So why did they change the Panic Attack?

[SirYiffsaLot]

It was a fun little situational gimmick beforehand, but now it's just another stat change, why did they change it from what it was originalyl?

[HoBoMiKe]

i'm not sure.

it used to be the shotgun version of the beggar's bazooka, but now it's basically the stock shotgun.

i still like the way it looks though, i wish there were real life shotguns that look like that

[MrFlaptastic]

There are two types of people: those who dislike the nerf, and those that don't use the Panic Attack.

I miss the old one :<

[HoBoMiKe]

i'm actually not sure if the changes even buffed or nerfed it.

the old one was high rate of fire, but less shots, and the new one is low rate of fire, but more shot

[soggu]

Now it's not a gimmicks and is pretty good in some situations. It's like a multiclass scattergun.

[rept]

it's useful now instead of a meme weapon

[Kleiner's final Form]

Because the only thing that could be remotely competitive to a Sandvich is a shotgun without holster time

[Pakaku]

Originally posted by amd:

So why did they change the Panic Attack?

The answer:

Originally posted by amd:

situational gimmick

The PA used to be bad at doing its job as a fallback. Now it's a better finisher than stock.

[SirYiffsaLot]

Originally posted by Pakaku:

Originally posted by amd:

So why did they change the Panic Attack?

The answer:

Originally posted by amd:

situational gimmick

The PA used to be bad at doing its job as a fallback. Now it's a better finisher than stock.

So yes, another stat change instead of a new mechanic.

[Pakaku]

Originally posted by amd:

Originally posted by Pakaku:

The PA used to be bad at doing its job as a fallback. Now it's a better finisher than stock.

So yes, another stat change instead of a new mechanic.

Fixed spread isn't new? I mean, as far as non-console commands go.

The original mechanic was flawed, and there was no reason to stick to it. Better to be simple yet functional, rather than gimmicky and useless.

[HoBoMiKe]

Originally posted by Pakaku:

Originally posted by amd:

So yes, another stat change instead of a new mechanic.

Fixed spread isn't new? I mean, as far as non-console commands go.

The original mechanic was flawed, and there was no reason to stick to it. Better to be simple yet functional, rather than gimmicky and useless.

refresh my memory: can heavy use panick attack?

i think i need to find one of these and try to use it more often

[Vlad the Impala]

It was a pretty useless gimmick which required a very passive playstyle where you camp corners and dump a ton of burst damage. It was only half decent on engineer really, since he's a passive class to begin with.

[Blumberquack]

yeah, idk why they changed one of the least used weapons in the game :(

[Vlad the Impala]

Originally posted by HoBoMiKe:

Originally posted by Pakaku:

Fixed spread isn't new? I mean, as far as non-console commands go.

The original mechanic was flawed, and there was no reason to stick to it. Better to be simple yet functional, rather than gimmicky and useless.

refresh my memory: can heavy use panick attack?

i think i need to find one of these and try to use it more often

He can. Pair it with the FoS and go around tanking shots and responding with switch fires between their shots.

[HoBoMiKe]

Originally posted by Sad Alcoholic:

yeah, idk why they changed one of the least used weapons in the game :(

well i know WHY they changed it, to encourage more people to use it.

but i'm not sure why WHAT they changed is what they changed.

[Sawmp monster]

I think it does more damage in a shorter amount of time, but does less damage over a long amount of time.