Mann vs. Machine (disambiguation)

This page is about the upcoming update to Team Fortress 2. For the game mode, see "Mann vs. Machine (game mode)"; for the update trailer, see "Mann vs. Machine (video)".

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Alright, enough reading advice. It's man-to-man talk time. I am not going to lie to you: I am going to have to lie to you. You men are absolutely prepared to deal with this, and you are going to be just fine. Right. End of lie. Now get ready to absorb some bullets so they don’t hit my factories. — Saxton Hale; TF2 Official Website

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Mann vs. Machine is an upcoming update for Team Fortress 2, announced on August 13, 2012 and due to be released on August 15, 2012.

Day 1: Machines

Day 1 revealed a new co-op game mode in which teams of six players fight a horde of bots, as well as a new map, Mannworks, and multiple special classes of robots introduced for the new mode. It also revealed the trailer for the mode.

Special Robots

The majority of the robot legion can be any class equipped with basic weaponry. In addition, several Special Robots exist:

Machine	Based on	Equipped with	Abilities
Minor League Scout	Scout	Sandman Batter's Helmet	Uses baseballs to temporarily stun
Demoknight	Demoman	Eyelander Chargin' Targe	Sword-wielding maniac Can cover large distances very quickly by charging
Steel Gauntlet	Heavy	Fists of Steel	Very durable Damage resistant Good with its fists
Heavyweight champ		Killing Gloves of Boxing Pugilist's Protector	Doesn't need weapons to rough you up Attacks in large groups
Quick-Fix Medic	Medic	Quick-Fix	Heals fast Can't use ÜberCharge
Über Medic		Medi Gun	ÜberCharges like a maniac
Bowman	Sniper	Huntsman	Deadly accurate Quick on the draw
Sydney Sniper		Sydney Sleeper	Shoots Jarate-coated darts

Giant Robots

Giant Robots are larger and more durable than normal robots, but move half as fast.

Machine	Based on	Abilities
Super Scout	Scout	Unlike other giant robots, Super Scout moves lightning fast, so don't let it pick up the bomb!
Rapid Fire Soldier	Soldier	The machine gun of rocket launchers. Don't stand in one place for too long.
Deflector Heavy	Heavy	Can shoot down projectiles such as rockets and grenades.

Sentry Buster

Day 1 also introduced the Sentry Buster, a robot designed to take down co-op players' Sentry Guns.

Machine	Based on	Abilities
Sentry Buster	Demoman	Detects Sentry Guns that are dealing sustained damage to the horde and runs at the offending Sentry Gun, exploding after a couple of seconds.

Bombs

Bomb Carrier Upgrades:

Stages	Upgrades
First stage	Defensive buff, shared with all nearby robots.
Second stage	Health regeneration.
Final stage	Full crits all the time.

Maps

Name	Picture	Game mode	File name
Mannworks	250px	Mann vs. Machine	TBC

Trivia

• Mann vs. Machine was heavily teased by the second ARG, which led to the Blood Brothers comic. Hints were also included in the maps Foundry and Doomsday.
• A diagram of a Scout Robot appears on the Engineer Update page, and a Demoman Robot head appears in the teaser trailer for the update.
• There is a pyro robot in the trailer, though it has been unannounced.

Update Gallery

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  Day 1 Update page

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  Day 1 Mannworks - New map announced.

Other Gallery

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  Diagram of a robot from the Engineer Update pages 1 and 2

External links

• Mann vs. Machine update page
• MVM Day One: They Are Legion on the TF2 blog
• Blood Brothers
• A Fate Worse Than Chess