Meet Your Match Update

This article is for content released in the update. For the patch itself, see July 7, 2016 Patch.

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Ever since the first apes climbed out of the trees, there were apes who did it faster. Some apes just fell out of the tree. It's a sad fact that all apes are not created equal. Presenting our newest tree-climbing-down simulator, matchmaking. Play alone or with your friends against players of similar skill levels. Climb out of that tree at your own speed, confident that the apes around you aren't beating you to the bananas. Which technically grow IN trees, but maybe the ripest ones probably fall to the ground? Yeah, that makes sense. Look, this isn't a banana simulator, people. — Meet Your Match publicity blurb

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The Meet Your Match Update was a major update that saw the official release of Competitive Mode matchmaking and PASS Time, introduced Casual Mode matchmaking, four new maps, eight new cosmetic items, an all class weapon, four new taunts, two achievements, and two startup themes.

Additions

Maps

Main article: List of maps

Name	Picture	Game mode	File name
District		PASS Time	pass_district
Metalworks		Control Point	cp_metalworks
Sunshine		Control Point	cp_sunshine
Swiftwater		Payload	pl_swiftwater_final1

Cosmetics

Main article: Cosmetic items

Disgaea promotional items

These items are awarded in Genuine quality to players who purchase Disgaea PC, and can be purchased through the Mann Co. Store or crafted.

Taunts

Main article: Taunts

Tools

Main article: Tools

Tweaked classes

Class	Changes
Pyro	Added: All flamethrowers' direct damage reduces Medi Gun healing and resist shield effects by 25%
Demoman	Changed: All boots now require a shield to activate any move speed bonus listed on the item.
Engineer	Changed: Level 1 Teleporters now cost 50 metal. (from 125)
Medic	Changed: All Mediguns allow the Medic to match the speed of their heal target. (Previously only available on the Quick-Fix)
	Changed: Stored ÜberCharge begins to decay over time after coming to rest.
Spy	Changed: Max speed increased to 320 HU/s (from 300 HU/s)

Tweaked weapons

Class	Weapon	Changes
Scout	Shortstop	Added: Alt-fire attack: reach out and shove someone!
		Changed: Reduced pushback vulnerability to +20% (from +40%)
		Removed: +20% bonus healing from all sources
	Soda Popper	Added: Added On hit: build Hype
		Removed: Removed Builds Hype as you run
	Crit-a-Cola	Added: Marked-for-Death debuff for 2 seconds after the buff effect expires
	Sun-on-a-Stick	Added: 25% fire resistance while deployed
Soldier	Righteous Bison	Changed: Fixed a bug causing players to be hit by the same projectile multiple times, causing the damage dealt to vary wildly
		Changed: Per-shot damage has been increased to compensate, resulting in slightly more damage on average
		Changed: Slowed projectile by 30%
		Changed: Projectile damage reduced by 25% for each enemy penetrated
	Disciplinary Action	Changed: Reduced duration of speed bonus on teammates to 2 seconds (from 3)
Pyro	Manmelter	Removed: Hidden 20% slower firing speed penalty
Demoman	Iron Bomber	Changed: Decreased the fuse time to 1.4 seconds (from 2.0)
	Quickiebomb Launcher	Changed: Increased charge time reduction to -70% (from -50%)
		Changed: Increased damage bonus for max charged shots to +35% (from +25%)
		Removed: Stickybombs fizzle 4 seconds after landing
		Changed: Increased clip size penalty to -50% (from -25%)
Heavy	Natascha	Changed: 20% damage resistance now only applies when spun up and below 50% max health
	Brass Beast	Changed: 20% damage resistance now only applies when spun up and below 50% max health
	Huo-Long Heater	Added: +25% damage bonus vs. burning players
		Changed: Reduced ammo drain to -4/sec (from -6)
		Added: Added -10% damage
		Changed: Reduced pulse damage from Ring of Fire to 12 (from 15) due to increased damage vs. burning players
Engineer	Widowmaker	Added: +10% damage bonus when attacking the same target as your Sentry Gun
	Pomson 6000	Changed: Increased close-range damage to 72 (from 62)
		Changed: Reduced long-range damage to 32 (from 42)
	Short Circuit	Changed: Base projectile attack is -10 metal (hit or miss) and consume -5 metal for each projectile destroyed
	Eureka Effect	Added: Teleporters cost 50% less metal
		Changed: Reduced less metal from Dispensers and Pickups to -20% (from -50%)
Medic	Overdose	Changed: Increased movement speed bonus to +20% (from +10%)
		Changed: Increased damage penalty to -15% (from -10%)
	Quick-Fix	Changed: Reduced faster ÜberCharge build rate to +10% (from +25%)
Sniper	Sydney Sleeper	Added: Scoped shots now extinguish teammates
		Changed: When fully charged, or when making a headshot, now applies Jarate in a radius
	Cozy Camper	Changed: Now requires a full charge to gain flinch resistance
Spy	Enforcer	Added: Attacks pierce resist and absorb effects from all sources

Heavy vs. Pyro

Announced with the Meet Your Match Update was the Heavy vs. Pyro war. As mentioned on Page 2 of the update, Heavy and Pyro were fighting for which class would be the first to receive a class-specific pack in a future update that would bring new rebalances, weapons, achievements and more. Upon launching the game after the July 7th, 2016 Patch, players were able to pick a side in the main menu. Scoring points as any class in either Casual Mode or Competitive Mode would count towards the player's "vote", whose total accumulation represented by a percentage for each side. The event started on July 7th and concluded on August 14th 11:59 PM.

At the conclusion of the event, Team Pyro won with 56% of the total votes while Team Heavy received 44%, thus guaranteeing that the Pyro would receive the first class pack. Over a year later, the Jungle Inferno Update released the new Pyro class pack.

Achievements

Two new achievements were introduced in this update.

Jackpot! Win 10 rounds playing PASS Time. Reward: Civilian Grade JACK Hat

Tune Merasmus's Multi-Dimensional Television Reveal the mystery of the PASS Time TV Room. Reward: Military Grade JACK Hat, PASS Time Miniature Half JACK

Gallery

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  In-game notification about the release of the update.

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  In-game notification about the end of the war event.

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  Screenshot of the update page of day 1.

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  Screenshot of the update page of day 2 (excluding patch notes).

External links

• Meet Your Match Update
• Meet Your Match Update Page 1
• Meet Your Match Update Page 2