And without the explanation
The experimental weapon tried to be a different Silenced Pistol, but got removed since it barely functioned, this is intended to give it an actual use while keeping the main gimmick of shooting while disguised
Additionally, it doesn't try to have the same gimmick as the Silenced Pistol anymore
The Afterimage, on release, was a pretty good weapon honestly, it let you engage enemies better at the cost of not having the survivability of the Deadringer, cloak duration of the Cloak and Dagger, or the total distance while invisible that stock would give you, and you're less safe trying to get to your target compared to normal cloak
It's like how the cost of mediguns aren't typically negative stats, but rather the fact you aren't using a different one
The aspect that got gutted is also the only way this weapon was actually good; the jump dashes.
They used to give you enough forward speed to cross otherwise impossible jumps for Agent, such as jumping from the walk way over the medium health pack just before the 3rd point on Badwater, to the room with a small healthpack closer to the point, this was a consistent routh you could chase people down, you weren't subtle, but you could at least TRY for the stab
(you can technically make the jump on badwater still, but you have to jump off the catwalk railing onto where the lumber pile is, since otherwise you'll just hit your head on the wall and fall,)
Now, the Afterimage's dash barely has any distance to it, and halts ALL HORIZONTAL MOMENTUM WHEN IT ENDS MID-AIR, so you just have to get popped into the air and wait till you're grounded to actually do anything, and air strafing barely helps this.
And the worst part? You still have the massive particles showing every player in line of sight where you're going, so against hitscan classes it doesn't even work!
So what are we left with this thing? It's barely an escape tool, it can't cross Marksman sight lines effectively with the massive effect showing your exact location, and the duration isn't enough to get past even most doors without the Cloak Revolver, this thing is basically just relegated to carrying other weapons like the Wraith, or meme playstyles like the YER Ambassador combo
Now you might be thinking "Well it's still able to engage enemies at least, that's something" but it really can't, the dash range is so pitiful right now that simply cloaking to get behind enemy lines is a liability, because the trail effect doesn't even follow you, instead it just goes in whatever direction you were moving in, if you're grounded, it goes even further than you do, so your enemy is more likely to see your cloak effect coming from behind them before you're even in stabbing range, or if you try to pull of the ppreviously usable trick of dashing over someone's head to backstab them, congrats! You're out of escape tools and you're still decloaking by the time you're behind them if they didn't already see the trail
It used to be my favorite cloak at launch, but it's just borderline useless anymore, no cool escapes, worse at engaging enemies, just a weak dash distance and no cloak time
Probably gonna remake the bat
Probably? my worst opinions, probably gonna get flamed hella for these.
Whenever the final tierlist for all the weapons is made it'll probably have some Peak in Weak or some Weak in Peak depending on if theres a ton of weapons on one side.
Deathblow best shotgun, fight me
Peak: Top 50% of all the weapons in the game
Weak: Bottom 50% of all the weapons in the game
All A/D
Isolated
Tropical
Solarpower
Lift Auth
Cliffhanger
Took around one hour for me to get all these due to them being bigger maps than the other maps I've done so far
Maps Completed:
Cliffhanger
Isolated
Lift Auth
Roblox HQ
Tropical
Turbine
Turbine Event
Turbine Maze
Turbine Pro
Solarpower
Hello chat, Thecooh here. if you dont know me yet, i'm the guy who thinks we need more weapons from official TF2. anyways lets get down to buisness
1. Stock Sapper
Consistent. Pretty basic, and easy to use (the design is very human).
My rating; 8.5/10
2. Slow Burn
This thing. I hate it. the only thing going for it is it's buff for teammate damage. its useless and inconsitant
My rating: 3/10
3. Radius Scanner
I LOVE THIS THING!! It allows me to basically find where the enemy team is, allowing me to pick a single outlier to backstab.
My rating: 10/10
4. Stray Reflex
I have never used this one. Really should. seems pretty consistent
My rating: 8/10
5. Spy Camera
Hehehe, funny weapon. I like using this thing to highlight Mechanics
My rating: 9/10
Overall rating: 8.5/10
Please be respectful of my opinion. i will not respond to hateful comments