Deflector
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— The Heavy
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The Deflector is a primary weapon used by the Deflector Heavy in Mann vs. Machine mode. Its model and functionality are identical to those of the Minigun. When used by Deflector Heavies, the weapon disables projectiles, causing them to drop from the air. When carried by the Giant Deflector Heavy, it also uses different spin up and firing sound effects, as well as different tracer effects from the Minigun, with a green tracer effect rather than the usual yellow.
There exists a single Deflector owned by one player. It was a user who found an exploit in the item schema which could be used to obtain any item in the game. He sent Valve a description of the exploit and as proof, gave himself a Deflector with the Unique quality. Valve has since fixed the exploit, but left the Deflector as a reward for the discoverer's honesty. Later, the item was given Community quality and the same effects (different sounds, green tracers, etc.) the Giant Deflector Heavy has to differentiate the gun.
Damage and function times
Damage and function times | ||
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Shot type | Hitscan | |
Damage | ||
Maximum ramp-up | 150% | 13.5 / per bullet |
Base damage | 100% | 9 / per bullet |
Maximum fall-off | 52.8% | 4.5 / per bullet |
Point blank | 50-54 / per 1 ammo 500-540 / per second | |
Medium range | 5-30 / per 1 ammo 50-300 / per second | |
Long range | 5-10 / per 1 ammo 50-100 / per second | |
Critical | 27 / per bullet | |
Mini-crit | 12-18 / per bullet | |
Function times | ||
Attack interval | 0.1 | |
Wind-up time | 0.87 s | |
Values are approximate and determined by community testing. |
Update history
- [Undocumented] The Deflector was added to the game.
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