Deflector

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The Heavy

The Deflector is a primary weapon used by the Deflector Heavy in Mann vs. Machine mode. Its model and functionality are identical to those of the Minigun. When used by Deflector Heavies, the weapon disables projectiles, causing them to drop from the air. When carried by the Giant Deflector Heavy, it also uses different spin up and firing sound effects, as well as different tracer effects from the Minigun, with a green tracer effect rather than the usual yellow.

There exists a single Deflector owned by one player. It was a user who found an exploit in the item schema which could be used to obtain any item in game. He sent Valve the description with more detail and as proof, gave himself a Deflector with Unique quality. Valve has since fixed the exploit, but left the Deflector as a reward for the discoverer's honesty. Later it was given Community quality and the same effects (different sounds, green tracers, etc.) the Giant Deflector Heavy has.

Damage and function times

See also: Damage
Damage and function times
Shot type Hitscan
Damage
Maximum ramp-up 150% 13.5 / per bullet
Base damage 100% 9 / per bullet
Maximum fall-off 52.8% 4.5 / per bullet
Point blank 50-54 / per 1 ammo
500-540 / per second
Medium range 5-30 / per 1 ammo
50-300 / per second
Long range 5-10 / per 1 ammo
50-100 / per second
Critical 27 / per bullet
Mini-crit 12-18 / per bullet
Function times
Attack interval 0.1
Wind-up time 0.87 s
Values are approximate and determined by community testing.

Update history

August 15, 2012 Patch

  • [Undocumented] The Deflector was added to the game.