Disciplinary Action

Disciplinary Action
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Basic Information
Used by:	Soldier
Slot:	Melee
Contributed by:	Svdl
Released:	June 23, 2011 Patch (Über Update)
Availability:	Drop, Craft, Purchase, Uncrate #60 (Strange), Chemistry Set (Collector's) or War Paint (Decorated)
Tradable:	Yes
Giftable:	Yes
Craftable:	Yes
Nameable:	Yes
Craft No.?:	Yes
Medieval:	Yes
Available Qualities
Unique Strange Collector's Decorated
Loadout Stats
The Disciplinary Action Level 10 Riding Crop On Hit Teammate: Boosts both players' speed for several seconds -25% damage penalty

“

Which of you numbnuts let us down? Click to listen — The Soldier wondering who to discipline

”

The Disciplinary Action is a community-created melee weapon for the Soldier. It is a riding crop with a wooden handle and a loose leather loop at the end. Most riding crops in real life have the loop around the handle, or don't have one at all.

Despite not being listed in the description, this weapon has a 70% longer range than most melee weapons, slightly more so than the Eyelander. However, it delivers 25% less damage to enemies.

The main benefit of the Disciplinary Action is that upon striking a teammate with this weapon, the teammate will receive a speed boost for 2 seconds, while the Soldier will receive a speed boost for 3 seconds; the boost amount varies by the class affected (see below). The boost is indicated by a wind breeze particle effect surrounding the affected class, visible both to them, and any other players. Multiple teammates can be boosted at once. Disguised Spies will be damaged by the weapon, but also will be boosted.

Damage and function times

Damage

See also: Damage

Damage and function times
Damage type		Melee
Ranged or Melee damage?		Melee
Damage
Base damage	100%	49
Critical		146
Mini-crit		66
Function times
Attack interval		0.8 s
Values are approximate and determined by community testing.

Speed Comparison

Class	Original speed (HU/s)	Boosted speed (HU/s)	Boost percentage
Scout	400	505	26 .3%
Soldier	240	336	40 .0%
Pyro	300	405	35 .0%
Demoman	280	385	37 .5%
Heavy	230	322	40 .0%
Engineer	300	405	35 .0%
Medic	320	425	32 .8%
Sniper	300	405	35 .0%†
Spy	320	432	35 .0%

^†While aiming, the Sniper's speed boost is 40%.

Item set

Main article: Item sets

The General's Formals
	Mantreads Disciplinary Action Armored Authority Fancy Dress Uniform
Effect	No effect

Crafting

See also: Crafting

Blueprint

Reclaimed Metal		Pain Train		Disciplinary Action
x2	+		=

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

As a crafting ingredient

Refined Metal		General's Formals weapon		Possible Results
x4	+		=

Scrap Metal		Disciplinary Action		Escape Plan
	+		=

Strange variant

Strange variant information

Strange Disciplinary Action Strange Riding Crop - Kills: 0 (Teammates Whipped: 0) On Hit Teammate: Boosts both players' speed for several seconds -25% damage penalty 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

Related achievements

 Soldier

Trench Warfare Kill your nemesis with a shovel.

Update history

June 23, 2011 Patch (Über Update)

• The Disciplinary Action was added to the game.

June 28, 2011 Patch

• Added/Refined recoil/draw/crit/reload forces for all of the Disciplinary Action.

July 1, 2011 [Item schema update]

• Changed positive attribute description from '1 sec' to 'several seconds'.

July 22, 2011 Patch

• [Undocumented] The damage penalty attribute was changed from "-25% damage done" to "-25% damage penalty".

June 27, 2012 Patch (Pyromania Update)

• [Undocumented] The Disciplinary Action now fully boosts Scout.

March 27, 2013 Patch

• Fixed the Disciplinary Action sometimes floating in the world after death.

August 27, 2013 Patch

• [Undocumented] Added Strange quality.

November 12, 2013 Patch

• [Undocumented] Added Collector's quality.

July 7, 2016 Patch (Meet Your Match Update)

• Reduced duration of speed bonus on teammates to 2 seconds (from 3).

October 20, 2017 Patch

• [Undocumented] Updated weapon description.

December 21, 2017 Patch (Smissmas 2017)

• Added Festivized variant.

Bugs

• The extra melee bounds allows the user to hit enemies and teammates completely behind them from point-blank range.
• Sometimes the weapon will appear to hit a teammate and make the correct sound, but not register the speed boost and vice versa.
  • This is due to teammates not being lag compensated in the way the opposing team is, the user will typically need to aim in front of where the teammates appear to be moving.
  • This also means the user can appear to hit allies that are seemingly out of range, but moving towards to the user.

Trivia

• Disciplinary action is a doctrine used by militaries or other hierarchical organizations to punish whoever they regard as breaking the rules.

Gallery

• 

  First-person view.

• 

  RED Festivized variant.

• 

  BLU Festivized variant.

See also

• Disciplinary Action strategy