Valve Software’s Team Fortress 2 Blog has revealed several new details about the upcoming Heavy update and its content.
The first of three unlockable weapons include the Killer Gloves of Boxing (K.G.B) which replaces the Heavy’s fists as its melee attack. Landing a killing blow with the K.G.B guarantees five seconds of critical hits which can be used to kill enemies and further extend the remaining time.
The crit bonus applies to the Heavy’s other two weapons – the shotgun and the minigun – allowing the player to waste enemies at a distance. However the gloves offer a slower swing speed, making the user more prone to risk than the default melee attack.
The K.G.B. will be gained through the 35 class achievements. The new weaponry will probably follow a similar style as in the Pyro update where weapons were unlocked at 10, 16, and 22 earned achievements.
The requirements for the 35 achievements have not been specified, however one might speculate base on their icon and file names, as to what it may be.
In addition, a new arena has been revealed. Titled Badwater Basin, it will be one of five maps that will support the new Payload gametype. The map will focus on open spaces and featuring less checkpoints than the previous Payload map, Gold Rush.
The 35 achivements are as follows:
1. Iron Kurtain – heavy_damage_taken
2. Party Loyalty – heavy_defend_medic.png
3. Division of Labor – heavy_assist_medic_large
4. Red Oktoberfest – heavy_earn_medic_domination
5. Show Trial – heavy_kill_taunt
6. Crime and Punishment – heavy_kill_flag_carriers
7. Class Struggle – heavy_kill_medic_pair
8. Soviet Block – heavy_block_invuln_heavy
9. Stalin the Kart – heavy_block_cart
10. Supreme Soviet – heavy_receive_uber_grind
11. Factory Worker – heavy_stand_near_dispenser
12. Soviet Union – heavy_assist_heavy_grind
13. 0wn The Means of Production – heavy_clear_stickybombs
14. Krazy Ivan – heavy_kill_underwater
15. Rasputin – heavy_take_multi_damage
16. Icing on the Cake – heavy_kill_dominated
17. Crock Block – heavy_survive_crocket
18. Kollectivization – heavy_assist_grind
19. Spyalectical Materialism – heavy_uncover_spies
20. Permanent Revolution – heavy_kill_while_spinup
21. Heavy Industry – heavy_fire_lots
22. Communist Mani-Fisto – heavy_kill_crit_punch
23. Redistribution of Health – heavy_heal_medkits
24. Rationing – heavy_kill_shotgun
25. Vanguard Party – heavy_first_to_cap
26. Pushkin the Kart – heavy_payload_cap_grind
27. Marxman – heavy_kill_midair_minigun
28. Gorky Parked – heavy_defend_control_point
29. Purge – heavy_kill_capping_enemies
30. Lenin a Hand – heavy_revenge_assist
31. Five Second Plan – heavy_teleport_fast_kill
32. Photostroika – heavy_freezecam_taunt
33. Konspicuous Konsumption – heavy_eat_sandwiches
34. Don’t Touch Sandvich – heavy_kill_scouts
35. Borscht Belt – heavy_kill_heavies_gloves
