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{{Quotation|1='''Mann vs. Machine publicity blurb'''|2=Gray Mann has built an unstoppable automaton army with a single purpose: to destroy all things Mann Co. Luckily for you, the majority of this robot legion is equipped with basic weaponry that could never level an entire building. Unluckily, they also have access to giant bombs, which they’d drag through hell if it meant dropping one in a Mann Co. bombhole. And it’s up to you to stop them.}}
 
{{Quotation|1='''Mann vs. Machine publicity blurb'''|2=Gray Mann has built an unstoppable automaton army with a single purpose: to destroy all things Mann Co. Luckily for you, the majority of this robot legion is equipped with basic weaponry that could never level an entire building. Unluckily, they also have access to giant bombs, which they’d drag through hell if it meant dropping one in a Mann Co. bombhole. And it’s up to you to stop them.}}
'''Mann vs. Machine''' is a co-op game mode to be released in [[Mann vs. Machine|the update of the same name]]. In Mann vs. Machine, a team of six players attempts to prevent a horde of robots from carrying a bomb to their base. As well as the AI-controlled enemies and co-op gameplay, another distinguishing feature of the mode is the ability for players to purchase upgrades for their weapons using in-game currency, which last for the duration of the game.
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'''Mann vs. Machine''' is a co-op game mode released in [[Mann vs. Machine|the update of the same name]]. In Mann vs. Machine, a team of six players attempts to prevent a horde of robots from carrying a bomb to their base. As well as the AI-controlled enemies and co-op gameplay, another distinguishing feature of the mode is the ability for players to purchase upgrades for their weapons using in-game currency, which last for the duration of the game.
  
 
== Mechanics ==
 
== Mechanics ==

Revision as of 01:44, 16 August 2012

Gray Mann has built an unstoppable automaton army with a single purpose: to destroy all things Mann Co. Luckily for you, the majority of this robot legion is equipped with basic weaponry that could never level an entire building. Unluckily, they also have access to giant bombs, which they’d drag through hell if it meant dropping one in a Mann Co. bombhole. And it’s up to you to stop them.
Mann vs. Machine publicity blurb

Mann vs. Machine is a co-op game mode released in the update of the same name. In Mann vs. Machine, a team of six players attempts to prevent a horde of robots from carrying a bomb to their base. As well as the AI-controlled enemies and co-op gameplay, another distinguishing feature of the mode is the ability for players to purchase upgrades for their weapons using in-game currency, which last for the duration of the game.

Mechanics

File:MvM Upgrade UI.jpg
A sample weapon upgrade menu for the Grenade Launcher

The team is attacked by a horde of AI-controlled robots, and must prevent the robots from successfully delivering a bomb to the players' base (as in Payload). Each robot destroyed provides the player with money. Between waves of robots, the players have the chance to upgrade their weapons at an Upgrade Store using this money.

For a fee, the Upgrade Store can also fill a player's Canteen with a buff—such as personal ÜberCharge, a five-second critical hit boost, or ammunition refill—or an ability such as rapid building upgrades for Engineers or the ability to teleport back to the spawn point. These each provide three uses.

Most of the robot horde is made up of plain robotic versions of the nine classes, with basic weapons. However, there are also a number of special robots with unique abilities.

The bomb-carrying robot receives buffs, which increase over time. These buffs are divided into three stages, which stack together:

Stages Upgrades
First stage Defensive buff, shared with all nearby robots
Second stage Health regeneration
Final stage Full crits all the time

Abilities

Leaderboard class scout.png Scout
  • Upgraded Mad Milk slows affected enemies.
  • All Scouts have the following innate skills:
    • Extra-large cash collection radius.
    • Health boosts from collected cash.
    • Instant respawns.
Leaderboard class soldier.png Soldier
  • Upgraded Buff Banner can empower entire team.
  • Upgraded Rocket Launcher to increase damage, firing speed, reload speed and projectile speed.
Leaderboard class pyro.png Pyro
  • Upgraded airblast pushes targets further.
  • Use airblasts to separate Medic robots from their targets and push bomb-carrying robots into mineshafts.
  • Upgraded Flare Gun becomes a lethal long range weapon.
Leaderboard class demoman.png Demoman
  • Use a Critical Hit Boost canteen to lay deadly sticky traps.
  • Use damage-upgraded Sticky Bomb clusters to instantly destroy all but the strongest targets.
Leaderboard class heavy.png Heavy
  • Upgraded rounds pass through multiple targets.
  • Upgraded Minigun can shoot down projectiles.
  • Upgraded Heavy can generate rage, causing rounds to knock back enemies.
Leaderboard class engineer.png Engineer
  • Upgraded Engineer can build a second, disposable Mini-Sentry.
  • Use a Critical Hit Boost canteen to temporarily boost Sentry Gun to three times its firing speed.
  • Remember: The Wrangler excels against long-range targets.
Leaderboard class medic.png Medic
  • Upgraded Medi Gun or Kritzkrieg boosts overheal amount and duration.
  • Upgraded Medic can increase ÜberCharge build rate and lengthen deploy duration.
  • Upgraded Medic can share his Canteen effects with heal target.
Leaderboard class sniper.png Sniper
  • Upgraded Jarate slows affected enemies.
  • Upgraded Sniper Rifle rounds and Huntsman arrows pass through multiple targets.
  • Combine Jarate and bleed effect on rounds and arrows to take down larger enemies.
  • Upgraded Sniper Rifle and Huntsman cause explosive headshots.
Leaderboard class spy.png Spy
  • Upgraded Sapper can disable groups of regular robots and slow Giants.
  • Spies' disguises fool all robot enemies; robots may detect a nearby backstab, and will always detect a Spy who is on fire.
  • Upgraded Knife can penetrate armor, allowing increasing effectiveness against Giants.

Maps

Name Picture
Mannworks Poster Mannworks.png
Coal Town Poster Coal Town.png
Decoy link=DecoyTemplate:Iflang