Beta Pocket Rocket Launcher
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| Beta Pocket Rocket Launcher | |
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| Team Fortress 2 Beta | |
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| Kill Icon | |
| Basic Information | |
| Used by: | Soldier |
| Slot: | Primary |
| “ | You're dead, that's good, amen.
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— The Soldier on dying medical personnel
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The Beta Pocket Rocket Launcher is a primary weapon for the Soldier that currently only exists in Team Fortress 2 Beta. It uses the Direct Hit model.
There are currently three variants of this weapon.
Since the item is still in an unreleased stage, these attributes may be changed or the weapon may be scrapped entirely.
Weapon variants
| Weapon | Ammo Loaded |
Ammo Carried |
Stats |
|---|---|---|---|
 Beta Pocket Rocket Launcher |
4 | 20 |
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Beta Pocket Rocket Launcher 2 |
4 | 20 |
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Beta Pocket Rocket Launcher 3 |
4 | 20 |
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Damage and function times
See also: Damage
Identical to: Rocket Launcher
| Damage and function times | ||
|---|---|---|
| Shot type | Projectile | |
| Damage | ||
| Maximum ramp-up | 125% | 112 |
| Base damage | 100% | 90 |
| Maximum fall-off | 53% | 48 |
| Point blank | 105-112 | |
| Medium range | 50-90 | |
| Long range | 45-60 | |
| Critical | 270 | |
| Mini-crit | 122 | |
| Splash damage | ||
| Minimum splash | 50% | 9 ft |
| Damage reduction | 1% / 2.88 | |
| Self-damage | 27-89 | |
| Self damage (rocket jump) | 27-46 | |
| Function times | ||
| Attack interval | 0.8 s | |
| Reload (first) | 0.8 s | |
| Reload (consecutive) | 0.92 s | |
| Values are approximate and determined by community testing. | ||
Update history
- The item was added.
- Beta Pocket Rocket Launcher
- Now deals mini-crits instead of crits
- Time of mini-crit bonus reduced to 6 seconds from 8
- Beta Pocket Rocket Launcher 2
- New rocket launcher option
- +15% ubercharge rate for the medic healing you. This effect does not work in the respawn room
- -10 health on hit
- Beta Pocket Rocket Launcher 3
- New rocket launcher option
- 50% faster reload time while being healed by a medic
- -10 health on hit
Bugs
- When reloading, the Soldier's hand will animate as if he's putting in rockets; however, the rockets are not shown.
- While reloading, it is possible to force the reload animation to loop endlessly by holding both the left and right mouse button after reloading at least one rocket.
Trivia
- Pocket Soldier is the term used in competitive play to describe a Soldier pairing up with a Medic.
- A Pyro that successfully hits a target with a reflected rocket from this weapon will lose 10 health.
Gallery
First-person view.
Projectile.
