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There is only a chance of slowing down?--[[User:Jordan|Jordan]] 04:36, 2 October 2010 (UTC)
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: That was just me and my fancy English, plus the way Natascha voiced it as '100% chance to slow target' seemed suspicious. It's changed now anyway.--[[User:Focusknock|Focusknock]] 17:32, 2 October 2010 (UTC)
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== Shortstop ==
 
 
 
Its primary weapon, not a secondary weapon. It replaces the FAN. [[User:Balthazar|Balthazar]] 00:58, 1 October 2010 (UTC)
 
:We're aware. This is an assumed page we made before. We'll update it. {{n}}[[User:Smashman|<span class="bur">Smashman</span>]]<sub>&nbsp;([[User_talk:Smashman|talk]])</sub> {{bur}} 01:01, 1 October 2010 (UTC)
 
::I'm assuming its still protected from editing to prevent server load, but it does seem a contradiction in terms to have it protected with the recent addition template on it. [[User:Balthazar|Balthazar]] 01:16, 1 October 2010 (UTC)
 
If it's similar to the COP 357 derringer, shouldn't the page say "it appears as a four-barreled derringer", as opposed to "it appears as a four-barreled pistol"? [[User:CdeMonkey|CdeMonkey]]
 
:I just had to look up what a derringer was.  In my opinion, it's fine as "Pistol".  While not entirely accurate, it's the easiest for those without gun knowledge to understand.-[[User:RJackson|<span style="background-color:#FF0000;color:white;font-size:0.7em;padding: 0 2px;">RJ</span>]]{{mod}} 03:05, 1 October 2010 (UTC)
 
 
 
== Correct name ==
 
 
 
http://www.tf2items.com/allitems.php has it as "Shortstop" (from items_game.txt).  So the current title is correct. -[[User:RJackson|<span style="background-color:#FF0000;color:white;font-size:0.7em;padding: 0 2px;">RJ</span>]] 00:59, 1 October 2010 (UTC)
 
 
 
== Damage + Function Times ==
 
 
 
Just did some testing with a couple bots; here's what I got:
 
 
 
'''Damage'''
 
 
 
* Base: 12 per pellet
 
* Max Ramp Up: 150% (18 damage per pellet)
 
* Max Fall Off: 50% (6 damage per pellet)
 
* Pellet Count: 4
 
* Point Blank: 69-72
 
* Medium Range: 24-48
 
* Long Range: 6-12
 
* Mini-Crit: 16 per pellet
 
* [[Critical hit]]: 24 per pellet
 
 
 
'''Function Times'''
 
 
 
* Attack Interval: 0.64
 
* Reload: 1.25
 
 
 
Durp. Forgot me name. -- [[User:MistahFixIt|MistahFixIt]] 01:00, 1 October 2010 (UTC)
 
 
 
: Additional notes and/or trivia:
 
* This is more or less double the damage of a Shotgun pellet.
 
* A pepperbox pistol or 'pepper gun' is any small handgun or pistol with multiple barrels fixed around a centre axis.
 
* Taunting with the Shortstop performs the Pistol taunt, not the Scattergun/FaN taunt. (Kinda obvious in retrospect, but w/e)
 
:I've added some of these things to the page. [[User:Seb26|<font color="#0B61A4">'''seb26'''</font>]] [[User talk:Seb26|<span style="font-size:95%;">[talk]</span>]] 01:19, 1 October 2010 (UTC)
 
 
 
== Animation and Ammunition ==
 
 
 
Some pictures from a slow motion examination. --[[User:Mechlord|Mechlord]] 16:00, 2 October 2010 (UTC)
 
* [http://dl.dropbox.com/u/845393/spent.jpg Ejecting long metal casings]
 
* [http://dl.dropbox.com/u/845393/tips.jpg Fresh ammunition, rounded ends unlike a shotgun shell]
 
* [http://dl.dropbox.com/u/845393/drop.jpg Quickload and shells fall down at end of reload.]
 
 
 
Could the ammunition used be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rat-shot Rat-shot?]
 
Is this worth noting at all? --[[User:Mechlord|Mechlord]] 16:00, 2 October 2010 (UTC)
 
:It's not a rat-shot. It only fires 4 bullets. (Rat-shots are lead shots, with multiple pellets.) D: [[User:Hostile Companion Cube|Hostile Companion Cube]] <sup>Roar</sup> 23:13, 3 October 2010 (UTC)
 
::Each shot fires 4 pellets. It's definitely some kind of shotshell. [[User:Mechlord|Mechlord]] 01:32, 4 October 2010 (UTC)
 
:::Someone put the rat-shot information in, but it did not fit at all where it was. I have removed it for now. --[[User:Mechlord|Mechlord]] 06:39, 12 October 2010 (UTC)
 
 
 
The ejected shells are also visible entering the weapon from below. I could get a picture. Neither movement can be seen without slowing the game down significantly. This is of course just the method they are using to swap the models. The "appearing ammo" bug maybe should not be in trivia.--[[User:Mechlord|Mechlord]] 00:30, 11 October 2010 (UTC)
 
 
 
== Speeds under slowing effects ==
 
 
 
I made my first wiki edit ever! Just whipped up some math, did a little testing in game with the velocity graph, and figured out exactly how slow various affected (effected?) classes would be  I still haven't been able to test what happens if both natacha AND the shortstop hit somebody (whether the slow stacks, adds, multiplies, or just slows to either Natasha or Shortstop speed rather than both).  Though I've studied english for a number of years, it is admittedly not my first language, so I'd appreciate it if you guys could proofread it.  I also wasn't sure whether it should go where I put it, or under some other category. [[User:Naet|Naet]] 21:24, 3 October 2010 (UTC)
 
: Excellent work, Naet. Thanks a lot. Once I'm done my work, I'll put it all in a nice, shiny table and we'll all be happy with no worries as we sing in a field of flowers. Or, you know, just content. Your English seems great for being your second language, and you're certainly not alone in being multilingual here. --[[User:Firestorm|<font color="#FF6600"><tt><big><u>'''Firestorm'''</u></big></tt></font>]] {{mod}}
 
:: Oo pretty :D.  I made some minor adjustments to the Notes category.  Thank you! [[User:Naet|Naet]] 22:26, 3 October 2010 (UTC)
 
::: It's a good thing that I (not [[User:Shine|Shine]]) made the table, or I'd get people like [[User:Shine|Shine]] trying to take credit for the table that I (not [[User:Shine|Shine]]) created. --[[User:Firestorm|<font color="#FF6600"><tt><big><u>'''Firestorm'''</u></big></tt></font>]] {{mod}} 22:33, 3 October 2010 (UTC)
 
::::: <small> seriously, it was Shine that made the table, stupid ninja.</small>
 
::::::"Once I'm done my work, I'll put it all in a nice, '''shiny''' table"; clearly, you were outclassed.wav — [[User:WindPower|<span style="font-weight:bold;">Wind</span>]] {{adm}} 22:36, 3 October 2010 (UTC)
 
::::::: Would you have preferred that it be a firey table? --[[User:Firestorm|<font color="#FF6600"><tt><big><u>'''Firestorm'''</u></big></tt></font>]] {{mod}} 22:40, 3 October 2010 (UTC)
 
 
 
== Crit-a-cola? ==
 
Is it just me, or does the Crit-a-Cola not affect the Shortstop? [[User:A Sassy Dog|A Sassy Dog]] 17:32, 6 October 2010 (UTC)
 
 
 
:For me, the mini crits work fine, but the gun itself doesn't get the glow effect. [[User:DarthVella|DarthVella]] 11:23, 8 October 2010 (UTC)
 
 
 
The Crit-a-cola always changes me to the melee slot after I use it, plus the bullets don't have a glow skin either. [[User:A Sassy Dog|A Sassy Dog]] 23:59, 8 October 2010 (UTC)
 
:The switching to melee thing applies to me too, even though I have the Scattergun equipped. I think that's just a general bug. --[[User:Focusknock|Focusknock]] 10:27, 9 October 2010 (UTC)
 
 
 
::They fixed it so now it goes to previous weapon, not just to melee after you use crit-a-cola  [[User:Turtlebolt|Turtlebolt]] 10:09, 27 January 2011 (UTC)
 
 
 
== Design Basis ==
 
According to the creator [http://www.polycount.com/forum/showpost.php?p=1139457&postcount=20 the shortstop is based on a modified Remington Elliot, 4 shot.] However after looking this up, it seems likely that the gun is an even combination of the [http://www.tucsonguns.com/pic/2007-7/00-7-20-07-117.jpg COP 357] and the [http://rock-island-auction.ammoland.com/images/1256.0.jpg Remington Elliot]. (Look at these together.) --[[User:Mechlord|Mechlord]] 22:42, 11 October 2010 (UTC)
 
:I have added this to trivia, as it seemed very evident. --[[User:Mechlord|Mechlord]] 06:39, 12 October 2010 (UTC)
 
 
 
== Ammunition sharing ==
 
 
 
"The Shortstop will draw from the same ammo reserves as the normal Pistol if both are equipped."
 
:Surely this warrants mention? --[[User:Mechlord|Mechlord]] 09:23, 12 October 2010 (UTC)
 
: Normal Pistol and Lugermorph. Just checked it myself. Unfortunately it ''was'' on the page, but somebody saw fit to delete it. --[[User:Focusknock|Focusknock]] 21:04, 12 October 2010 (UTC)
 
::[http://wiki.teamfortress.com/w/index.php?title=Shortstop&oldid=122033 You deleted it] and I reinstated it. It seems you are fine with this, so I have added the Lugermorph to this statement, check if it makes sense. (Hopefully we can assume that the Shortstop will be equipped.) --[[User:Mechlord|Mechlord]] 22:35, 12 October 2010 (UTC)
 
 
 
Has it been confirmed that the weapon uses shotgun ammunition? As mentioned above, doesn't it share the reserve ammunition used by the pistol? [[User:Esquilax|Esquilax]] 23:46, 23 November 2010 (UTC)
 
:The Shortstop uses pistol ammunition, as is detailed in the trivia section regarding its slot-change. Despite this, the Shortstop actually loads and fires shotshell-like ammunition. The statement regarding this should be fixed now. Sorry for any confusion. --[[User:Mechlord|Mechlord]] 23:53, 23 November 2010 (UTC)
 
:That looks good, thanks. I'm just being obsessive ;). [[User:Esquilax|Esquilax]] 23:57, 23 November 2010 (UTC)
 
 
 
== "Deals 100% more damage"? ==
 
 
 
Wait, you're telling me that 48 is 100% more damage than 60... Is there something I don't get??? [[User:AbeX300|AbeX300]] 03:09, 26 October 2010 (UTC)
 
 
 
== Some stylistic concerns ==
 
 
 
Since it impacts gameplay, I believe its trait of sharing ammunition with the Pistol and the Lugermorph should be moved somewhere to the head. I also (personally) think the sentence that mentions that it fires four pellets from a single barrel should be integrated in the third paragraph, since as it stands now it looks kinda fugly, especially since other multi-barrelled weapons don't mention it (it doesn't have an effect on gameplay anyway).
 
 
 
Anyone else have any opinions on the subject? [[User:Hostile Companion Cube|Hostile Companion Cube]] <sup>Roar</sup> 01:33, 21 December 2010 (UTC)
 
 
 
it shouldn't be moved to the head because the pistol and lugermorph don't have any other same characteristics bar that one. the integration with the third paragraph is not necessary seeing as its a paragraph based soley on explaining the ammo and singles it out for easier reading. To be honest it's just me but i see nothing wrong with it it doesnt look fugly to me at all '''<span style="font-family:aharoni; font-size:110%; font-style:italic;">[[File:RED Überneedle.png|42px|link=User:Lexar]] - <span style="text-decoration:underline">[[User:Lexar|Lexar]]</span> - <span style="text-decoration:underline">[[User talk:Lexar|talk]]</span></span>''' 01:40, 21 December 2010 (UTC)
 
 
 
== Shouldn't this go into the References page? ==
 
 
 
There is a trivia that says "The weapon's name is a reference to "shortstop", the fielding position between second and third base in the Scout's favorite sport, baseball." Don't you think that should go into the [[List_of_references_(Scout)|references]]? [[User:AbeX300|AbeX300]] 00:46, 3 January 2011 (UTC)
 
:As well as here, maybe. -- http://dl.dropbox.com/u/845393/mek.png [[User:Mechlord|Mechlord]] 00:47, 3 January 2011 (UTC)
 
::Seems fine to me where it is at the moment. [[User:Magic Magician|Magic Magician]] 07:54, 20 January 2011 (UTC)
 
 
 
==Random Crit chance==
 
Does the shortstop have a high crit chance? I feel like i get random crits more often than when i use the FAN. [[User:Turtlebolt|Turtlebolt]] 10:11, 27 January 2011 (UTC)
 

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