Pomson 6000

Pomson 6000
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Basic Information
Used by:	Engineer
Slot:	Primary
Contributed by:	Weta Workshop
Released:	December 15, 2011 Patch (Australian Christmas 2011)
Availability:	Drop, Craft, Purchase or Chemistry Set (Collector's)
Tradable:	Yes
Giftable:	Yes
Craftable:	Yes
Nameable:	Yes
Craft No.?:	Yes
Medieval:	No
Ammo
Ammo loaded:	4
Ammo carried:	Unlimited
Reload type:	Single
Available Qualities
Unique Strange Collector's
Loadout Stats
The Pomson 6000 Level 1 - 100 Indivisible Particle Smasher Does not require ammo Projectile cannot be deflected On Hit: Victim loses up to 10% Medigun charge On Hit: Victim loses up to 20% cloak Deals only 20% damage to buildings Being an innovative hand-held irradiating utensil capable of producing rapid pulses of high-amplitude radiation in sufficient quantity as to immolate, maim and otherwise incapacitate the Irish.

“

Blasting out rapid pulses of high amplitude, cross spectrum radiation has never been so convenient! — Pomson 6000 publicity blurb

”

The Pomson 6000 is a primary weapon for the Engineer. It is a retro-futuristic ray gun with many team-colored portions.

The weapon fires an unreflectable projectile beam that deals damage and interferes with the signature abilities of Medics and Spies: hitting a Medic will subtract 10% from his ÜberCharge meter if he is not actively using it, while hitting a Spy will subtract 20% from his cloak meter even if he is cloaked or disguised. These values are maximums; the amount drained begins to fall off starting at a medium range of 512 Hammer units, with no drain at all at 1536 Hammer units (three times the distance). Drainage is applied after damage is dealt, so killing a Medic with full ÜberCharge counts as such, and Spies can successfully use the Dead Ringer on Pomson shots. Drainage victims hear a distinctive sound to alert them of the loss.

The Pomson 6000 does not require ammo, though it remains necessary to reload it after four shots. Its shots also deal only 20% damage to enemy buildings.

Enemies killed by the Pomson 6000 suffer a distinctive death by vaporization: they turn black, hover in mid-air while surrounded by team-colored particles, and then disappear into ashes while a loud, distinct vaporization sound plays. Like backstabs and headshots, there is a 25% chance that opponents will perform a specific disintegration animation if killed in this way.

The Pomson 6000 was later contributed to the Steam Workshop, at Valve's request.

Damage and function times

See also: Damage

Damage and function times
Shot type		Projectile
Damage type		Bullet
Ranged or Melee damage?		Ranged
Damage
Maximum ramp-up	120%	Players: 72
Base damage	100%	Players: 60 Buildings: 12
Maximum fall-off	53%	Players: 32
Critical		180
Mini-crit		81-97
Function times
Attack interval		0.8 s
Reload (first)		1.02 s
Reload (consecutive)		0.53 s
Values are approximate and determined by community testing.

Item set

Main article: Item sets

Dr. Grordbort's Brainiac Pack
	Pomson 6000 Eureka Effect Brainiac Goggles Brainiac Hairpiece
Effect	No effect

Crafting

See also: Crafting

Blueprint

Reclaimed Metal		Righteous Bison		Short Circuit		Pomson 6000
	+		+		=

Class Token - Engineer		Slot Token - Primary		Scrap Metal		Possible Results
	+		+		=

As a crafting ingredient

Refined Metal		Brainiac Pack weapon		Possible Results
x4	+		=

Strange variant

Strange variant information

Strange Pomson 6000 Strange Indivisible Particle Smasher - Kills: 0 Does not require ammo Projectile cannot be deflected On Hit: Victim loses up to 10% Medigun charge On Hit: Victim loses up to 20% cloak Deals only 20% damage to buildings Being an innovative hand-held irradiating utensil capable of producing rapid pulses of high-amplitude radiation in sufficient quantity as to immolate, maim and otherwise incapacitate the Irish. Only the first statistic counts towards the strange rank.

Compatible Strange parts Strange Part: Damage Dealt Strange Cosmetic Part: Fires Survived Strange Part: Allied Healing Done Strange Part: Allies Extinguished Strange Part: Scouts Killed Strange Part: Soldiers Killed Strange Part: Pyros Killed Strange Part: Demomen Killed Strange Part: Heavies Killed Strange Part: Engineers Killed Strange Part: Medics Killed Strange Part: Snipers Killed Strange Part: Spies Killed Strange Part: Cloaked Spies Killed Strange Part: Low-Health Kills Strange Part: Posthumous Kills Strange Part: Kills While Übercharged Strange Part: Defender Kills Strange Part: Underwater Kills Strange Part: Critical Kills Strange Part: Gib Kills Strange Part: Kills While Explosive Jumping Strange Part: Headshot Kills Strange Part: Airborne Enemies Killed Strange Part: Burning Enemy Kills Strange Part: Medics Killed That Have Full ÜberCharge Strange Part: Unusual-Wearing Player Kills Strange Part: Point-Blank Kills Strange Part: Long-Distance Kills Strange Part: Domination Kills Strange Part: Revenge Kills Strange Part: Full Moon Kills Strange Part: Halloween Kills Strange Part: Kills During Victory Time Strange Part: Kills with a Taunt Attack Strange Part: Buildings Destroyed Strange Part: Sappers Destroyed Strange Part: Robots Destroyed Strange Part: Giant Robots Destroyed Strange Part: Robot Spies Destroyed Strange Part: Tanks Destroyed Strange Part: Robots Destroyed During Halloween Strange Part: Projectiles Reflected Strange Cosmetic Part: Freezecam Taunt Appearances Strange Part: Killstreaks Ended Strange Part: Player Hits

Achievements

 Engineer

Texas Two-Step Use your shotgun to finish off an enemy recently damaged by your sentry gun.

Update history

December 15, 2011 Patch (Australian Christmas 2011)

• The Pomson 6000 was added to the game.

December 21, 2011 Patch

• Added draw/recoil/reload/crit forces for the Pomson 6000.

January 11, 2012 Patch

• Added crafting blueprint for the Pomson 6000.

February 16, 2012 Patch

• Fixed a broken Engineer animation for the Pomson 6000.

August 15, 2012 Patch (Mann vs. Machine Update)

• Removed player penetration from the Pomson 6000 and boosted the damage to compensate.

August 27, 2013 Patch

• [Undocumented] Added Strange quality.

July 2, 2015 Patch #1 (Gun Mettle Update)

• Changed attribute:
  • Uber and Cloak drain decreases over distance from target. Decreases start at 512 Hammer Units (Hu) from target and reach 0 drain at 1536Hu.

July 3, 2015 Patch

• Fixed dropped energy weapons not being able to fire after being picked up.

July 23, 2015 Patch

• Changed the Pomson 6000 ÜberCharge and cloak drain effect's distance fall-off.
  • Old: Drain 15 ÜberCharge at point blank and scale down to 0 at 1024 HU.
  • New: Drain 10 ÜberCharge from 0 to 512 HU and scale down to 0 at 1536 HU.

May 31, 2016 Patch

• Fixed energy weapons not reloading when using cl_autoreload.

July 7, 2016 Patch #1 (Meet Your Match Update)

• Fixed an exploit with shooting through your own buildings.
• Changed attributes:
  • Increased close-range damage to 72 (from 62).
  • Reduced long-range damage to 32 (from 42).
  • Updated projectile impact sounds.
  • [Undocumented] Added projectile impact particle.

July 8, 2016 Patch

• Fixed a dedicated server crash caused by projectiles from the Pomson 6000.

August 16, 2016 Patch

• Fixed an issue with the Pomson 6000 hit detection where projectiles were being removed when colliding with invisible entities.

August 29, 2016 Patch

• [Undocumented] Updated the Pomson 6000 to display its hidden negative attribute of "Deals only 20% damage to buildings."

October 21, 2016 Patch

• Fixed the Pomson 6000 playing the Shotgun reload sound.

Bugs

• The attribute -34% clip size is missing.
• The attribute On Hit: Victim loses up to 10% Medigun charge has spelled Medi Gun incorrectly.
• The shots fired by the weapon are fired slightly below the reticule.
• Rarely, after a moment of not firing, the Engineer will automatically reload the weapon's clip, regardless of the player's auto-reload setting.
• The world view reload animation will not appear to other players.
• While holding down the primary fire button, if you hold down the secondary fire button simultaneously the Pomson will be placed into a still loop of the reloading animation without actually reloading the weapon until both buttons have been released.
• For about the first 128 Hammer Units of their flight, the weapon's small energy beam projectiles get intercepted, deviating from the expected projectile-based weapon friendly fire rule.

Trivia

• The appearance of this weapon is based on that of 'The Pomson 6000 Sub Atomic Wave Gun', which can be purchased from the online store at Weta Workshop.

Gallery

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  RED first-person view.

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  BLU first-person view.

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  RED projectile.

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  BLU projectile.

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  Steam Workshop thumbnail for the Pomson 6000.

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  Concept art illustrating Pomson 6000's early particle effects.

See also

• Pomson 6000 strategy