Hyperlaser

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Hyperlaser
"I'll see you in Hell."
Class	Ranged
Faction	Blackrock
Statistics
Health	75
Shield	100
Other
Version added	V0.3.0

Overview

Hyperlaser is a ranged Phighter that specializes in dealing high damage at long ranges. His Hyper Ray and Pierce Ray can put out consistent damage across the map. Hyperlaser has limited mobility to access, making him slow to take positions on the map or to escape from faster Phighters. His phinisher, Eviscerating Ray can fire up to 3 instant-kill shots if Hyperlaser lands the shots consecutively.

Abilities

Locked and Loaded
	Type Passive	Ability Type N/A
Headshotting an enemy with your primary deals double damage and creates an AOE around the enemy that deals 30 damage. Your third bullet wireframes.
Slow: 33% for 2 seconds Area of effect damage: 30 Area of effect range: 30x10x30 Wireframe duration: 1 second
Ability Demonstration File:HyperPassive.gif

Details:

Hyper Ray
	Type Primary	Ability Type Hitscan
Fire a long distance ray.
Damage: 20 Self slow: 75% Bound penalty: 100% Range: 1200 studs Hitbox size: 2x2 studs Fire rate: 0.8 shots per second Ammo: 3 Reload time: 1 second
Ability Demonstration File:HyperM1.gif

Details:

• The slow and jump height penalty are applied until the player stops firing.

Piercing Ray
	Type Ability	Ability Type Hitscan
Shoot a small ray that goes through enemies and shields and explodes after a delay. If the ray hits anything, the delay is shorter.
Damage: 20 (small ray) + 30 (large ray) Slow: 25% for 3 seconds (small ray only) Stun duration: 0.5 seconds (large ray only) Range: 800 studs Cooldown: 15 seconds
Ability Demonstration File:PiercingRayDemonstration.gif

Details:

Voltaic Grenade
	Type Ability	Ability Type Projectile/Aoe
Throw a grenade that explodes after a delay upon the ground. If you hit a player it will explode immediately. Enemies hit by the explosion are wireframed, slowed, and knocked back. Allies hit by the explosion are given haste.
Damage: 10 (direct hit) + 15 (explosion) Knockback force: 15 Wireframe duration: 1 second Casting time: 0.5 seconds Haste: 50% Slow: 25% for 1.5 seconds< Range: 20 studs Size: 35x10x35 Cooldown: 10 seconds
Ability Demonstration File:VoltaicGrenadeDemonstration.gif

Details:

Voltaic Phase
	Type Ability	Ability Type AoE/CC
Hold and release to teleport to a location after a short delay and create an explosion around you. The teleport cancels if you take any damage. Your ammo reloads and your next shot will be instant. Pressing E causes the explosion to occur instantly.
Damage: 15 Radius: 20 studs Endlag: 0.2 seconds Teleporting: Windup: 1.5 seconds Cooldown: 18 seconds Knockback: 20 Maximum teleport distance: 200 studs Slow: 25% for 2 seconds Cooldown: 18 seconds Teleporting (Interrupted): Slow: 25% for 1 second Knockback: 10 Cooldown: 12 seconds Tap: Windup: 0.5 seconds Slow penalty: 25% for duration of windup Knockback: 20 Cooldown: 12 seconds
Ability Demonstration File:VoltaicBurstDemonstration.gif

Details:

• The player can hold down the E key to show an indicator for possible areas to teleport.
• The player can only teleport onto floors.
• Enemies can only be damaged by one explosion.

Eviscerating Ray
	Type Phinisher	Ability Type Hitscan
Your next primary fire will instantly kill any enemy you hit. Killing an enemy grants you another bullet.
Damage: 999 Range: TBA Hitbox size: 2x2 studs Casting time: 2 seconds Max shots: 3 Phinisher points: 150
Ability Demonstration File:EvisceratingRayDemonstration.gif

Details:

• The sound before Hyperlaser fires Eviscerating Ray can be heard by all players regardless of distance.
• Eviscerating Ray is not able to pierce enemies or Protecting Overtone. The hitbox is large enough to kill multiple people in one shot.
  • Shooting a Boombox's Protecting Overtone instantly destroys it and grants Hyperlaser another shot.
  • Shooting a Vine Staff sprout pierces, instantly destroys it, and grants Hyperlaser another shot.
• Hyperlaser cannot gain phinisher points until the phinisher's effects end.

Strategy

Pros	High hitpoints for a ranged Phighter, 100 shields and 75 health. Access to an instant-kill through Eviscerating Ray
Cons	Poor horizontal and non-existent vertical mobility Poor ability to fight at close ranges High skill floor and ceiling

Hyperlaser is a ranged Phighter who specializes in dealing high DPS from mid to long-range distances. Left unchecked, a Hyperlaser can get constant kills and keep the hitpoints of the enemy team low. He also has a very high HP/Shield split allowing him to take many blows without dying. Due to this, however, he has very limited movement, with only his Voltaic Grenade that can be used to run while being attacked.

Although Hyperlaser isn't meant to be played close range, he has the tools to do so. His Voltaic Shift can be used to gain haste and to get the instant shot and his Voltaic Grenade gives him just enough time to hit one shot while the enemy is wireframed. His frontline is very limited alone as he is too slow to maintain his hp while dealing consistent damage, so a Hyperlaser should only be frontline if his team has established a strong enough frontline to support him. You should only be playing close range in certain circumstances, such as:

• On Conquer, going on point to help your team contest it
• To mix up his playstyle
• To aid in the frontline, assuming a well-established frontline exists
• As a last resort against melee Phighters

Hyperlaser's role is to deal major damage on key Phighters (such as a Sword or a support) preventing them from getting the value they would otherwise get. Hyperlaser's Phinisher, Eviscerating Ray, creates a major threat to the enemy team. It allows for the Hyperlaser to instantly kill 3 enemies if he hits all his shots. They must play around cover or attack the Hyperlaser directly to prevent him from getting too much value out of his Phinisher. If he is stunned or wireframed during the startup, the shot won't go out, however, it will not use up the shot either. A Hyperlaser has to be wary of other Phighter's while using his Phinisher as many abilities can disorient him, likely causing him to miss (Such as Sword's Dolphin Slash and Subspace's Fallen Star) While being very useful, it costs 150 Phinisher points to cast, and on average he only gets it 2-3 times per match.

For teammates playing with a Hyperlaser, having a strong frontline or distraction can secure Hyperlaser's backline position from being threatened by certain ranged and melee Phighters. This will enable him to focus on outputting damage without issue. Boombox and Sword can deter the enemy's frontline from advancing to Hyperlaser's position thanks to their bulk, while Skateboard can disorient the enemy's backline and force them to divert their attention towards him. Hyperlaser can also combo his Phinisher with other Phighters. Skateboard's Phinisher allows for one free shot on an enemy. Subspace's Fallen Star keeps enemies in the air and immobile allowing the Hyperlaser to get an easy shot off, however, Fallen Star can be to the Hyperlaser's detriment if used too late. Subspace's Phinisher also allows for a free shot if anyone is trapped inside.

Hyperlaser is effective on open maps, such as Protect Telamon, and Banland. Annihilate is an exceptional game mode for Hyperlaser, as it allows him to pick off enemies who are alone very easily.

All-in-all, Hyperlaser's high DPS and great Phinisher can make him a very strong Phighter in the right hands. His low mobility however makes him a very difficult Phighter for a new player to learn.

Ability usage

• Locked and Loaded
  • Always try to aim for headshots. Dealing double damage with Hyper Ray drastically increases your overall damage, even if you miss a little more.
• Hyper Ray
  • Utilize the wireframing ability remove the enemy's ability to attack for a short period of time. This is useful against targets with little mobility such as Katana, Medkit, and Vinestaff.
  • When playing mid-close range, instead of using wireframe, reloading after 1-2 shots will ensure you are on the move while dealing good damage. Rely on headshots, rather than consistent damage output.
• Piercing Ray
  • Combining Piercing Ray and Hyper Ray can allow for a massive burst of damage to secure kills.
  • Furthermore, utilizing Piercing Ray, then Voltaic Shift’s instant shot will net a high damage combo.
• Voltaic Grenade
  • If an enemy gets close, use Voltaic Grenade to apply Wireframe to them and utilize the haste buff to maintain your distance.
  • The cooldown for Voltaic Grenade is not very long, which allows for aggressive plays.
  • Throwing Voltaic Grenade to nearby teammates increases their speed, which is useful on a group of people.
  • At the start of a match, throwing the grenade will allow your team to reach highly contested areas on a map faster, giving your team the advantage. This also works when you are dead and are going back to contested areas.
• • Use Voltaic Shift to get the point on Conquer quickly.
    • Don't use it too early, as the enemy team will likely target you.
    • Saving Voltaic Shift instead of using it to reach conquer point fast is also a good idea, as the cooldown is very long and Voltaic Grenade speeds you up as well.
  • Another option is to teleport to high ground on maps like Protect Telamon, SFOTH, Nuke The Whales, The Iron Cafe etc.
    • This offers some protection at the cost of not being with your team.
  • If playing aggressive, utilizing the cancellable speed boost is a viable option for fighting against any threat for distancing youself and dealing damage.
    • This can be a risky play due to the fact that you have to get hit.
  • Use E as a flanking tool. Especially useful with Eviscerating Ray to catch enemies off guard
• Eviscerating Ray
  • Watch out for Phighters with their movement abilities off cooldown, or if they're near cover.
  • Prioritize other Phighters stuck in their Phinisher animation. Phighters such as Katana and Vine Staff are easy targets as they have no movement abilities to be able to escape Eviscerating Ray.
  • Aiming for high mobility targets like Rocket, Shuriken and Slingshot may be a good idea as a mix-up. Keep in mind that these Phighters have a get away option.
    • If aiming for a high mobilty target, suprising them is always the best choice.

Counterplay against Hyperlaser

The sound effect before Hyperlaser fires Eviscerating Ray is extremely loud and telegraphed. The player is advised to look for cover before he fires.

Rushdown Phighters such as Skateboard, Biograft, Sword and Shuriken can easily close into Hyperlaser's position and exploit his inability to fight at close quarters. Utilize cover or approach Hyperlaser while his attention is on another part of the map to to minimize damage while getting into close range.

Boombox's Forcefield can absorb multiple shots from Hyperlaser and block his ultimate. The player should be aware that Piercing Ray can still damage allies through the shield.

Badge

Name	Icon	Description	Reward
bounty collected		successfully kill two enemies with a single shot of your phinisher	Title 360 Noscoper

Trivia

General:

Development:

• Hyperlaser is based on the Hyperlaser Gun gear.
  • Eviscerating Ray takes after the gear's instant kill trait.
• The character design of Hyperlaser is largely based on Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo from Daft Punk, and Spike Spiegel from Cowboy Bebop.
• Hyperlaser's character design and abilities took one week to complete.

Skins:

• Hyperwitch is a community contributed skin created by ebobebo4.
  • The skin was one of the selected winners for the 2022 Halloween Skin Contest.
• Seraphlaser's sound effects was created by Key After Key.

Version history

18 June 2023 Removed more exploit spots. 10 June 2023 Voltaic Grenade NEW EFFECTS: Now explodes instantly if the grenade hits an enemy. Explosion now applies a 25% slow for 1.5 seconds. Explosion now knocks enemies away from the explosion. Direct hit damage reduced from 15 to 10. Explosion damage increased from 15 to 20. Voltaic Phase NEW EFFECTS: Holding down E shows a teleport indicator on the player's crosshair. Will now attempt to teleport players on top of a wall if the wall is targeted. Explosion now occurs on Hyperlaser's initial location. Players can only be damaged by 1 explosion. If the teleport is cancelled, the ability's cooldown is reduced to 12 seconds. If the teleport is cancelled, the explosion occurs after 0.5 seconds. If the teleport is cancelled, Hyperlaser gains 50% haste for 1.5 seconds. Removed exploit spots on Chaos Canyon, Domino Valley and Protect Telamon. 9 June 2023 REWORK: After a 1.5 second cast time, Hyperlaser teleports onto an area highlighted by the player's crosshair (up to 200 studs), creating an explosion on arrival, reloading Hyper Ray and making the next shot instant. The teleport is cancelled if Hyperlaser takes damage during the cast time. The explosion occurs at Hyperlaser's location if the teleport is cancelled. Damage increased from 10 to 15. REMOVED: No longer gives haste. 25 May 2023 Voltaic Phase REMOVED: No longer wireframes self. Endlag reduced from 0.5 seconds to 0.2 seconds. 13 May 2023 Hyper Ray BUG FIX: Ring particle now uses the proper position. 16 April 2023 Hyperlaser has received an updated voice sound. The badge "bounty collected" condition was changed from "successfully kill two enemies with eviscerating ray" to "successfully kill two enemies with a single shot of your Phinisher". 15 April 2023 Piercing Ray NEW EFFECT: The second blast will always occur even if Piercing Ray misses. Hitting the first blast will reduce the delay of the second blast. Damage changed from 30 + 20 to 20 + 30. Second blast delay on hit changed to 0.3 seconds. Second blast delay on miss changed to 0.6 seconds. Voltaic Grenade Cooldown reduced from 15 seconds to 10 seconds. Voltaic Phase NEW EFFECT: Using Voltaic Phase makes Hyperlaser's next Hyper Ray have no cast time. REMOVED: No longer guarantees the next Hyper Ray to be a headshot. V0.5.0 - 8 April 2023 Eviscerating Ray NEW EFFECT: Now has a wireframe kill effect. The Voice Line Update - 1 April 2023 Renamed from Hyperlaser to hi. Dialogue reworked. Eviscerating Ray Now plays a voiceline provided by aidn. 22 January 2023 Eviscerating Ray Increased volume of sound effects on the "Seraphlaser" skin. 8 January 2023 The "Seraphlaser" skin has received new sound effects. 5 January 2023 The "Seraphlaser" skin was added to the game. Players who were on Team Relax and leveled their Phestival Rank at least once were given the skin. 3 January 2023 The "Witchlaser" skin is now obtainable in Crossroads 28 December 2022 Piercing Ray Hitbox changed from server-side to client-side. Range increased from 300 studs to 800 studs. 27 December 2022 Piercing Ray Renamed from Pierce Ray. 13 December 2022 Added new intro, kill, victory and defeat dialogue. Removed older intro dialogue. 7 December 2022 REMOVED: No longer has a face. 27 November 2022 Readded visual effects for Wireframe. BUG FIX: The Witchlaser skin no longer bugs out if the player walks against walls. Trampolines now work properly on Witchlaser. 20 November 2022 Voltaic Burst Slow reduced from 50% to 25%. Slow duration reduced from 2 seconds to 1 second. 16 November 2022 Eviscerating Ray BUG FIX: Phinisher now charges again if the player hits all 3 shots. 29 October 2022 Voltaic Burst Haste duration increased from 1 second to 2 seconds. Playtest 4 - 28 October 2022 Hyper Ray NEW EFFECT: Projectile goes through ally players. Range increased from 300 studs to 1200 studs. Eviscerating Ray NEW EFFECT: Projectile goes through ally players. 24 September 2022 Hyper Ray Hitbox size decreased from 3x3 studs to 2x2 studs. Eviscerating Ray Hitbox size decreased from 3x3 studs to 2x2 studs. 31 August 2022 Eviscerating Ray Maximum number of shots reduced from 5 to 3. 29 August 2022 Locked and Loaded Headshot slow reduced from 50% to 33%. Wireframe duration reduced from 2 seconds to 1 second. Piercing Ray Damage reduced from 60 + 40 to 30 + 20. Stun duration reduced from 1 second to 0.5 seconds. Slow reduced from 50% to 33%. Voltaic Grenade Wireframe duration reduced from 2 seconds to 1 second. Voltaic Burst BUG FIX: E headshot guarantee now works properly. 28 August 2022 Locked and Loaded BUG FIX: Headshots now work properly. Eviscerating Ray BUG FIX: Now works properly. 27 August 2022 General additions and changes Shields increased from 75 to 100. REMOVED: Wireframe no longer gives damage immunity to players. Locked and Loaded NEW EFFECT: Headshots now slow enemies by 50% for 2 seconds. Hyper Ray Hitbox adjusted to be more accurate. End-lag reduced. Piercing Ray NEW EFFECTS: The first ray now stuns enemies for 1 second. The second ray now slows enemies by 50% for 2 seconds. Voltaic Grenade REMOVED: No longer applies Wireframe to allies or enemies. Allies still have their walkspeed increased. Voltaic Burst NEW EFFECT: Now slows enemies by 50% for 2 seconds. Knockback force increased from 10 to 20. Haste duration increased from 1.5 seconds to 2 seconds. Range increased from 30 studs to 40 studs (20 studs radius). Cooldown reduced from 12 seconds to 8 seconds. Eviscerating Ray NEW EFFECT: Now utilizes a cooler camera shot. BUG FIX: No longer says the placeholder ultimate dialogue. V0.3.0 - 26 August 2022 Hyperlaser was added to the game. 16 August 2022 Hyperlaser was revealed to the public.

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