10 "Joke" Video Game Weapons That Are Hilariously Overpowered
3. The Rocket Jumper - Team Fortress 2
While sounding like a sweater that would sent you to the moon, The Rocket Jumper is a rocket launcher for Team Fortress 2 that changed the game forever.
And it did it without causing a single point of damage.
To better explain, The Rocket Jumper could be crafted for the Soldier class and was a joke weapon that dealt a whopping zero damage when fired at foes, however this wasn't it's primary purpose as it is actually a training weapon which was introduced to help people master rocket jumping without taking any damage.
So how did this become a rightly feared weapon? Well this joke of a damage dealer, when coupled with the B.A.S.E jumper and the Market Gardener loadout would turn people screaming in laughter into screaming piles of dissected flesh. The B.A.S.E jumper allowed the soldier to deploy a parachute and the Market Gardner melee weapon always hit with crits while the Soldier was in the air.
Can you see how this tasty combo suddenly altered the game? Gone was the usual run and gun and now it was literally raining chop happy soliders who would dice you up in seconds then rocket jump away.
Who's laughing now?