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* If the person who receives a kill assist is being dominated by the victim, they will get a [[revenge]] kill. Similarly, assist kills count as one of the four kills needed to [[dominate]] a player. | * If the person who receives a kill assist is being dominated by the victim, they will get a [[revenge]] kill. Similarly, assist kills count as one of the four kills needed to [[dominate]] a player. | ||
* A Medic will only receive a kill assist if the player is being actively healed. Overheal, at any stage of decay, does not count. | * A Medic will only receive a kill assist if the player is being actively healed. Overheal, at any stage of decay, does not count. | ||
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* A suicide due to self-action or environmental damage has no effect on kill assists. | * A suicide due to self-action or environmental damage has no effect on kill assists. | ||
* [[Mad Milk]] cannot assist kills. | * [[Mad Milk]] cannot assist kills. | ||
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* The [[Birdcage]], [[Hat of Undeniable Wealth And Respect]], and [[Scrap Pack]] are now credited with assists on unassisted kills. | * The [[Birdcage]], [[Hat of Undeniable Wealth And Respect]], and [[Scrap Pack]] are now credited with assists on unassisted kills. | ||
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Revision as of 02:42, 9 January 2013
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— The Medic on his kill assist
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A kill assist is awarded to a player dealing a fair amount of damage to an enemy before another team member finishes the enemy off.
Participating in a kill assist will give the player half a point, and may sometimes produce a special class-specific audio response.
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Example
- Consider the example demonstrated in the image
- A BLU Pyro called Assister is using a Flamethrower on a RED Scout called Target.
- Assister stops attacking. Target has suffered direct damage from the Flamethrower and is now on fire.
- A BLU Demoman called Killer places Stickybombs beneath Target and then detonates them.
- The Stickybombs kill Target.
- Result
- Killer is awarded a kill because the Stickybombs dealt the last damage to Target.
- Assister is awarded a kill assist for damaging Target prior to Killer.
- Assister is not awarded a kill because his attack was not the one that killed Target.
- The killfeed notification for a kill with a kill assist: Killer + Assister (Killer's Weapon) Target. A zoomed-in view of the notification is featured at the bottom of the image.
Gaining kill assists
Priority
Only one player can assist in a kill. The game determines the identity of that player based on a list of priorities.
- Soaking the victim in Jarate.
- Healing the killer at the time of the kill (this includes healing disguised enemy Spies, even if the healing beam breaks upon kill). If two Medics are healing a target, the first to have healed him gets the assist.
- Boosting the killer with the Buff Banner, Battalion's Backup or Concheror.
- Wounding the victim. The player who dealt damage most recently gets the assist.
- Provided that none of the above have happened, a kill assist will also be awarded to select miscellaneous items for any users in Pyroland.
Additional notes
- Kill assists are worth half a point and will be counted as a full point every two of them.
- If the person who receives a kill assist is being dominated by the victim, they will get a revenge kill. Similarly, assist kills count as one of the four kills needed to dominate a player.
- A Medic will only receive a kill assist if the player is being actively healed. Overheal, at any stage of decay, does not count.
- A suicide due to self-action or environmental damage has no effect on kill assists.
- Mad Milk cannot assist kills.
- Stunning, Airblasts, Fire, and the Fan O'War have no additional priority beyond damage.
- Dispensers cannot grant kill-assists.
- If you are repairing an Engineer's Sentry Gun when it makes a kill, you get a kill assist.
- Kill assists count as a point whilst using a Dueling Mini Game.
Related achievements
Scout
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Soldier
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Pyro
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Demoman
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Heavy
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Engineer
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Medic
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Sniper
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Update history
- Fixed a rare server crash related to assists
- [Undocumented] Triboniophorus Tyrannus and Alien Swarm Parasite are now credited as being assisted by the player on unassisted kills.
- [Undocumented] Pocket Medic, Cremator's Conscience, Balloonicorn, and Bird-Man of Aberdeen are now credited with assists on unassisted kills.
- Teddy Roosebelt can now get assist credits.
- The Birdcage, Hat of Undeniable Wealth And Respect, and Scrap Pack are now credited with assists on unassisted kills.
- Patched being able to assist yourself in killing enemies with certain weapons.
