Gloves of Running Urgently
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| Basic Information | |
| Used by: | Heavy |
| Slot: | Melee |
| Released: | Mann-Conomy Update |
| Availability: | Drop, Craft, Purchase or Uncrate #21 (Strange) |
| Tradable: | Yes |
| Giftable: | Yes |
| Craftable: | Yes |
| Nameable: | Yes |
| Craft No.?: | No |
| Medieval: | Yes |
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 Gloves of Running Urgently |
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| “ | Ooohhhh, run, run, I'm coming for you!
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— The Heavy
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The Gloves of Running Urgently (G.R.U.) are a melee weapon for the Heavy. They are similar in appearance to the Killing Gloves of Boxing, but designed with flame decals and orange rings around the cuffs.
While the Gloves of Running Urgently are the active weapon, the Heavy moves 30% faster - at 99.67% base movement speed, a rate of 299 Hammer units per second (about 13 miles per hour). While this effect is active, the Heavy suffers a health loss of 6 health per second, indicated by a team-colored skull and crossbones appearing above him every time health is lost. Continual use of the Gloves of Running Urgently will therefore result in the Heavy's death unless he is being continually healed. The Gloves of Running Urgently's damage is half that of the Fists.
As with the Fists and the rest of the Heavy's melee weapons, primary fire swings the left fist, secondary fire swings the right fist, and the critical hit animation is always a right-handed uppercut.
The Gloves of Running Urgently's self-inflicted damage is cumulative with respect to time. For example, if a player took out the Gloves of Running Urgently for 0.5 seconds, switched to Minigun, and then switched back to the Gloves of Running Urgently, that player would take 6 damage after wielding the weapon for another 0.5 seconds. A player can minimize damage taken during travel by repeatedly jumping and only taking the Gloves of Running Urgently out while touching the ground, as velocity is not lost by losing base move speed mid-air. The heavy can also jump a little higher then usual if he jumps as soon as he takes damage from the G.R.U. While this is not as useful as some other forms of jumping, it can get the player to places that are not normally reachable.
The kill icon for the G.R.U. was contributed by flutterravie.
Contents
Damage and function times
See also: Damage
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| Base damage | 100% | 33 |
| Point blank | 28-37 | |
| Critical | 98 | |
| Mini-crit | 38-50 | |
| Self-damage | 6 / s | |
| Function times | ||
| Attack interval | 0.8 s | |
| Values are approximate and determined by community testing. | ||
Demonstration
Crafting
See also: Crafting
Blueprint
| Killing Gloves of Boxing | Scrap Metal | Gloves of Running Urgently | ||
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As a crafting ingredient
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Related achievements
Heavy
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Update history
September 30, 2010 Patch (Mann-Conomy Update)
- The Gloves of Running Urgently were added to the game.
- The Gloves of Running Urgently now using the boxing taunt and boxing glove weapons are now of the type "Boxing Gloves" instead of "Fists."
- [Undocumented] Gave this weapon a unique crafting recipe
- Fixed an exploit that allowed people to bypass the Gloves of Running Urgently's damage taking penalty.
- The Buffalo Steak Sandvich's speed boost no longer stacks with other speed boosts.
- This weapon was given a unique kill icon.
- Fixed the Heavy's fists not playing the critical hit animation.
- Fixed melee attacks not destroying remote detonation pipes (Stickybombs).
- [Undocumented] The crafting cost of the weapon was reduced from one Reclaimed Metal + K.G.B. to two Scrap Metal + K.G.B.
May 5, 2011 Patch (Replay Update)
- Fixed the Gloves of Running Urgently not using the correct skin in the character loadout screen.
- Added new community contributed response rules to this weapon.
June 23, 2011 Patch (Über Update)
- Added Strange Quality.
- [Undocumented] The damage bonus attribute was changed from "-50% damage done" to "-50% damage penalty".
- [Undocumented] Fixed this weapon not hiding Heavy's default fists.
Trivia
- G.R.U. is an acronym for the Template:W, the foreign military intelligence directorate of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation (formerly the Red Army General Staff of the Soviet Union).
- The Gloves of Running Urgently were featured in the closed beta, the attributes of which were leaked by testers; they did not have their own texture or taunt and instead used the Killing Gloves of Boxing's model and the Showdown taunt as placeholders. The first version, «G.R.U. Beta 1», increased the movement speed of the Heavy, but reduced the damage done by 50% and decreased max health by 100. These effects only took place while the weapon was active. «G.R.U. Beta 2» made the Heavy receive less health from healing sources, rather than lose a portion of maximum health. Finally, «G.R.U. Beta 3» was identical to the weapon used in the game now.
Gallery
RED first-person view.
BLU first-person view.
The team-colored skulls emitted from the top of the Heavy's head while wearing the Gloves of Running Urgently.
See also
| Weapons | ||||||||||
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| Primary | Scattergun | Rocket Launcher | Flame Thrower | Grenade Launcher | Minigun | Shotgun | Syringe Gun | Sniper Rifle | — | |
| Force-A-Nature Shortstop Soda Popper Baby Face's Blaster Back Scatter |
Direct Hit Black Box Rocket Jumper Liberty Launcher Cow Mangler 5000 Original Beggar's Bazooka Air Strike |
Backburner Degreaser Phlogistinator Rainblower Nostromo Napalmer Dragon's Fury |
Loch-n-Load Ali Baba's Wee Booties Bootlegger Loose Cannon B.A.S.E. Jumper Iron Bomber |
Natascha Iron Curtain Brass Beast Tomislav Huo-Long Heater |
Frontier Justice Widowmaker Pomson 6000 Rescue Ranger Panic Attack |
Blutsauger Crusader's Crossbow Overdose |
Huntsman Sydney Sleeper Bazaar Bargain Machina Hitman's Heatmaker AWPer Hand Fortified Compound Classic Shooting Star |
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| Secondary | Pistol | Shotgun | Shotgun | Stickybomb Launcher | Shotgun | Pistol | Medi Gun | SMG | Revolver | |
| Bonk! Atomic Punch Lugermorph Crit-a-Cola Mad Milk Winger Pretty Boy's Pocket Pistol Flying Guillotine Mutated Milk C.A.P.P.E.R |
Buff Banner Gunboats Battalion's Backup Concheror Mantreads Reserve Shooter Righteous Bison B.A.S.E. Jumper Panic Attack |
Flare Gun Detonator Reserve Shooter Manmelter Scorch Shot Panic Attack Gas Passer Thermal Thruster |
Chargin' Targe Scottish Resistance Sticky Jumper Splendid Screen Tide Turner Quickiebomb Launcher |
Sandvich Dalokohs Bar Buffalo Steak Sandvich Fishcake Family Business Robo-Sandvich Panic Attack Second Banana |
Lugermorph Wrangler Short Circuit C.A.P.P.E.R Giger Counter |
Kritzkrieg Quick-Fix Vaccinator |
Jarate Razorback Darwin's Danger Shield Cozy Camper Cleaner's Carbine Self-Aware Beauty Mark |
Ambassador Big Kill L'Etranger Enforcer Diamondback | ||
| Melee | Bat | Shovel | Fire Axe | Bottle | Fists | Wrench | Bonesaw | Kukri | Knife | |
| Sandman Frying Pan Holy Mackerel Boston Basher Candy Cane Sun-on-a-Stick Fan O'War Three-Rune Blade Saxxy Atomizer Conscientious Objector Unarmed Combat Wrap Assassin Freedom Staff Bat Outta Hell Memory Maker Ham Shank Golden Frying Pan Necro Smasher Crossing Guard Batsaber Prinny Machete |
Equalizer Pain Train Frying Pan Half-Zatoichi Saxxy Disciplinary Action Market Gardener Conscientious Objector Escape Plan Freedom Staff Bat Outta Hell Memory Maker Ham Shank Golden Frying Pan Necro Smasher Crossing Guard Prinny Machete |
Axtinguisher Homewrecker Frying Pan Powerjack Back Scratcher Sharpened Volcano Fragment Maul Saxxy Postal Pummeler Conscientious Objector Third Degree Lollichop Neon Annihilator Freedom Staff Bat Outta Hell Memory Maker Ham Shank Golden Frying Pan Necro Smasher Crossing Guard Prinny Machete Hot Hand |
Eyelander Pain Train Scotsman's Skullcutter Frying Pan Horseless Headless Horsemann's Headtaker Claidheamh Mòr Ullapool Caber Half-Zatoichi Saxxy Persian Persuader Nessie's Nine Iron Conscientious Objector Scottish Handshake Freedom Staff Bat Outta Hell Memory Maker Ham Shank Golden Frying Pan Necro Smasher Crossing Guard Prinny Machete |
Killing Gloves of Boxing Frying Pan Gloves of Running Urgently Fists of Steel Warrior's Spirit Saxxy Eviction Notice Conscientious Objector Apoco-Fists Holiday Punch Freedom Staff Bat Outta Hell Memory Maker Ham Shank Golden Frying Pan Bread Bite Necro Smasher Crossing Guard Prinny Machete |
Golden Wrench Gunslinger Southern Hospitality Jag Saxxy Eureka Effect Golden Frying Pan Necro Smasher Prinny Machete |
Ubersaw Frying Pan Vita-Saw Amputator Saxxy Solemn Vow Conscientious Objector Freedom Staff Bat Outta Hell Memory Maker Ham Shank Golden Frying Pan Necro Smasher Crossing Guard Prinny Machete |
Tribalman's Shiv Bushwacka Frying Pan Saxxy Shahanshah Conscientious Objector Freedom Staff Bat Outta Hell Memory Maker Ham Shank Golden Frying Pan Necro Smasher Crossing Guard Prinny Machete |
Your Eternal Reward Conniver's Kunai Saxxy Big Earner Wanga Prick Sharp Dresser Spy-cicle Black Rose Golden Frying Pan Prinny Machete | ||
| Primary PDA | — | — | — | — | — | Construction PDA | — | — | Disguise Kit | |
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| Secondary PDA | — | — | — | — | — | Destruction PDA | — | — | Invis Watch | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Cloak and Dagger Dead Ringer Enthusiast's Timepiece Quäckenbirdt | ||
| Building | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Sapper | |
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| Taunt | Grand Slam | Grenade | Hadouken Armageddon Execution Gas Blast |
Barbarian Swing | High Noon | Arm Blender Guitar Smash |
Oktoberfest Uberslice Medicating Melody |
Arrow Stab | Fencing | |
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