| [ | This belongs to us now, bozos! ―Flanker speed-capping a control point by himself. 
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The Specialist is a primary weapon for the Flanker. It is a blockier, grey tactical variant of the Winchester 1887 lever-action shotgun.
The clip size is increased by 1 compared to the Lever Shotgun, holding 7 shots. However, there are 4 less shells in reserve, making 28 in total. The fire rate is increased by 15% but is combined with a -15% damage penalty. The user also takes 25% more knockback from all sources.
The main feature of this weapon is the user's capture-rate is increased by 1, taking control points as 3 players and pushing the Payload cart at max-speed singlehandedly.
Damage and Function Times[]
| Damage and function times | ||
|---|---|---|
| Shot type | Hitscan | |
| Damage type | Bullet | |
| Ranged or Melee damage? | Ranged | |
| Damage | ||
| Base damage | 100% | 5.1 / pellet |
| Maximum ramp-up | 175% | 8.9 / pellet |
| Maximum fall-off | 50% | 2.5 / pellet |
| Pellet count | 10 | |
| Point blank | 8-89 | |
| Medium range | 5-51 | |
| Long range | 2-25 | |
| Mini-crit | 6.8-12 / pellet | |
| Critical | 15.3 / pellet | |
| Function times | ||
| Attack interval | 0.53s | |
| Reload speed (first) | 0.76s | |
| Reload speed (consecutive) | 0.52s | |
| Values are approximate and determined by community testing. | ||
Demonstration[]
Tips[]
General Tips[]
- The Specialist is made for KOTH, Payload, & CP. It is not good for normal enemy-backline combat.
- It is best-suited for Attack-Defend and 3-CP, for rushing the other team. It is not as important in KOTH, unless your team needs to make a clutch at the last seconds of the timer.
- The damage-penalty is significant, hindering your ability to fight Brutes & classes with overheal. However, with the 15% firing speed, you can out-gun Flankers and other light-classes if you hit perfect meat-shots.
- This weapon is made for actively supporting your team, being offensive but not too aggressive.
- The knockback vulnerability is this weapon's largest downside. Crossing a sentry's line of sight using the Bloxy Cola with this shotgun equipped leaves you vulnerable to being pinned against a wall or thrown off a cliff depending on the circumstances. Jumping around a revved Brute is ill-advised, and you should fight explosive classes with caution.
Vs. Bosses Tips[]
- This weapon in Vs. Bosses is nearly identical in use to the Lever-shotgun.
- In the rare time where a capture point is available, the Specialist is extremely helpful to your team compared to you fighting the boss yourself.
Related Achievements[]
See also: Achievements
Flanker[]
Double Play
As a Flanker, kill two enemies with the same shot of your shotgun.
Update History[]
September 11, 2019
- Added The Specialist.
September 13, 2019
- Added +1 jump on hit bonus.
- Added 10% less jump height penalty.
- Added dealing damage and killing enemies store extra jumps, up to 25 penalty.
- Increased 1 jump to two jumps on kill. (up to 6)
- Removed +30% faster firing speed bonus.
- Removed +20% clip size bonus.
- Removed -20% damage penalty.
- Removed the ability where players can default dance with this weapon. (Undocumented)
September 13, 2019 (#2)
- Removed +1 jump on hit bonus. (Undocumented)
September 14, 2019
- Banned from Vs. Bosses.
October 4, 2019
- Added successfully using a rechargeable weapon will automatically reload up to 3 shots bonus.
- Added +34% clip size bonus.
- Added 20% slower recharge rate for all rechargeable weapons penalty.
- Added -15% damage penalty.
- Removed no double jumps penalty.
- Removed all statistics correlated to jumping on kill.
- Unbanned from Vs. Bosses. (Undocumented)
October 25, 2020
- Added new firing and reloading sounds.
February 8, 2021 (Executive Update)
- New model by Kean1sh & Green_Sama.
- Added new reloading sounds.
February 21, 2021
- Added +30% damage bonus.
- Added -20% bullets per shot penalty.
- Added 25% slower firing speed penalty.
- Increased clip size bonus from +34% to +66%.
- Removed -15% damage penalty.
- Removed all statistics correlated to recharge shots.
April 23, 2021
- Added +1 capture rate on wearer bonus.
- Added +30% faster firing speed bonus.
- Added -33% damage penalty.
- Added -13% max reserve ammo penalty.
- Added 25% more knockback vulnerability.
- Reduced clip size bonus from +66% to +16%.
- Removed 25% slower firing speed penalty.
- Removed +30% damage bonus.
June 11, 2021 (Summer 2021)
- Increased max reserve ammo penalty from -13% to -15%.
- Decreased damage penalty from -33% to -15%.
- Reduced faster firing speed bonus from 30% to 15%.
- Reduced clip size bonus from +16% to +15%.
March 6, 2022 (Item Schema)
- Removed 'The' from the weapon's inventory name. (Undocumented)
July 13, 2024 (Summer FM)
- Updated viewmodel animation.
Trivia[]
- This weapon was previously tested in the CTE server on September 7, 2019.
- The old model and animations for the Specialist were reused from the XM1014 in Arsenal.
- Unlike the previous version which is semi-automatic, the Specialist is now lever-action.
- This shotgun is based off a Team Fortress 2 workshop item of the same name.
- The February 21, 2021 stats for the Specialist were inspired from BUEv2's The BIGGEST UPDATE EVER v2 project, which also featured the Specialist as an addition.
Gallery[]
Past Designs[]
2019.
Viewmodels[]
GRN Flanker's first person view.
RED Flanker's first person view.
