Tomislav accuracy bonus useless?

[76561198197599241]

I rented the tomislav from the Mann Co. Store recently because I keep getting killed by Snipers as Heavy and I saw that the Tomislav is more accurate but, when I tried to shoot at the sniper in Swiftwater third, I wasn't doing much damage. Is it useless? Should I stick to the Huo-Long Heater?

[Bob]

Accuracy bonus won't help when your aim is bad.

[Spartykins]

it's not pinpoint accurate, more like it's easier to hit targets from one side of the 2fort bridge to the other

[supersand]

accuracy bonus is for fighting mid range targets or for better aim on moving targets, not long range

[riZn]

The Tomislav was never intended for sniping people, it's just to help you at mid range fights.

The longer the range, the bullet spread will make you miss more shots and damage falloff will reduce the damage per shot considerably.

[76561198197599241]

Originally posted by riZn:

The Tomislav was never intended for sniping people, it's just to help you at mid range fights.

The longer the range, the bullet spread will make you miss more shots and damage falloff will reduce the damage per shot considerably.

So where should I use it? I tried it in the zombies gamemode and it was good at sniping there because the zombies dont have guns, ahah!!

[Artek [General]]

Originally posted by Pochi Korone Superfan N.1:

Originally posted by riZn:

The Tomislav was never intended for sniping people, it's just to help you at mid range fights.

The longer the range, the bullet spread will make you miss more shots and damage falloff will reduce the damage per shot considerably.

So where should I use it? I tried it in the zombies gamemode and it was good at sniping there because the zombies dont have guns, ahah!!

Its basically a minigun that trades close range DPS (like, point blank) for medium range DPS of like ~20 meters maybe? Past that all miniguns are universally useless.

Also the lack of sound when having it prepared allows you to ambush people around corners.

[Dark Sun Gwyndolin]

The Tomislav is generally considered the best of the miniguns simply because the accuracy bonus completely offsets the lower fire rate at most "realistic" combat ranges (think the length of the 2Fort bridge). TF2 combat is quite short-ranged compared to many other shooters; most non-Sniper weapons are either projectile-based or have serious damage dropoff / spread. No class can really duel a Sniper at his preferred range except for another Sniper or a flaregun Pyro.

[MADHATTER]

Heavy Weapons is all how you decide to use the class. I personally don't like the tomislav, and use stock. If you get Lazer beams (crits) you can most definitely take a sniper out from far, but be careful a heavy is easy pickings for a sniper.
Best route is to flank that sniper, or ask your team to take them out. Remember that communication is huge in tf2 and if you let your team know what's in your way then you can break thru easier working together! Best game ever, and I am a heavy main from 2007

[Arc]

Tomi is silent, like a fart
Deadly, like a fart

[MADHATTER]

Also forgot to add that the tomislav is great gun, just like anything in the game you have to see how you evolve and what you like best.
This is a good place to start, usually each weapon has a plus & minus, and each minus can be turned into a positive if you are creative enough! Good luck on your heavy weapons journey

[Have A Nice Life]

Your accuracy is affected by movement so try and stand still and crouch while shooting for less bloom

[Ghoti]

Thats not a fight you should take as heavy, Lol

[A Clöckwork Orange]

Wont mean squat against a heavy using the double tap hack

[Fireschlong #2Broke4MannUp]

I'd say that the accuracy bonus is Tomislav's best feature, even better than the silent killer. It makes sure you deal more effective damage, at the cost of less raw damage.
It's still a minigun though, not a sniper rifle. Shooting at Snipers only works as a deterrent at best, assuming you even scare them off in the first place.

Generally, there is no bad time to equip the Tomislav. It's not a straight upgrade, but stock and Tomi are roughly equally powerful within a very wide margin, and very interchangable within most situations.

[76561198197599241]

Ty for the answers! Unfortunately my rental expires so I can't use the Tomislav anymore but my birthday is tomorrow and my mom said I can use her credit card so I will maybe buy it and the Brass Beast because it looks fun.