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{{Item infobox
| type             = weapon
| image            = Panic_Attack.png
| 3d-image-1       = Panic Attack
| 3d-image-2       = Panic Attack Festivized
| 3d-button-1      = default
| 3d-button-2      = colored_pair
| 3d-viewname-1    = Default
| 3d-viewname-2    = Festivized
| kill-icon-2      = hadouken
| kill-tooltip-2   = Pyro taunting only
| used-by          = {{used by|Engineer|Soldier|Pyro|Heavy}}
| slot             = [[Weapons#engieprimary|Primary]] <small>(Engineer)</small><br>[[Weapons#soldiersecondary|Secondary]] <small>(Soldier, Pyro, Heavy)</small>
| custom-slot      = yes
| contributed-by   = {{Backpack Item Link|76561197982676963|3320346015}}<br/>{{Steamid|76561197988141888|BADGERPIG}}
| released         = {{Patch name|12|22|2014}}
| released-major   = Smissmas 2014
| availability     = {{avail|drop|craft|purchase|crate103-strange|warpaint}}
| trade            = yes
| gift             = yes
| marketable       = yes
| rename           = yes
| numbered         = no
| medieval         = no
| ammo-loaded      = 6
| ammo-carried     = 32
| reload           = Single
| loadout          = yes
  | item-kind      = {{item kind|Shotgun}}
  | item-level     = 1 - 99
  | att-1-positive = {{attribute|BulletsPerShot_Bonus|50}}
  | att-2-positive = {{attribute|SingleWepDeployBonus|50}}
  | att-3-positive = {{attribute|FixedShotPattern}}
  | att-4-negative = {{attribute|DamageDone_Negative|-20}}
  | att-5-negative = {{attribute|SpreadPenaltyScalesCons}}
}}

{{Quotation|'''The Soldier''' taking the weapon's name too literally|''I am having a heart attack!''|sound=Soldier sf13 influx big02.wav}}

The '''Panic Attack''' is a [[Steam Workshop|community-created]] primary [[Weapons|weapon]] for the [[Engineer]], and a secondary weapon for the [[Soldier]], [[Pyro]], and [[Heavy]]. It is a pump-action {{botignore|shotgun}} with a drum magazine attached to the front and an external firing hammer.

Compared to the [[Shotgun|default Shotgun]], the Panic Attack deploys 50% faster, fires 50% more pellets per shot, and deals 20% less damage. If all pellets hit at point blank, this translates to slightly more damage compared to the default Shotgun (108 instead of 90). The weapon also fires wide, fixed shots in a 5 x 3 grid pattern, whether or not bullet spread is enabled.

The weapon's main downside lies in its gradually widening shot pattern: as the user fires successive shots (such as by holding down primary fire or firing before the class cocks the weapon), the shot pattern spreads and only resets when the player stops firing, reloads, or switches to a different weapon. This makes confrontations past close range difficult, and makes successive shots a somewhat less viable strategy.

The Panic Attack was [https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=232199788 contributed] to the Steam Workshop.

== Damage and function times ==
{{Damage table
| type             = [[Hitscan]]
| damagetype       = Bullet
| rangetype        = Ranged

| damage           = yes
|  pellet count    = 15
|  pellet spread   = 30-21
|  base            = 4.8 / pellet
|  fall off        = {{tooltip|2.5|Long range}} / pellet
|  ramp up         = {{tooltip|7.2|Point blank}} / pellet
|  point blank     = 7-108
|  medium range    = 5-72
|  long range      = 3-38
|  crit            = 14.4 / pellet
|  minicrit        = {{tooltip|6.5|Long range}} - {{tooltip|9.7|Point blank}} / pellet

| function times   = yes
|  attack interval = 0.625 s
|  reload first    = 1.0 s
|  reload more     = 0.5 s
}}

{{Weapon Demonstration}}

== Strange variant ==
{{Strange item info
 | item-type = {{item kind|Shotgun}}
 | rankson = kills
 | rankson2 =
  | att-1-positive = {{attribute|BulletsPerShot_Bonus|50}}
  | att-2-positive = {{attribute|SingleWepDeployBonus|50}}
  | att-3-positive = {{attribute|FixedShotPattern}}
  | att-4-negative = {{attribute|DamageDone_Negative|-20}}
  | att-5-negative = {{attribute|SpreadPenaltyScalesCons}}
 | can be equipped by soldier or demo = yes
 | can deal long range damage = yes
 | can deal taunt damage = yes
}}

== Crafting ==
{{See also|Crafting}}

=== Blueprint ===
{{Blueprint
| ingredient-1 = Reclaimed Metal
| ingredient-2 = Reclaimed Metal
| ingredient-3 = Back Scatter
| result = Panic Attack
}}
{{Blueprint | autoresult = Soldier Secondary}}
{{Blueprint | autoresult = Pyro Secondary}}
{{Blueprint | autoresult = Heavy Secondary}}
{{Blueprint | autoresult = Engineer Primary}}

== Related achievements ==
=== {{class link|Soldier}} ===
{{Achievement table
| 1 = {{Show achievement|Soldier|Bomb Squaddie}}
      {{Show achievement|Soldier|For Whom the Shell Trolls}}
| 2 = {{Show achievement|Soldier|Worth a Thousand Words}}
}}

=== {{class link|Pyro}} ===
{{Achievement table
| 1 = {{Show achievement|Pyro|Combined Fire}}
| 2 = {{Show achievement|Pyro|OMGWTFBBQ}}
}}

=== {{class link|Heavy}} ===
{{Achievement table
| 1 = {{Show achievement|Heavy|Rationing}}
}}

=== {{class link|Engineer}} ===
{{Achievement table
| 1 = {{Show achievement|Engineer|Texas Two Step}}
}}

== Update history ==
{{Update history|
'''{{Patch name|12|22|2014}}''' ([[Smissmas 2014]])
* The Panic Attack was added to the game. The attributes were:
** 34% faster reload time.
** Fire rate increases as health decreases.
** Hold fire to load up to 4 shells.
** Weapon spread increases as health decreases.

'''{{Patch name|1|7|2015}}'''
* Fixed the Crit Boost material effect for the Panic Attack.
* Updated the [[kill icon]] for the Panic Attack.

'''{{Patch name|01|15|2015}} #1'''
* Fixed being able to pick-up [[buildings]] while reloading the Panic Attack.

'''{{Patch name|2|11|2015}} #1'''
* Fixed the Panic Attack not using the correct sound for [[Critical hits|crits]].

'''{{Patch name|7|2|2015}} #1''' ([[Gun Mettle Update]])
* Changed attributes:
** Base Fire rate increased. (from 15% to 30%)
** Base reload speed increased. (from 33% to 50%)
** Added increased switch to speed by +50%.

'''{{Patch name|12|17|2015}}''' ([[Tough Break Update]])
* Changed attribute:
** No longer auto-fires when fully loaded. Shots can be held and released at will.

'''{{Patch name|2|29|2016}}'''
* Updated the materials for the Panic Attack to support {{code|[[vdc:Valve Texture Format|mat_picmip]]}}

'''{{Patch name|7|7|2016}} #1''' ([[Meet Your Match Update]])
* Added [[Strange]] quality.

'''{{Patch name|10|20|2017}} #1''' ([[Jungle Inferno Update]])
* Changed attributes:
** Increased switch speed by 50%.
** Increased number of pellets by 50%.
** Decreased damage by 30%.
** Fires a wide, fixed shot pattern.
** Shot pattern grows with successive shots but resets after the player stops firing or reloads.

'''{{Patch name|12|21|2017}}''' ([[Smissmas 2017]])
* Added [[Festivizer|Festivized]] variant.

'''{{Patch name|3|28|2018}} #1'''
* Changed attributes:
** Reduced worst-case shot pattern spread by 40%.
** Reduced damage penalty to -20% (from -30%).
* Fixed a visual artifact when inspecting the Panic Attack.

'''{{Patch name|1|9|2024}}'''
* Fixed overlapping texture for the Panic Attack's kill icon
}}

== Bugs ==
* One can craft the Panic Attack with incorrect slot and class tokens (i.e. Soldier class token with Primary slot token). This is due to the Panic Attack being shared by Soldier, Pyro, Heavy, and Engineer while using different weapon slots for each class.

== Trivia ==
* This weapon gets its name from a [[w:Panic attack|panic attack]], which is a sudden feeling of intense fear and anxiety.
* The Panic Attack is a left-handed {{botignore|shotgun}} (as shown by the ejection port being visible on the left-hand side of the gun). A right-handed {{botignore|shotgun}} has the ejection port on its right side to prevent ejected shells from striking the user.

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
File:Panic Attack Soldier RED First Person.png|[[Soldier]] [[RED]] first-person view.
File:Panic Attack Soldier BLU First Person.png|Soldier [[BLU]] first-person view.
File:Panic Attack Festivized RED Soldier First Person.png|Soldier RED [[Festivizer|Festivized]] variant.
File:Panic Attack Festivized BLU Soldier First Person.png|Soldier BLU Festivized variant.
File:Panic Attack Pyro First Person.png|[[Pyro]] first-person view.
File:Panic Attack Festivized RED Pyro First Person.png|Pyro RED Festivized variant.
File:Panic Attack Festivized BLU Pyro First Person.png|Pyro BLU Festivized variant.
File:Panic Attack Heavy First Person.png|[[Heavy]] first-person view.
File:Panic Attack Festivized RED Heavy First Person.png|Heavy RED Festivized variant.
File:Panic Attack Festivized BLU Heavy First Person.png|Heavy BLU Festivized variant.
File:Panic Attack Engineer First Person.png|[[Engineer]] first-person view.
File:Panic Attack Festivized RED Engineer First Person.png|Engineer RED Festivized variant.
File:Panic Attack Festivized BLU Engineer First Person.png|Engineer BLU Festivized variant.
File:Panic Attack Engineer with Gunslinger First Person.png|Engineer first-person view with the [[Gunslinger]] equipped.
File:Panic Attack Festivized Gunslinger RED Engineer First Person.png|Engineer RED Festivized variant with the Gunslinger equipped.
File:Panic Attack Festivized Gunslinger BLU Engineer First Person.png|Engineer BLU Festivized variant with the Gunslinger equipped.
File:S14 Panic Attack blog.png|The Panic Attack as appeared in the [[TF2 Official Website#Blog|blog]].
File:Steamworkshop tf2 soldier war drum thumb.jpeg|Steam Workshop thumbnail for the Panic Attack.
File:Killicon panic attack old.png|Old kill icon.
</gallery>

== See also ==
* [[Basic Soldier strategy#Panic Attack|Panic Attack strategy (Soldier)]]
* [[Basic Pyro strategy#Panic Attack|Panic Attack strategy (Pyro)]]
* [[Basic Heavy strategy#Panic Attack|Panic Attack strategy (Heavy)]]
* [[Basic Engineer strategy#Panic Attack|Panic Attack strategy (Engineer)]]

{{Smissmas 2014 Nav}}
{{Allweapons Nav}}
{{Soldier Nav|state=collapsed}}
{{Pyro Nav|state=collapsed}}
{{Heavy Nav|state=collapsed}}
{{Engineer Nav|state=collapsed}}

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