Shortstop
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— The Scout
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The Shortstop is a craftable primary weapon for the Scout class. It appears as a four-barreled Pistol, similar to a peppergun.
This weapon is a Pistol which is loaded with Shotgun-like ammunition. Each shot fires multiple pellets from a single chamber. The Shortstop does not possess the increased damage ramp-up of the Scout's other primaries, the Scattergun and Force-A-Nature, but each shot has little bullet spread, making this an ideal weapon to use where range and accuracy are a concern.
Each shot fires 60% less pellets than the Scattergun, but each pellet deals twice the damage, resulting in an overall 20% lower base damage per shot. The Shortstop has a firing speed approximately 78% faster than the Scattergun and reloads an entire clip of ammunition rapidly, although each clip has four shots as opposed to six. A successful hit from this weapon temporarily slows an enemy.
Like the standard Shotgun and Scattergun, the Shortstop's first shell fires at least one pellet straight down the crosshair before 'bullet-spread' takes effect. When random spread is disabled any shots with the Shortstop form a T-shape consisting of the centre row and bottom centre position of a 3x3 square.
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Slowdown
Each pellet fired is capable of inflicting 40% slow on the target for 0.5 seconds per shot, which may allow the player to break from the fight or close in to deal more damage. This Slow effect is much less than that dealt by Natascha, which slows any target to ~113 Hammer units per second, which is more than a 60% reduction from the "normal" movement speed of 300 HU/sec. The slowdown is also less noticeable on the Shortstop compared to the Natascha because of the Natascha's constant rate of fire.
Class | Slowed Speed | Notes |
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Scout | 80% of "normal"* (240v) | Same speed as a Soldier |
Soldier | 48% of "normal"* (144v) | around 37% slower than a typical Heavy |
Demoman | 56% of "normal"* (168v) | around 26% slower than a Heavy |
Heavy | 42% of "normal"* (138v) | Speed of a Sniper with the Huntsman drawn. |
Medic | 64% of "normal"* (192v) | around 18% slower than a Heavy |
Pyro, Engineer, Sniper, Spy | 60% of "normal"* (180v) | around 22% slower than a Heavy |
- *"Normal" refers to the standard speed of Pyros, Engineers, Snipers, and Spies. (300v)
- See the wiki's speed page for more information on different movement speeds.
Damage
- Base: 12 per pellet
- Max Ramp Up: 150% (18 damage per pellet)
- Max Fall Off: 50% (6 damage per pellet)
- Pellet Count: 4
- Point Blank: 69-72
- Medium Range: 24-48
- Long Range: 6-12
- Mini-Crit: 16 per pellet
- Critical hit: 36 per pellet
Function times
- Attack Interval: 0.36
- Reload: 1.01
All times are in seconds. Times are approximate and determined by community testing.
Demonstration
Item set
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Blueprint
Force-A-Nature | Reclaimed Metal | Shortstop | ||
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As a Crafting Ingredient
Refined Metal | Shortstop | Milkman | ||
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Bugs
- At present, the slowdown effect is bugged and does not work.
- Occasionally, after reloading the Shortstop, the pellets clip through the bottom of the weapon. This clipping does not occur if the weapon is reloaded manually or if the Scout switches to another weapon and then switches back to the Shortstop. It has been reported that this can be seen by holding down the reload button.
- Currently, it does not glow when the player is Crit boosted. However, the Crit sparkles can still be seen.
Trivia
- The weapon's name is a reference to "Template:W", the fielding position between second and third base in the Scout's favorite sport, baseball.
- The design of the Shortstop is seemingly a combination of the Template:W and four-barreled Template:W.
- A pepperbox pistol or 'pepper gun' is any small handgun or pistol with multiple barrels fixed around a center axis.
- The Shortstop was originally intended to be a replacement for the Pistol, and shares many traits with the Pistol as a result.
- Taunting with the Shortstop performs the Pistol taunt instead of the typical taunt for the Scattergun or Force-A-Nature.
- This weapon delivers Critical hits in the same fashion as the Pistol and other rapid-fire weapons.
- This weapon shares its ammunition reserves with the Pistol when both are equipped.
Gallery
- Shortstop 1st person cropped.png
1st person view.
See also
Weapons | ||||||||||
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Primary | Scattergun | Rocket Launcher | Flame Thrower | Grenade Launcher | Minigun | Shotgun | Syringe Gun | Sniper Rifle | — | |
Force-A-Nature Shortstop Soda Popper Baby Face's Blaster Back Scatter |
Direct Hit Black Box Rocket Jumper Liberty Launcher Cow Mangler 5000 Original Beggar's Bazooka Air Strike |
Backburner Degreaser Phlogistinator Rainblower Nostromo Napalmer Dragon's Fury |
Loch-n-Load Ali Baba's Wee Booties Bootlegger Loose Cannon B.A.S.E. Jumper Iron Bomber |
Natascha Iron Curtain Brass Beast Tomislav Huo-Long Heater |
Frontier Justice Widowmaker Pomson 6000 Rescue Ranger Panic Attack |
Blutsauger Crusader's Crossbow Overdose |
Huntsman Sydney Sleeper Bazaar Bargain Machina Hitman's Heatmaker AWPer Hand Fortified Compound Classic Shooting Star |
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Secondary | Pistol | Shotgun | Shotgun | Stickybomb Launcher | Shotgun | Pistol | Medi Gun | SMG | Revolver | |
Bonk! Atomic Punch Lugermorph Crit-a-Cola Mad Milk Winger Pretty Boy's Pocket Pistol Flying Guillotine Mutated Milk C.A.P.P.E.R |
Buff Banner Gunboats Battalion's Backup Concheror Mantreads Reserve Shooter Righteous Bison B.A.S.E. Jumper Panic Attack |
Flare Gun Detonator Reserve Shooter Manmelter Scorch Shot Panic Attack Gas Passer Thermal Thruster |
Chargin' Targe Scottish Resistance Sticky Jumper Splendid Screen Tide Turner Quickiebomb Launcher |
Sandvich Dalokohs Bar Buffalo Steak Sandvich Fishcake Family Business Robo-Sandvich Panic Attack Second Banana |
Lugermorph Wrangler Short Circuit C.A.P.P.E.R Giger Counter |
Kritzkrieg Quick-Fix Vaccinator |
Jarate Razorback Darwin's Danger Shield Cozy Camper Cleaner's Carbine Self-Aware Beauty Mark |
Ambassador Big Kill L'Etranger Enforcer Diamondback | ||
Melee | Bat | Shovel | Fire Axe | Bottle | Fists | Wrench | Bonesaw | Kukri | Knife | |
Sandman Frying Pan Holy Mackerel Boston Basher Candy Cane Sun-on-a-Stick Fan O'War Three-Rune Blade Saxxy Atomizer Conscientious Objector Unarmed Combat Wrap Assassin Freedom Staff Bat Outta Hell Memory Maker Ham Shank Golden Frying Pan Necro Smasher Crossing Guard Batsaber Prinny Machete |
Equalizer Pain Train Frying Pan Half-Zatoichi Saxxy Disciplinary Action Market Gardener Conscientious Objector Escape Plan Freedom Staff Bat Outta Hell Memory Maker Ham Shank Golden Frying Pan Necro Smasher Crossing Guard Prinny Machete |
Axtinguisher Homewrecker Frying Pan Powerjack Back Scratcher Sharpened Volcano Fragment Maul Saxxy Postal Pummeler Conscientious Objector Third Degree Lollichop Neon Annihilator Freedom Staff Bat Outta Hell Memory Maker Ham Shank Golden Frying Pan Necro Smasher Crossing Guard Prinny Machete Hot Hand |
Eyelander Pain Train Scotsman's Skullcutter Frying Pan Horseless Headless Horsemann's Headtaker Claidheamh Mòr Ullapool Caber Half-Zatoichi Saxxy Persian Persuader Nessie's Nine Iron Conscientious Objector Scottish Handshake Freedom Staff Bat Outta Hell Memory Maker Ham Shank Golden Frying Pan Necro Smasher Crossing Guard Prinny Machete |
Killing Gloves of Boxing Frying Pan Gloves of Running Urgently Fists of Steel Warrior's Spirit Saxxy Eviction Notice Conscientious Objector Apoco-Fists Holiday Punch Freedom Staff Bat Outta Hell Memory Maker Ham Shank Golden Frying Pan Bread Bite Necro Smasher Crossing Guard Prinny Machete |
Golden Wrench Gunslinger Southern Hospitality Jag Saxxy Eureka Effect Golden Frying Pan Necro Smasher Prinny Machete |
Ubersaw Frying Pan Vita-Saw Amputator Saxxy Solemn Vow Conscientious Objector Freedom Staff Bat Outta Hell Memory Maker Ham Shank Golden Frying Pan Necro Smasher Crossing Guard Prinny Machete |
Tribalman's Shiv Bushwacka Frying Pan Saxxy Shahanshah Conscientious Objector Freedom Staff Bat Outta Hell Memory Maker Ham Shank Golden Frying Pan Necro Smasher Crossing Guard Prinny Machete |
Your Eternal Reward Conniver's Kunai Saxxy Big Earner Wanga Prick Sharp Dresser Spy-cicle Black Rose Golden Frying Pan Prinny Machete | ||
Primary PDA | — | — | — | — | — | Construction PDA | — | — | Disguise Kit | |
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Secondary PDA | — | — | — | — | — | Destruction PDA | — | — | Invis Watch | |
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Building | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Sapper | |
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Taunt | Grand Slam | Grenade | Hadouken Armageddon Execution Gas Blast |
Barbarian Swing | High Noon | Arm Blender Guitar Smash |
Oktoberfest Uberslice Medicating Melody |
Arrow Stab | Fencing |
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