What If TF2 Weapons Could Headshot?

Fun fact: the crossbow has the stat "Can't crit on headshots" because it used to use the huntsmens projectile before they made its own one.

this would actually be pretty interesting- imagine getting killed by a rescue ranger engie by a headshot from one of the bolts.

That weapon generator with headshots on a rocket launcher would finally make sense PS: it'd cool to see a mod that makes every weapon the strongest it's ever been: DR with 90 resistance, Tomislav with 75% faster spinup etc.

FRIENDSHIP ENDED WITH RANDOM CRITS. now RANDOM HEADSHOTS are my new BEST FRIEND.

Maybe keep a server with this mod around permanently, I think there's a market for it. Just have the server include instant respawning. Would be a great place to level up more niche stranges.

Absolutely love the "actually running the experiment and looking at the results in depth"!!! Excited for more of that!

Ok, real talk, this is casually one of the best videos I've ever seen on the discussion of TF2's balance. Being able to actually test the ideas presented in the video is a massive change of pace, turning the video from a glorified reddit argument to an actual, in-depth exploration of TF2's design philosophy and balance decisions, with tangible experience to back up any conclusions. Having the discussion of the effect of the change be framed as a testable hypothesis rather than an argument makes the video significantly more enjoyable, along with the conclusions at the end being significantly more informed. Please do more of these, the TF2 community's in a bit of a state right now when it comes to balance discussions, so doing something like this to put people's money where their mouth is is sorely needed.

I wonder how it would go with mini-crits instead of normal crits? Also for fun: What would happen if Soldier's or even Engineer's (plastic) helmet could block headshot crits or turn them into mini-crits!

Headshots in TF2 have always been a strange case to me

This mod was the only time I really consistently enjoyed playing Heavy, which was fun lol, though I absolutely need to give shotgun Trolldier a shot. Mantread instakills sound awesome, but highly mobile Scout with how powerful shotguns are sounds so cool

I think the problem with Heavy Shotguns even in this Headshot Mod is mostly just that doubling up on bullets when you're already tanky enough to take a few shots and respond with a fully revved minigun just keeps being redundant.

Demoknight is always a good pick for anything that ends up relying on Vaccinator Medic combos because melee damage isn't accounted for in any of the three Vaccinator defensive types, not to mention it's a great flank and surprise tool in most any scenario

It was really fun doing this experiment! Was really fun to participate in

A very obscure perk of the Enforcer is that completely deletes overheal. No matter the range, a single bullet can delete 150hp worth of overheal out of a heavy, so i guess that might've favored the vaccinator matchup even more

We need a permanent server for this. I want to try it and it looks like a lot of fun

So if tf2 shotguns can crit they become payday shotguns?

Dude, You should keep it up permanently, unless Valve decides to make it official. This was the best change of pace mod I have ever played in ANY game. It was (surprisingly) balanced, familiar and breathed new life into overlooked sub-classes.

Now I want all melees to be able to backstab

Scout would become a nightmare if this was true

If I could recommend something for the next mod, how about giving Scout and Engineer access to Spy’s Revolvers, and giving Spy access to the Pistols? Both are classified as Secondary Weapons, and it’d be nice to see if they are of the same tier of damage. For stat changes, I’d imagine the Letranger would reload your primary (only once, not a full clip), the Diamondback would reward revenge minicrits, and the Enforcer would still be the Enforcer. For Spy, I’d probably make the Wrangler mark a target like the spawn wall hack does, and the Short Circuit would use the cloak pool as if it were a 100 metal pool.