Tough Break Update

This article is for content released in the update. For the patch itself, see December 17, 2015 Patch.

The Tough Break Update was a major update that introduced 4 new weapon collections, 4 [Steam workshop|community-created] new maps, and 3 new taunts. It introduced the Tough Break Campaign, an event taking place around around Smissmass which allowed players to compete in 26 skill-based challenges to unlock one-of-a-kind weapons and exclusive weapon and cosmetic cases. To participate in the Tough Break Update, players must purchase the Tough Break Campaign Pass.

All

• Base weapon switch speed changed from 0.67 seconds to 0.5 seconds.
• Upon spawning, friendly players will show an outline for 10 seconds.
• Updated various weapon descriptions to better detail their functionality.

Multi-Class

• Panic Attack
  • No longer auto-fires when fully loaded. Shots can be held and released at will.
• Reserve Shooter
  • No longer boosts all-around switch speed, instead boosts switch-to speed by 20% and switch-from speed by 15%.
  • No longer mini-crits any airborne target (i.e. jumping). Target must be forced in to the air via blastjump, knockback, airblast, or grapple.
• The Half-Zatoichi
  • Now considered a sword (increased holster and deploy time and increased range).
  • Honorbound changed. Deals 50 self damage on holster if no kill was made. Cannot be holstered if player is below 50 life and no kill was made.
  • 100% life restore on kill changed to 50% health gain on kill that can result in overheal.
  • No random crits.
• B.A.S.E Jumper
  • Removed hidden property of up draft when on fire.

Scout

• Pretty Boy's Pocket Pistol
  • Increased health recovered on hit from +3 to +5.
• Mad Milk
  • Extinguishing an ally will now reduce the cooldown by 20%.
• Wrap Assassin
  • Now 42% more festive! Ornament shatters on all impacts, dealing a small amount of damage in a small radius. Bleed effect still only applies to a target that is struck directly.
  • Ball recharge rate increased by 25%
  • Damage penalty reduced from -70% to -65%

Soldier

• Beggar's Bazooka
  • Decreased blast radius by 20%.
• Concheror
  • Doubled health regeneration rate. Regeneration rate is now decreased if player has been recently damaged.
• Market Gardener
  • Added 20% Attack Speed penalty.
• Air-Strike
  • Reduced blast radius by 20% when rocket jumping (28% reduction when compared to stock)

Sniper

• The Cleaner's Carbine
  • Reduced firing rate penalty from 35% to 20%.
  • Added 'CRIKEY' meter which is filled by dealing damage.
  • Mini-crits are no longer activated by kill, but can instead be activated by alt-fire when the 'CRIKEY' meter is filled.
• Cozy Camper
  • Quadrupled health regeneration rate. Regeneration rate is now decreased if player has been recently damaged.
• Jarate
  • Extinguishing an ally now reduces the cool down by 20%.

Pyro

• Pyros like to collect rainbows! Extinguishing a teammate will now return 20 health to the Pyro.
• Consecutive Airblasts will no longer prevent enemies from air-strafing until they touch the ground.
• The base Flamethrower's damage fall off over distance has been decreased, resulting in higher damage output at range.
• Degreaser
  • No longer boosts all-around switch speed. Instead, boosts switch-to speed by 60% and switch-from speed by 30%.
  • Removed damage penalty.
  • Increased Airblast cost by 25%.
  • Increased afterburn penalty to from 25% to 66%.
• Phlogistinator
  • Removed 10% damage penalty.
  • When activating 'MMMPH', the taunting Pyro gains temporary invulnerability and immunity to knockback effects.
• Axtinguisher
  • Properties changed
    • 100% Chance to crit against burning targets.
    • 33% Damage penalty.
    • 20% Slower attack speed.
    • 75% Slower switch-to speed.

Medic

• Medics now have slightly higher health regeneration when healing a hurt patient.
• During setup time, ÜberCharge build rate is now increased by 3x.
• Amputator
  • Taunt can now be activated by ALT-fire.
  • Healing done with the taunt now grants small amounts of ÜberCharge.
• Vaccinator
  • Removed 10% health regeneration on proper resist.
  • Added slight ÜberCharge build on proper resist.
  • Increased ÜberCharge rate from +50% to +67%.
  • Reduced overhealed ÜberCharge build rate penalty to 33% from 66%. As this penalty is applied after the base increase, healing an overhealed patient is now 33% more effective.
• Crusader's Crossbow
  • Healing a player with an arrow now grants a small amount of ÜberCharge
• Quick-Fix
  • Fixed cases where Quick-Fix ÜberCharged players could still be affected by certain knock-back effects.
  • Players can no longer capture objectives while under the effects of Quick-Fix ÜberCharge.

Spy

• The HUD 'Cloak' meter now displays 'MOTION' and 'FEIGN' when Cloak and Dagger and Dead Ringer are equipped respectively
• Dead Ringer
  • Initial damage reduction when feigning death increased to 75% from 50%.
• Spy-cicle
  • Fixed a bug where ammo packs from dead players were not filling the Spy-cicle meter.
  • Fire immunity shield no longer appears when fire immunity is triggered.

Heavy

• Fists of Steel
  • Removed deploy time penalty.
  • Added penalty of increased holster time by 100%.
• Gloves of Running Urgently
  • Increased holster time penalty.
• Warrior's Spirit
  • Now heals 50 health on kill.
  • Damage received and dealt increased by 30%.
  • Removed health penalty.
• Eviction Notice
  • Now provides 15% move speed bonus.
  • Now increases damage taken by 20%.

Demoman / Demoknight

• Shield bash now deals damage at all ranges, scaled by distance.
• Melee damage boost after shield bash is based on amount of charge consumed. Now provides mini-crit at 25% depleted, and full crit at 60% depleted.
• Charging now removes debuffs from the Demoknight (Bleed, Fire, Mad Milk, Jarate).
• All Swords now have a slower deploy and holster speed compared to base weapons in addition to their increased melee range.
• Splendid Screen
  • Removed the ability to deal charge impact damage at any range (now native to all shields).
  • Now increases recharge rate by 50%.
  • Increased blast resistance from 15% to 20%.
• Tide Turner
  • Now grants mini-crit instead of full-crit on charge bash.
  • Reduced resistances to 15%.
• Chargin Targe
  • Reduced blast resistance from 40% to 30%.
  • Removed fire immunity.
• Claidheamh Mòr
  • Removed charge duration bonus.
  • Now restores 25 health on kill.
  • Removed health penalty.
  • Now increases damage taken while active by 15%.
• Persian Persuader
  • Removed ammo pickups granting health instead of ammo.
  • Added penalties of reduced primary and secondary ammo.
  • Ammo pickups now replenish charge.
  • Now gains charge meter on hit.
• Quickiebomb Launcher
  • Fizzle time increased from 2 seconds to 4 seconds.
• Ullapool Caber
  • Base melee damage increased from 35 to 55
  • Added 20% fire rate penalty
  • Added 100% switch-to time penalty
• Loose Cannon
  • Reduced projectile speed (now a visible attribute).
  • Reduced cannon impact damage from 60 to 50. Damage also scales with distance.
  • Reduced knockback from cannon hit. Knockback strength is now similar to airblast.

Engineer

• After removing a Sapper from a sentry, there is now a 0.5s delay before the sentry is active again.
• Sentries brought into a respawn room no longer detonate outside of Mann vs. Machine.
• The Jag
  • Added damage penalty against buildings. Now takes 3 hits to destroy a Sapper.
• Rescue Ranger
  • Healing per bolt reduced from 75 to 60.