Instant Teleport
The Instant Teleport was a scrapped secondary weapon for the Engineer. It would give him the ability to instantly teleport to his Teleporter exit, allowing him to immediately return to his buildings, assuming that the exit was near them and in case he needed to quickly attend to them.
The Instant Teleport was cut from further development because players had a tendency to place Teleporter exits in spots that benefited them more than the rest of the team, breaking the idea of team gameplay. It also eliminated much of the risk of Engineers leaving their building nest alone to gather materials, thereby creating a balance issue. It is claimed that while trying to solve these issues, the team "found another idea that played much better, attacked the same problem of Engineers being rewarded for moving out from their nest occasionally, and had lots of other interesting applications"; it is unclear which eventual Engineer weapon this statement is referring to.
Trivia
- The effect of the Eureka Effect bears resemblance to this weapon.
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