Team Fortress 2 Closed Beta

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The Team Fortress 2 Closed Beta is a version of regular Team Fortress 2 that includes experimental Beta weapons and features that are privately tested by competitive players in 2009. These weapons are not necessarily destined to appear in future versions of Team Fortress 2, nor does their presence reflect the consensus or desires of beta participants.

On December 2, 2010, an open beta version of the game was made available to all Team Fortress 2 owners, with the intent of testing new weapon variants without affecting gameplay in the official game.

Primary Weapons

Class		Weapon	Ammo Loaded	Ammo Carried	Damage Range	Notes / Special Abilities
Medic		Blutsauger Beta 1	40	150	Base: 10 Crit: 30 [10 syringes / sec.]	On Hit: +3 health.  -25 max health on wearer.
		Blutsauger Beta 2	40	150	Base: 7 Crit: 23 [10 syringes / sec.]	On Hit: +3 health.  -25% damage done.
Spy		Fire retardant suit Beta 1	N/A	N/A	N/A	Makes the user take 90% less damage from fire.
		Fire retardant suit Beta 2	N/A	N/A	N/A	Makes the user immune to afterburn effects.

Secondary Weapons

Class		Weapon	Ammo Loaded	Ammo Carried	Damage Range	Notes / Special Abilities
Medic		Medi Gun Beta 1	N/A	N/A	N/A	Overheal doesn't decay.  -50% heal rate.

Melee Weapons

Class		Weapon	Damage Range	Notes / Special Abilities
Heavy		G.R.U. Beta 1	Base: 33 Crit: 98	When weapon is active:  +30% faster move speed on wearer.  -50% damage done.  Decrease max health by 100.
		G.R.U. Beta 2	Base: 33 Crit: 98	When weapon is active:  +30% faster move speed on wearer.  -50% damage done.  Reduce health gained from healing sources.
		G.R.U. Beta 3 1	Base: 33 Crit: 98	When weapon is active:  +30% faster move speed on wearer.  -50% damage done.  -6 health drained per second on wearer.
Engineer		P.D.Q. 2	Base: 65 Crit: 195	Improve wrenching build speed by 150%.  Cannot upgrade buildings.
Medic		Übersaw Beta 1	Base: 49 Crit: 146	On Hit: 25% ÜberCharge added.  -25% damage done.  20% slower firing speed.
		Übersaw Beta 2	Base: 65 Crit: 195	On Hit: 25% ÜberCharge added.  -20 max health on wearer.  20% slower firing speed.
		Vita-Saw	Base: 65 Crit: 195	User retains at most 20% of a full ÜberCharge meter on death.  User can see enemy health  Lowers max health by 10 points (140 total) on wearer.

¹ This version of the G.R.U. was officially added to the game during the Mann-Conomy Update, making it the first of these Beta weapons to be implemented.

² The idea for this weapon was eventually carried on into the Gunslinger, which builds buildings (Only Sentry Guns in this case though) at a much faster rate. However, the P.D.Q.'s build rate was 1.5x faster, where the Gunslinger's build rate is 4x.

See also

• Weapons
• Unused content
• Team Fortress 2 Beta