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| type            = weapon
 
| type            = weapon
 
| image            = Familybusiness.PNG
 
| image            = Familybusiness.PNG
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| 3d-image-1      = Family Business
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| 3d-image-2      = Family Business Festivized
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| 3d-button-1      = default
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| 3d-button-2      = colored_pair
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| 3d-viewname-1    = Default
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| 3d-viewname-2    = Festivized
 
| used-by          = [[Heavy]]
 
| used-by          = [[Heavy]]
 
| slot            = secondary
 
| slot            = secondary
 
| contributed-by  = {{Backpack Item Link|76561198015234450|326078506}}<br />{{Backpack Item Link|76561197998305192|352275993}}
 
| contributed-by  = {{Backpack Item Link|76561198015234450|326078506}}<br />{{Backpack Item Link|76561197998305192|352275993}}
| released        = [[Über Update]]
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| released        = {{Patch name|6|23|2011}}<br />([[Über Update]])
| availability    = {{avail|drop|craft|purchase|Crate33-strange}}
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| availability    = {{avail|drop|craft|purchase|Crate33-strange|collectors|warpaint}}
 
| trade            = yes
 
| trade            = yes
 
| gift            = yes
 
| gift            = yes
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| reload          = Single
 
| reload          = Single
 
| loadout          = yes
 
| loadout          = yes
   | level          = Level 10 Shotgun
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  | item-kind      = Shotgun
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   | level          = 10
 
   | att-1-positive = +33% clip size
 
   | att-1-positive = +33% clip size
   | att-2-negative = -15% damage penalty
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   | att-2-positive = +15% faster firing speed
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  | att-3-negative = -15% damage penalty
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{Quotation|'''Family Business''' publicity blurb|Now this gun-- this is an amazing gun. Simply pull the trigger and turn anything in your way into pink mist.}}
 
{{Quotation|'''Family Business''' publicity blurb|Now this gun-- this is an amazing gun. Simply pull the trigger and turn anything in your way into pink mist.}}
The '''Family Business''' is a [[Steam Workshop|community-made]] [[Weapons#heavysecondary|secondary weapon]] for the [[Heavy]]. It is a pump-action {{botignore|shotgun}} with a retractable stock attached to its receiver. The stock has a faded Hammer and Sickle on its right side.
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The '''Family Business''' is a [[Steam Workshop|community-created]] [[Weapons#heavysecondary|secondary weapon]] for the [[Heavy]]. It is a pump-action {{botignore|shotgun}} with a retractable stock attached to its receiver. The stock has a faded [[w:Hammer and Sickle|Hammer and Sickle]] on its right side.
  
The weapon has a 33% increased ammo magazine compared to the [[Shotgun]], for a total of 8 shells, at the cost of doing 15% less damage.
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This weapon has 33% more ammo in its clip compared to the [[Shotgun|default Shotgun]], which gives it exactly 8. It also features a 15% faster firing speed than the default Shotgun. However, its downside is a 15% reduction in damage compared to the default Shotgun.
  
 
== Damage and function times ==
 
== Damage and function times ==
 
{{Damage table
 
{{Damage table
 
| type              = [[Hitscan]]
 
| type              = [[Hitscan]]
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| damagetype        = Bullet
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| rangetype          = Ranged
  
 
| damage            = yes
 
| damage            = yes
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|  medium range      = {{tooltip|20-52|17-50 damage / second on average}}  
 
|  medium range      = {{tooltip|20-52|17-50 damage / second on average}}  
 
|  long range        = {{tooltip|3-22|5-35 damage / second on average}}
 
|  long range        = {{tooltip|3-22|5-35 damage / second on average}}
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|  pellet spread    = 30
 
|  crit              = 15.3 / pellet
 
|  crit              = 15.3 / pellet
 
|  minicrit          = 7-10 / pellet
 
|  minicrit          = 7-10 / pellet
  
 
| function times    = yes
 
| function times    = yes
|  attack interval  = 0.625 s
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|  attack interval  = 0.531 s
 
|  reload first      = 1.0 s
 
|  reload first      = 1.0 s
 
|  reload more      = 0.5 s
 
|  reload more      = 0.5 s
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| ingredient-1-amount = 3
 
| ingredient-1-amount = 3
 
| ingredient-2 = Reclaimed Metal
 
| ingredient-2 = Reclaimed Metal
| result = Huo Long Heatmaker
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| result = Huo-Long Heater
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{Blueprint|autoresult=Black Market Business}}
 
{{Blueprint|autoresult=Black Market Business}}
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  | festive =
 
  | festive =
 
   | att-1-positive = +33% clip size
 
   | att-1-positive = +33% clip size
   | att-2-negative = -15% damage penalty
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   | att-2-positive = +15% faster firing speed
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  | att-3-negative = -15% damage penalty
 
  | can deal damage = yes
 
  | can deal damage = yes
 
  | can deal gib damage = no
 
  | can deal gib damage = no
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  | can deal posthumous damage = no
 
  | can deal posthumous damage = no
 
  | can extinguish = no
 
  | can extinguish = no
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| can deal long range damage = yes
 
  | notes =
 
  | notes =
 
}}
 
}}
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== Update history ==
 
== Update history ==
'''{{Patch name|6|23|2011}}''' ([[Über Update]])
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{{Update history|'''{{Patch name|6|23|2011}}''' ([[Über Update]])
 
* The Family Business was added to the game.
 
* The Family Business was added to the game.
  
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'''{{Patch name|9|4|2012}}'''
 
'''{{Patch name|9|4|2012}}'''
* Updated attribute from +40% clip size to +33% clip size.
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* Changed attribute:
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** Reduced the increased clip size from +40% to +33%.
 
** Weapon functionality is unchanged.
 
** Weapon functionality is unchanged.
  
== Bugs ==
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'''{{Patch name|8|27|2013}}'''
* The Heavy pumps the entire weapon when reloading and shooting.
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* Fixed a problem that would cause the Shotgun shell model to appear incorrectly third-person when using the Family Business.
* Spent shells eject out of the center of the screen in first person view.
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* {{Undocumented}} Fixed the Family Business not having a muzzle flash.
* There is no muzzle flash when firing.
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* {{Undocumented}} Fixed the Family Business not pumping correctly after firing.
* In world view, the ejection port is invisible.
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'''{{Patch name|11|12|2013}}'''
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* {{Undocumented}} Added [[Collector's]] quality.
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'''{{Patch name|7|2|2015}} #1''' ([[Gun Mettle Update]])
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* Changed attibute:
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** Now has +15% increased attack speed.
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'''July 2, 2015 Patch #2'''
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* Fixed a bug where The Family Business was firing slower than it was supposed to.
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'''{{Patch name|10|20|2017}} #1''' ([[Jungle Inferno Update]])
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* Added new sounds for the Family Business.
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'''{{Patch name|12|21|2017}}''' ([[Smissmas 2017]])
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* Added [[Festive]] variant.
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}}
  
 
== Trivia ==
 
== Trivia ==
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<gallery>
 
<gallery>
 
File:Family Business 1st person.png|First-person view.
 
File:Family Business 1st person.png|First-person view.
File:FamilyBusiness_Concept.png|Concept art of Family Business, then titled "Soviet Stampede".
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File:Family Business First Person Festivized Variant RED.png|[[RED]] [[Festivizer|Festivized]] variant.
File:Familybusinessold.PNG|An old, scrapped version of The Family Business.
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File:Family Business First Person Festivized Variant BLU.png|BLU Festivized variant.
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File:FamilyBusiness Concept.png|Concept art of Family Business, then titled "Soviet Stampede".
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File:Familybusinessold.PNG|An old, scrapped version of the Family Business.
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
  

Revision as of 12:06, 11 July 2019

Now this gun-- this is an amazing gun. Simply pull the trigger and turn anything in your way into pink mist.
Family Business publicity blurb

The Family Business is a community-created secondary weapon for the Heavy. It is a pump-action shotgun with a retractable stock attached to its receiver. The stock has a faded Hammer and Sickle on its right side.

This weapon has 33% more ammo in its clip compared to the default Shotgun, which gives it exactly 8. It also features a 15% faster firing speed than the default Shotgun. However, its downside is a 15% reduction in damage compared to the default Shotgun.

Damage and function times

See also: Damage
Damage and function times
Shot type Hitscan
Damage type Bullet
Ranged or Melee damage? Ranged
Damage
Maximum ramp-up 150% 7.65 / pellet
Base damage 100% 5.1 / pellet
Maximum fall-off 52.8% 2.55 / pellet
Pellet count 10
Point blank 74-76
Medium range 20-52
Long range 3-22
Pellet spread 30:1
Critical 15.3 / pellet
Mini-crit 7-10 / pellet
Function times
Attack interval 0.531 s
Reload (first) 1.0 s
Reload (consecutive) 0.5 s
Values are approximate and determined by community testing.

Item set

Main article: Item sets
Black Market Business
Item icon Mobster Monday Bundle.png
Effect

No effect

Demonstration

Crafting

See also: Crafting

Blueprint

Reclaimed Metal Frontier Justice Homewrecker Family Business
Item icon Reclaimed Metal.png + Item icon Frontier Justice.png + Item icon Homewrecker.png = Item icon Family Business.png
Class Token - Heavy Slot Token - Secondary Scrap Metal Possible Results
Item icon Class Token - Heavy.png + Item icon Slot Token - Secondary.png + Item icon Scrap Metal.png =
Item icon Sandvich.png Item icon Dalokohs Bar.png Item icon Buffalo Steak Sandvich.png Item icon Family Business.png
Item icon Panic Attack.png Item icon Second Banana.png

As a crafting ingredient

Family Business Reclaimed Metal Huo-Long Heater
Item icon Family Business.pngx3 + Item icon Reclaimed Metal.png = Item icon Huo-Long Heater.png
Refined Metal Black Market Business weapon Capo's Capper
Item icon Refined Metal.pngx4 + Item icon Tomislav.pngItem icon Family Business.pngItem icon Eviction Notice.png = Item icon Capo's Capper.png

Strange variant


Related achievements

Leaderboard class heavy.png Heavy

Rationing
Rationing
Kill an enemy with your shotgun while you're out of minigun ammo.

Update history

June 23, 2011 Patch (Über Update)
  • The Family Business was added to the game.

June 28, 2011 Patch

  • Added/Refined recoil/draw/crit/reload forces for the Family Business.

July 22, 2011 Patch

  • [Undocumented] The damage penality attribute was changed from "-15% damage done" to "-15% damage penalty".

December 1, 2011 Patch

  • [Undocumented] Added Strange quality.

September 4, 2012 Patch

  • Changed attribute:
    • Reduced the increased clip size from +40% to +33%.
    • Weapon functionality is unchanged.

August 27, 2013 Patch

  • Fixed a problem that would cause the Shotgun shell model to appear incorrectly third-person when using the Family Business.
  • [Undocumented] Fixed the Family Business not having a muzzle flash.
  • [Undocumented] Fixed the Family Business not pumping correctly after firing.

November 12, 2013 Patch

July 2, 2015 Patch #1 (Gun Mettle Update)

  • Changed attibute:
    • Now has +15% increased attack speed.

July 2, 2015 Patch #2

  • Fixed a bug where The Family Business was firing slower than it was supposed to.

October 20, 2017 Patch #1 (Jungle Inferno Update)

  • Added new sounds for the Family Business.

December 21, 2017 Patch (Smissmas 2017)

Trivia

  • The phrase "Family Business" often refers to crime families operating within the Mafia.
  • The Family Business was previously named the "Soviet Stampede" and the "Russian Riot".
  • The design of the Family Business is based on the Benelli M3 Super 90.

Gallery

See also