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==Overview== |
==Overview== |
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Slingshot is a ranged Phighter who specializes in high mobility and ranged damage. Slingshot has an arsenal of mobility incorporated in his abilities, enabling him to quickly traverse the map and reposition quickly. His primary damage source, Sling Shot can be fired for small poke, or charged to chunk huge sections of health from opponents. Furthermore, Slingshot also has tools to burst opponents quickly. Heavy Sling Shot, a delayed shot that stuns targets and pierces their shields and Scattershot, which fires 3 projectiles that ricochet off walls. With his ultimate, Leg Day, Slingshot becomes incredibly nimble and his next 3 shots fire out a piercing laser that travels across the map and through walls. |
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'''Slingshot is the 4th Phighter in PHIGHTING!''' |
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A Phighter who has an incredible amount of flexibility in playstyle and a wide skill-ceiling. Slingshot is an exceptional choice for players who want a ranged Phighter that is easy to learn, but hard to master and has many available options at their disposal. |
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'''Slingshot in theory is a very straightforward class to play in Phighting''', since the skills you would need would be basic predictability (the ability to predict where people would go) and decent aim, however, Slingshot can show to have more depth than just being a fast ranged phighter with lots of mobility, which once used to its fullest potential could bring devastation to the field. Slingshot acts like a semi close-range sniper, as their abilities force Slingshot to act like a sniper, but other abilities allow Slingshot to move closer to the fight than a more contemporary sniper. Its ultimate is where you need slight prediction skills as you cannot aim while firing the ultimate, but in some smaller maps, EX: Dodgeball or Sword Fight on the Heights, it can show amazing crowd control potential. All in all, this class is somewhat outclassed by the other Phighters but still can show powerful offense when used correctly |
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== Abilities == |
== Abilities == |
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* Passive backliner - Outputs damage from a long distance combined with the safety of a team's frontline. |
* Passive backliner - Outputs damage from a long distance combined with the safety of a team's frontline. |
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* Midrange poker - Plays more aggressive to actively look for picks onto specific Phighters. |
* Midrange poker - Plays more aggressive to actively look for picks onto specific Phighters. |
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* Flanker - Slingshot can take up a position from a different angle to draw the enemy's attention away. |
* Flanker - Slingshot can take up a position from a different angle to draw the enemy's attention away and pressure the backline. |
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Slingshot does not have to stick to a playstyle throughout a match. The player can choose to make adjustments midgame. |
Slingshot does not have to stick to a playstyle throughout a match. The player can choose to make adjustments midgame. |
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Moreover, Slingshot can provide his team significant relief against ranged Phighters thanks to his high chip damage and ability to pressure them with his mobility. Heavy Sling Shot's shield-piercing damage can threaten to two-shot Phighters that have 75 health or less should Slingshot land it twice. It can also be used to damage players through [[Boombox]]'s Forcefield or kill players shielded by his ultimate, Raining Tacos. In addition, it is an excellent tool to eject [[Skateboard]]s out of Skating Form. |
Moreover, Slingshot can provide his team significant relief against ranged Phighters thanks to his high chip damage and ability to pressure them with his mobility. Heavy Sling Shot's shield-piercing damage can threaten to two-shot Phighters that have 75 health or less should Slingshot land it twice. It can also be used to damage players through [[Boombox]]'s Forcefield or kill players shielded by his ultimate, Raining Tacos. In addition, it is an excellent tool to eject [[Skateboard]]s out of Skating Form. |
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Maps that use narrow hallways and chokepoints such as [[DODGEBALL!]] or larger maps such as [[King of the Hill]] benefit Slingshot greatly. The former |
Maps that use narrow hallways and chokepoints such as [[DODGEBALL!]] or larger maps such as [[King of the Hill]] benefit Slingshot greatly. The former can turn Slingshot's ultimate into a team-wiping threat and allows his piercing trait to be utilized more. For the latter, Slingshot's mobility allows him to quickly traverse large maps and fully utilize the range of his abilities. |
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===Ability Usage=== |
===Ability Usage=== |
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* Quick Feet |
* Quick Feet |
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** Use your double jump to gain access to high ground. |
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** The double jump can also be utilized to avoid damage or juke enemies. |
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* Sling Shot |
* Sling Shot |
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** Tap-firing your shots is useful for finishing off low health targets, dealing with mobile Phighters or to reset shield regen on Phighters with innate shield. |
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** Charging your shots can be used in exchanges where you need to avoid exposing yourself as much as possible, such as against a [[Hyperlaser]]. |
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* Heavy Sling Shot |
* Heavy Sling Shot |
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** Heavy Sling Shot can pierce multiple enemies. Angle yourself in a way where you can hit multiple players at once. |
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** Landing a Heavy Sling Shot guarantees a free Scattershot if you choose to follow-up the stun. |
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** Heavy Slingshot's shield-piercing trait allows Slingshot to two-shot Phighters with low health stats if he lands it twice. It is also effective for finishing off opponents hiding behind a large shield value. |
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* Dodge |
* Dodge |
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** Dodge gives Slingshot slightly more height, which is useful for helping him reach vantage points. |
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* Scattershot |
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* Dodge |
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** Scattershot's hop can be aimed upward to help Slingshot gain extra height for reaching vantage points. |
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* Leg Day |
* Leg Day |
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** Keep in mind that you cannot use your other damaging abilities during the effects of Leg Day. It is recommended to use them before ulting. |
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** To maximize the value of Leg Day, utilize the increased walkspeed bonus to take angles where you can hit multiple players at once. |
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===Counterplay against {{PAGENAME}}=== |
===Counterplay against {{PAGENAME}}=== |
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While Slingshot has exceptional poke damage and mobility, he cannot do both at the same time. Melee Phighters with mobility can rush down a Slingshot and give him little room to use his abilities. |
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Take any opportunity to punish a Slingshot who uses their abilities at poor positions. Slingshot does not have a high shield value, it is very easy to deal unrecoverable (without a healer) damage to him. |
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===Tips=== |
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* Slingshot works best in narrow hallways, so if you find someone going somewhere like the side hallways in Dodgeball, then it is best to go after them for an easy kill, this is because in a hallway, aiming isn't so hard than it is in open spaces, making you able to hit them with your abilities and especially with your ult |
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* Avoid close range melee classes like Sword or skateboard, as they could easily get close to you and kill you with their high dps, with swords shield regen per hit, and skateboards mobility, it's basically impossible to kill them one on one, coupled with the fact that it's harder to hit people closer to you. The best course of action against these classes is to run away to higher ground where they can't reach you, as they don't have much vertical mobility. |
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* There are certain places in Maps where slingshot can be become a sniper using a vantage point, with the added bonus that not many other classes can reach to there. For example, you can get to the highest building in the Iron Cafe and on top of there you can snipe people on the scaffolding and the areas you can view on the bottom floor of the iron cafe. |
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* When you use your abilities ( Ult, Rmb, Q, and E ) most of them freeze you in place for a time, some even giving a very slight verticality ( Q and E ). Combining these and good timings you can gain a bit of a larger boost in slingshots mobility. However in places like Roblox museum and mall this tip proves basically useless, but in some places like Rocket arena ( And hopefully more maps with vantage points ) you can access the elevated corners of the map using a combination of your Q and E. |
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* When the opportunity presents itself, use certain piercing abilities to target multiple people for the most damage, this is most espieccaly true for Slingshot's ult as it should be used to hit at least 2 or 3 people as otherwise it would be a waste to only shoot one person. With also the benefit of having a higher chance to hit someone with your ult if you target more than one person |
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==[[Badges|Badge]]== |
==[[Badges|Badge]]== |
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== Trivia == |
== Trivia == |
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*The Catshot skin was made as a birthday gift for |
* The Catshot skin was made as a birthday gift for the character designer of PHIGHTING!, SodaKettle. |
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* The Catshot Skin was the skin that required the greatest number of eggs to acquire during the Easter event, which would be 150. |
* The Catshot Skin was the skin that required the greatest number of eggs to acquire during the Easter event, which would be 150. |
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* Like all other classes, the Slingshot class is based off of an old Roblox gear, which would be quite simply the [https://roblox.fandom.com/wiki/Slingshot slingshot weapon] which is one of the original brickbattle weapons, and there is also a [https://roblox.fandom.com/wiki/Catalog:Slingshot slingshot gear] from 2010 too. |
* Like all other classes, the Slingshot class is based off of an old Roblox gear, which would be quite simply the [https://roblox.fandom.com/wiki/Slingshot slingshot weapon] which is one of the original brickbattle weapons, and there is also a [https://roblox.fandom.com/wiki/Catalog:Slingshot slingshot gear] from 2010 too. |
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*As of 5/26/22, catshot is the only skin that changes the voiceline that appears when activating Slingshot's ult, which would be "Can't catch me :3" |
* As of 5/26/22, catshot is the only skin that changes the voiceline that appears when activating Slingshot's ult, which would be "Can't catch me :3" |
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==[[Version History]]== |
==[[Version History]]== |
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** Number of ricochets increased from 1 to 2. |
** Number of ricochets increased from 1 to 2. |
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* Leg Day |
* Leg Day |
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** Ult points increased from 75 to 100. |
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** '''NEW EFFECT:''' Now shows a player trail while the ultimate is active. |
** '''NEW EFFECT:''' Now shows a player trail while the ultimate is active. |
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'''16 April 2022''' |
'''16 April 2022''' |
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* General additions and changes |
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'''[[Playtest 2]] - 15 April 2022''' |
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* The Catshot skin was added to the game. |
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'''[[Playtest 1#20 February 2022|20 February 2022]]''' |
'''[[Playtest 1#20 February 2022|20 February 2022]]''' |
Revision as of 07:35, 21 September 2022
Overview | Lore | Dialogue | Sound effects | Gallery | History |
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Overview
Slingshot is a ranged Phighter who specializes in high mobility and ranged damage. Slingshot has an arsenal of mobility incorporated in his abilities, enabling him to quickly traverse the map and reposition quickly. His primary damage source, Sling Shot can be fired for small poke, or charged to chunk huge sections of health from opponents. Furthermore, Slingshot also has tools to burst opponents quickly. Heavy Sling Shot, a delayed shot that stuns targets and pierces their shields and Scattershot, which fires 3 projectiles that ricochet off walls. With his ultimate, Leg Day, Slingshot becomes incredibly nimble and his next 3 shots fire out a piercing laser that travels across the map and through walls.
A Phighter who has an incredible amount of flexibility in playstyle and a wide skill-ceiling. Slingshot is an exceptional choice for players who want a ranged Phighter that is easy to learn, but hard to master and has many available options at their disposal.
Abilities
Details:
- Double jump cooldown starts upon touching the ground.
Details:
- Can be used while hovering.
Heavy Sling Shot | ||
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Type Ability |
Ability Type Hitscan/Status |
After a delay, fire a large beam that stuns enemies hit. Pierces through forcefields and shields | ||
Damage: 40 Stun Duration: 0.5 seconds Casting Time: TBA Range: ∞ Cooldown: 10 seconds |
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Ability Demonstration |
Details:
- If used while mid-air, the player's position will be suspended for the cast time.
- Heavy Sling Shot can pierce through enemies.
Dodge | ||
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Type Ability |
Ability Type Mobility |
Flip towards the direction you're moving towards. | ||
Range: 20 studs Cooldown: 5 seconds |
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Ability Demonstration |
Details:
Details:
- Scattershot can pierce through enemies.
Leg Day | ||
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Type Ultimate |
Ability Type Hitscan/Mobility |
After an animation, gain a large walkspeed increase. Your next 3 primary shots create a giant laser that goes through walls and players. | ||
Damage: 60 Range: TBA Max Recasts: 3 Walkspeed Increase: +[TBA]% for 30 seconds Ult Points: 100 |
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Ability Demonstration |
Details:
- You can only use Passive and Dodge until you've used all 3 shots or the movement speed buff expires.
- Dying ends the ultimate's effects.
- Pierces enemies, allies and Boombox's Forcefield.
Strategy
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Slingshot is a Phighter who utilizes his mobility to pepper enemies with mid-to-long range damage. Slingshot's horizontal and vertical mobility is the best among the ranged Phighters due to its low downtimes and abundance in his kit. This can be used to make fast openings to harass enemies, avoid damage or to quickly reposition. In addition, Slingshot's exceptional mobility allows him to be played in a variety of positions and playstyles based on the player's preference. This versatility allows Slingshot to be slotted into many team compositions and adapt accordingly to their team's needs.
Slingshot's 150 hitpoints is average for a ranged Phighter. However, Slingshot only has 50 shield, giving some room for error if he gets caught out. Regardless, the player must be be mindful of their small shield amount as taking too much damage can be costly if your team lacks a Medkit.
A significant weakness for Slingshot is that all of his damaging abilities suspend him in place or slow him down during use. This can give the enemy an opening to output significant damage against him if the player is caught out of position. Mobile rushdown Phighters such as Skateboard or Biograft can outmatch Slingshot's mobility and give him limited opportunities to retaliate if they catch him off guard.
In a team, Slingshot has many options in the role he can play for his teammates. While not a comprehensive list, the following are examples of playstyles a Slingshot can play as:
- Passive backliner - Outputs damage from a long distance combined with the safety of a team's frontline.
- Midrange poker - Plays more aggressive to actively look for picks onto specific Phighters.
- Flanker - Slingshot can take up a position from a different angle to draw the enemy's attention away and pressure the backline.
Slingshot does not have to stick to a playstyle throughout a match. The player can choose to make adjustments midgame.
Moreover, Slingshot can provide his team significant relief against ranged Phighters thanks to his high chip damage and ability to pressure them with his mobility. Heavy Sling Shot's shield-piercing damage can threaten to two-shot Phighters that have 75 health or less should Slingshot land it twice. It can also be used to damage players through Boombox's Forcefield or kill players shielded by his ultimate, Raining Tacos. In addition, it is an excellent tool to eject Skateboards out of Skating Form.
Maps that use narrow hallways and chokepoints such as DODGEBALL! or larger maps such as King of the Hill benefit Slingshot greatly. The former can turn Slingshot's ultimate into a team-wiping threat and allows his piercing trait to be utilized more. For the latter, Slingshot's mobility allows him to quickly traverse large maps and fully utilize the range of his abilities.
Ability Usage
- Quick Feet
- Use your double jump to gain access to high ground.
- The double jump can also be utilized to avoid damage or juke enemies.
- Sling Shot
- Tap-firing your shots is useful for finishing off low health targets, dealing with mobile Phighters or to reset shield regen on Phighters with innate shield.
- Charging your shots can be used in exchanges where you need to avoid exposing yourself as much as possible, such as against a Hyperlaser.
- Heavy Sling Shot
- Heavy Sling Shot can pierce multiple enemies. Angle yourself in a way where you can hit multiple players at once.
- Landing a Heavy Sling Shot guarantees a free Scattershot if you choose to follow-up the stun.
- Heavy Slingshot's shield-piercing trait allows Slingshot to two-shot Phighters with low health stats if he lands it twice. It is also effective for finishing off opponents hiding behind a large shield value.
- Dodge
- Dodge gives Slingshot slightly more height, which is useful for helping him reach vantage points.
- Scattershot
- Scattershot's hop can be aimed upward to help Slingshot gain extra height for reaching vantage points.
- Leg Day
- Keep in mind that you cannot use your other damaging abilities during the effects of Leg Day. It is recommended to use them before ulting.
- To maximize the value of Leg Day, utilize the increased walkspeed bonus to take angles where you can hit multiple players at once.
Counterplay against Slingshot
While Slingshot has exceptional poke damage and mobility, he cannot do both at the same time. Melee Phighters with mobility can rush down a Slingshot and give him little room to use his abilities.
Take any opportunity to punish a Slingshot who uses their abilities at poor positions. Slingshot does not have a high shield value, it is very easy to deal unrecoverable (without a healer) damage to him.
Badge
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Sharp Shooter | ![]() |
Hit all 3 laser beams during your ultimate. | File:Slingshotwoah.png |
Trivia
- The Catshot skin was made as a birthday gift for the character designer of PHIGHTING!, SodaKettle.
- The Catshot Skin was the skin that required the greatest number of eggs to acquire during the Easter event, which would be 150.
- Like all other classes, the Slingshot class is based off of an old Roblox gear, which would be quite simply the slingshot weapon which is one of the original brickbattle weapons, and there is also a slingshot gear from 2010 too.
- As of 5/26/22, catshot is the only skin that changes the voiceline that appears when activating Slingshot's ult, which would be "Can't catch me :3"
Version History
v0.3.0 - 26 August 2022
18 April 2022
17 April 2022
16 April 2022
Playtest 2 - 15 April 2022
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Phighters |
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Melee | Sword • Skateboard • Biograft • Katana • Ban Hammer |
Ranged | Rocket • Slingshot • Hyperlaser • Shuriken • Scythe |
Support | Medkit • Boombox • Subspace • Vine Staff |
Related | Badges • Status Effects • Phinisher |