and mini-crits on burning enemies attribute is like buffing the Scattergun so that it fires a perfectly accurate pellet every shot that can deal headshots. It is a mobility tool (albeit a rather limited one at that) and a harassment tool rolled into one, and it was never meant to be good in direct combat since that was the price of equipping it. It shines because it is so versatile and works for either flankers or Pybros, only falling short if you’re looking to combo (Flare Gun, Reserve Shooter) or want some solid, reliable damage (stock Shotgun). There is a reason for the original stats where the Scorch Shot has a 50% damage penalty and no mini-crits on burning players. It might be underused back then, but it was, to me, a reliable friend.Īfter Gun Mettle and a few patches after that, we got the current incarnation of the Scorch Shot:Īnd now, while I still love this gun to bits, there is one stat that really puzzles me: Jumping up things with the self-knockback, setting Snipers on fire to disrupt their aim, knocking back Ubered people from a somewhat safe distance, bumping Snipers off perches and hope they die of fall damage, Spycheck from a distance, harass Snipers and run over to them while they ducked behind cover to roast them alive, make Snipers rush over to health kits and leave me alone, the Scorch Shot is a fantastic utility weapon to disrupt enemies and piss Snipers off. On the bright side, the Scorch Shot is one of my most favourite weapons in TF2 even before the small buff/rework in the Gun Mettle update. Now, excuse me as I prepare to jump off a building. Is it a hat? Or an Unusual hat? Or is it… And I told myself I’ll write an article about the item I unbox.
I decided to use that key to unbox a crate, a #77 to be exact. Then with a swish of her lab coat she disappeared into the night, leaving me alone with a game and a TF2 key. So, last night, Medic passed me the prizes on Steam (Thanks Medic!).
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