Welcome to the discussion page for the Heavy secondary-replacement, the "Heavy Caliber". Here I will go into greater detail about the stats I came up with for this weapon. Feel free to cheer/jeer this, or add your own ideas to the pile.


Heavy Caliber

Level 8 Shotgun Revolver

Deals mini-crits to enemies who have recently damaged a friendly Medic.
20% slower firing speed


My initial thought process behind this secondary is rather complex, with several iterations on the idea and the weapon's design. I realized a while ago that Heavy receives very few weapons, and the weapons he does receive are usually melees. Of the weapons he's received, the majority have tried to make the Heavy more independent, so that more players will be willing to play him without being supported by an Engineer or Medic. He relies heavily on teammates helping him after all.

And yet, the Heavy lacks a formal item that is team friendly. One could argue the Sandvich, but in its current state, it is extremely difficult to throw to teammates with consistent results. Compare this to the Sniper, a loner class, who has the ability to debuff, extinguish, and expose enemy Spies all in one item(or two, if you count the Sleeper).

I digress though, as this is not the place to talk about Heavy's other unlocks. The purpose of this item is to give the Heavy something that helps protect him and his Medic buddy(or a nearby Medic) while on the move.


Deals mini-crits to enemies who have recently damaged a friendly Medic.
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If an enemy attacks a Medic on your team, you will gain a 5-10 second(adjustable of course) window to deal mini-crits against that enemy. For this to take effect, the Medic must take at least 1 point of damage from an attacker. This means that non-violent attacks(airblast, jarate, mad milk) will not incur mini-crits. Ubercharged Medics taking damage will also not incur mini-crits. Status effects, such as bleed and afterburn, will not incur mini-crits(as the initial damage has already done so). This means that you will not get repeating mini-crits from a burning or bleeding Medic. Finally, a Medic does not have to heal you in order for you to gain mini-crits on their behalf.


20% slower firing speed
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To balance the aforementioned mechanic against the stock shotgun, this revolver will perform less-effectively when not buffed with mini-crits. This means that this weapon is situational, and useful in scenarios where your Medics are being harassed frequently. If you are by yourself, another shotgun may be preferable.



As a disclaimer, since these stats helped influence the initial design of this item. There is no demand, of Valve or the TF2 Team, that they be accepted or implemented. All time limits and percent values are adjustable. I'm also well aware stats on items do not get accepted, this is merely here for community discussion.