Meet Natascha, Heavy’s New Best Friend!

August 15, 2008 by Raj
Filed under Action, Adventure, Corporate, Development, Digital Distribution, First Person Shooter, Genre, Miscellaneous, Newsbits, Steam

Valve has revealed the second unlock for Heavy Weapons Guy in Team Fortress 2. This unlock replaces Heavy’s current primary weapon; The Minigun (or Sasha, as Heavy calls it) and causes enemies to slow down. Ladies & Gentlemen, Boys & Girls, Pedophiles and Murderers, meet Natascha!

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The Heavy’s second unlockable, Natascha, slows enemies with her bullets. Anyone damaged by her will move slower for an instant, encouraging them to find cover or turn and face the Heavy, mano-a-tiny-itty-bitty-mano. Unfortunately, Natascha is slightly weaker than Sasha, so she takes longer to finish off a victim. As a result, Natascha’s great against fleeing cowards, such as Scouts & Medics, and less great against anyone actively trying to kill her master. Heavies that like to jump around corners and surprise groups of startled enemy crybabies will also find her very useful, although they should look for a Sasha-wielding enemy Heavy before they leap.

The next update regarding the final remaining unlock (that will replace Shotgun) and the new gameplay type will be revealed next week.