Panic Attack

Panic Attack
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Kill Icons
Basic Information
Used by:	Engineer, Soldier, Pyro, Heavy
Slot:	Primary (Engineer) Secondary (Soldier, Pyro, Heavy)
Contributed by:	Z BADGERPIG
Released:	December 22, 2014 Patch (Smissmas 2014)
Availability:	Drop, Craft, Purchase or Uncrate #103 (Strange)
Tradable:	Yes
Giftable:	Yes
Craftable:	Yes
Nameable:	Yes
Craft No.?:	No
Medieval:	No
Ammo
Ammo loaded:	0
Ammo carried:	32
Reload type:	Single
Available Qualities
Unique Strange Decorated
Loadout Stats
The Panic Attack Level 1 - 100 Shotgun +50% bullets per shot This weapon deploys 50% faster Fires a fixed shot pattern -30% damage penalty Successive shots become less accurate

“

I am having a heart attack! Click to listen — The Soldier taking the weapon's name too literally

”

The Panic Attack is a community-created primary weapon for the Engineer, and a secondary weapon for the Soldier, Pyro, and Heavy. It is a pump-action shotgun with a drum magazine attached to the front and an external firing hammer.

Compared to the default Shotgun, the Panic Attack has a 50% faster switch speed, 50% more pellets per shot, and 30% less damage. It fires a wide, fixed shot pattern whether or not bullet spread is enabled. In addition, as the user fires successive shots (such as by holding down primary fire), the shot pattern grows and only resets when the player stops firing or reloads, making successive shots a less viable strategy.

The Panic Attack was contributed to the Steam Workshop under the name "War Drum".

Damage and function times

See also: Damage Damage and function times Shot type Hitscan Damage type Bullet Ranged or Melee damage? Ranged Damage Maximum ramp-up 150% 6.4 / pellet Base damage 100% 4.2 / pellet Maximum fall-off 52.8% 2.1 / pellet Pellet count 15 Point blank 6.4-64 Medium range 4.2-42 Long range 2.1-21 Critical 12.6 / pellet Mini-crit 5.7 - 6.4 / pellet ho Function times Attack interval 0.625 s Reload (first) 1.0 s Reload (consecutive) 0.5 s Values are approximate and determined by community testing.

400px A weapon spread of 30 means that for every 30 Hammer Units away from the target, the pellets spread out by 1 Hammer Unit on the target.

Strange variant

Strange variant information

Strange Panic Attack Strange Shotgun - Kills: 0 +50% bullets per shot This weapon deploys 50% faster Fires a fixed shot pattern -30% damage penalty Successive shots become less accurate

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

Crafting

See also: Crafting

Blueprint

Reclaimed Metal		Reclaimed Metal		Back Scatter		Panic Attack
	+		+		=

Class Token - Soldier		Slot Token - Secondary		Scrap Metal		Possible Results
	+		+		=

Class Token - Heavy		Slot Token - Secondary		Scrap Metal		Possible Results
	+		+		=

Class Token - Pyro		Slot Token - Secondary		Scrap Metal		Possible Results
	+		+		=

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

Update history

December 22, 2014 Patch (Smissmas 2014)

• The Panic Attack was added to the game.

January 7, 2015 Patch

• Fixed the Crit Boost material effect for the Panic Attack.
• Updated the kill icon for the Panic Attack.

January 15, 2015 Patch #1

• Fixed being able to pick-up buildings while reloading the Panic Attack.

February 11, 2015 Patch #1

• Fixed the Panic Attack not using the correct sound for crits.

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

• Changed attributes:
  • Base Fire rate increased. (from 15% to 30%)
  • Base reload speed increased. (from 33% to 50%)
  • Added increased switch to speed by +50%.

December 17, 2015 Patch (Tough Break Update)

• Changed attribute:
  • No longer auto-fires when fully loaded. Shots can be held and released at will.

February 29, 2016 Patch

• Updated the materials for the Panic Attack to support mat_picmip

July 7, 2016 Patch (Meet Your Match Update)

• Added Strange quality.

October 20, 2017 Patch (Jungle Inferno Update)

• Changed attributes:
  • Increased switch speed by 50%.
  • Increased number of pellets by 50%.
  • Decreased damage by 30%.
  • Fires a wide, fixed shot pattern.
  • Shot pattern grows with successive shots but resets after the player stops firing or reloads.

Bugs

• Due to this weapon being a primary weapon for the Engineer, it can be crafted using a Soldier, Pyro or Heavy class token and a Primary slot token in place of Secondary slot.
• The quality of the backpack icon is affected depending on the Texture Quality of the game, which isn't a normal behavior, as other backpack icons for other items aren't affected depending on the Texture Quality that the player set.
• If the weapon is viewed from the Pyro's loadout, it shows a bullet hovering underneath the gun.

Trivia

• This weapon gets its name from a panic attack, which is a sudden feeling of intense fear and anxiety.
• The style of the Panic Attack is reminiscent of a standard 12 gauge pump Shotgun with a drum magazine in front of the pump, instead of behind it.
• The Panic Attack and its attributes are based heavily upon the Winchester Model 1897, as the heat shield and bayonet mount is very similar to the M97's. In addition, the Panic Attack's automatic firing after releasing primary fire references the technique of holding the M97's trigger down while pumping shells, as the M97 would fire each time the action closed.
• The original kill icon was actually a different weapon. This was changed in a later update to the current icon.

Gallery

• 

  Soldier RED first-person view.

• 

  Soldier BLU first-person view.

• 

  Pyro first-person view.

• 

  Heavy first-person view.

• 

  Engineer first-person view.

• 

  Engineer first-person view with the Gunslinger equipped.

• 

  The Panic Attack as appeared in the blog.

• 

  Steam Workshop thumbnail for the Panic Attack.

See also

• Panic Attack strategy (Soldier)
• Panic Attack strategy (Pyro)
• Panic Attack strategy (Heavy)
• Panic Attack strategy (Engineer)