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| type          = weapon
 
| type          = weapon
 
| image        = wiki_bat.png
 
| image        = wiki_bat.png
| used-by      = [[Scout]]
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| used-by      = {{used by|Scout}}
 
| slot          = melee
 
| slot          = melee
 
| weapon-script = tf_weapon_bat.ctx
 
| weapon-script = tf_weapon_bat.ctx
 
| availability  = {{avail|stock|crate35-festive|crate41-strange}}
 
| availability  = {{avail|stock|crate35-festive|crate41-strange}}
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| marketable    = yes
 
| numbered      = no
 
| numbered      = no
 
| loadout      = yes
 
| loadout      = yes
   | quality    = Normal
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   | quality    = normal
   | item-kind  = Bat
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   | item-kind  = {{item kind|Bat}}
   | level       = 1
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   | item-level = 1
 
}}
 
}}
  
{{hatnote|This article is about the Scout's stock melee weapon. For other bats, see [[Bat (disambiguation)]].}}
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{{Other uses|this=the Scout's stock melee weapon|Bat (disambiguation)}}
  
{{Quotation|'''The Scout'''|Pop Quiz: How long's it take to beat a moron to death?<br>BAM! Sorry, time's up, you're dead!|sound=Scout_misc05.wav}}
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{{Quotation|'''The Scout'''|Pop Quiz: How long's it take to beat a moron to death?<br>BAM! Sorry, time's up, you're dead!|sound=Scout misc05.wav}}
  
The '''Bat''' is the default [[Weapons#scoutmelee|melee weapon]] for the [[Scout]]. It is an aluminum baseball bat with rubber grip tape, a faded green oval label, and a large dent on one side.  
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The '''Bat''' is the default [[Weapons#scoutmelee|melee weapon]] for the [[Scout]]. It is an aluminium baseball bat with rubber grip tape, a faded green-ish blue label, and a large dent on one side.  
  
The Bat does less damage per hit than any other stock melee weapon but swings 37.5% faster. Players often choose to use this weapon to finish off an opponent when out of ammunition for their primary or secondary weapons, or as a way to humiliate their opponent. The [[Critical hits|critical hit]] animation for the Bat depicts the Scout swinging it in a backhand motion.
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The Bat does less damage per hit than all other stock melee weapons, but swings 37.5% faster.
  
 
== Damage and function times ==
 
== Damage and function times ==
 
{{Damage table
 
{{Damage table
| damage = yes
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| damage         = yes
| damagetype         = Melee
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| damagetype     = Melee
| rangetype         = Melee
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| rangetype       = Melee
  
| base = 35
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| base           = 35
| crit = 105
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| crit           = 105
| minicrit = 47
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| minicrit       = 47
| function times = yes
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| function times = yes
 
| attack interval = 0.5 s
 
| attack interval = 0.5 s
 
}}
 
}}
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== Strange variant ==
 
== Strange variant ==
 
{{Strange item info
 
{{Strange item info
  | item-type = Bat
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  | item-type = {{item kind|Bat}}
 
  | rankson = kills
 
  | rankson = kills
 
  | festive = yes
 
  | festive = yes
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== Update history ==
 
== Update history ==
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{{Update history|
 
'''{{Patch name|4|29|2008}}''' ([[Gold Rush Update]])
 
'''{{Patch name|4|29|2008}}''' ([[Gold Rush Update]])
 
* The Bat received new swing animations.
 
* The Bat received new swing animations.
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* Added [[Festive weapons|Festive]] variant to the game.
 
* Added [[Festive weapons|Festive]] variant to the game.
  
'''{{patch name|12|16|2011}}'''
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'''{{Patch name|12|16|2011}}'''
 
* Fixed colors on Christmas lights for the [[BLU|Blue team]] Scout Festive Bats.
 
* Fixed colors on Christmas lights for the [[BLU|Blue team]] Scout Festive Bats.
  
'''{{patch name|12|19|2011}}'''
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'''{{Patch name|12|19|2011}}'''
 
* Festive Bats can now be [[Gift Wrap|gifted]].
 
* Festive Bats can now be [[Gift Wrap|gifted]].
  
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'''{{Patch name|9|17|2014}}'''
 
'''{{Patch name|9|17|2014}}'''
* Fixed the Festive Bat using the lowest LOD for the first person view
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* Fixed the Festive Bat using the lowest [[Level of detail|LOD]] for the first person view.
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}}
  
==Trivia==
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== Trivia ==
* During development, a team-colored label was displayed on the Bat. At a later point in development, the label was changed to the current faded green coloration for both teams. The bucket icons were not changed to reflect this and still show the team-colored labels.
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* For the bucket icons, a team-colored label was edited on the Bat. The same can be seen with the Fists.
* Aluminum baseball bats were created as early as 1968.<ref>[http://www.cpsc.gov/en/Recalls/1975/Aluminum-Softball-And-Baseball-Bats-With-Rubber-Grips/ Aluminum Softball And Baseball Bats With Rubber Grips recall] from the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission dated July 25, 1975</ref> They were first legalized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) for use in games in 1974.<ref>[http://www.acs.psu.edu/drussell/bats/NCAA-stats.html Non-Wood Bats: Performance Trends in College Baseball]</ref>
 
* This weapon has the shortest name in the entire game, having only 3 letters.
 
  
 
== Gallery ==
 
== Gallery ==
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== See also ==
 
== See also ==
*[[Basic Scout strategy#Bat + reskins|Bat strategy]]
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* [[Basic Scout strategy#Bat + reskins|Bat strategy]]
*[[Festive weapons]]
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* [[Festive weapons]]
 
 
== References ==
 
<references/>
 
  
 
{{Standard Weapons Nav}}
 
{{Standard Weapons Nav}}
 
{{Allweapons Nav}}
 
{{Allweapons Nav}}
 
{{Scout Nav}}
 
{{Scout Nav}}

Latest revision as of 05:39, 28 September 2024

This article is about the Scout's stock melee weapon. For other uses, see Bat (disambiguation).

The Bat is the default melee weapon for the Scout. It is an aluminium baseball bat with rubber grip tape, a faded green-ish blue label, and a large dent on one side.

The Bat does less damage per hit than all other stock melee weapons, but swings 37.5% faster.

Damage and function times

See also: Damage
Damage and function times
Damage type Melee
Ranged or Melee damage? Melee
Damage
Base damage 100% 35
Critical 105
Mini-crit 47
Function times
Attack interval 0.5 s
Values are approximate and determined by community testing.

Demonstration

Strange variant


Update history

April 29, 2008 Patch (Gold Rush Update)
  • The Bat received new swing animations.

February 14, 2011 Patch

  • Fixed the Bat's melee attack not destroying remote detonation pipes (Stickybombs).

December 15, 2011 Patch (Australian Christmas 2011)

December 16, 2011 Patch

  • Fixed colors on Christmas lights for the Blue team Scout Festive Bats.

December 19, 2011 Patch

  • Festive Bats can now be gifted.

March 22, 2012 Patch

  • [Undocumented] Added Strange quality.

June 18, 2014 Patch (Love & War Update)

  • Converted the Bat models to use the c_models system.

September 17, 2014 Patch

  • Fixed the Festive Bat using the lowest LOD for the first person view.

Trivia

  • For the bucket icons, a team-colored label was edited on the Bat. The same can be seen with the Fists.

Gallery

See also