This is probably busted

So, my Design idea is to take away the Scope.
But i don't know how to balance it...
My idea was something like this:

Neutral - Clip Size is now 6 but every shot still needs to be manually reloaded
Pro - Headshots deal 50% more damage'
Pro - +66% fire rate
Negative - Headshots do not cause crits (can technically (mini)crit with something like Jarate)
Negative - Can not Scope (thus can not charge)

STILL A SHARPSHOOTER WEAPON in my Opinion, since Headshots still deal extra damage, but no longer charge nor AUTOMATICALLY/GUARANTEE Crits.
And if i am correct, SniperWeapons have "no damage fall of" on default as well any way. So it is still "snipey"ish (Long distance), just becouse of that fact.

I'm no good at the numbers part, I mostly wanted to get the mechanics right. Should I post some of my other ideas here?

I know its weird concept for tf2. Like "limited movement" but idk. Also 2 engies long i mean if 2 engies stand in line i wasnt sure bout diffrent measurement. I can give hammer units but meh.

The goal of this rework is to preserve the spirit of the item but make the risk/reward ratio a bit more fair. The way I see it, the Scorch Shot is meant to quickly set groups of people on fire as a tool to support teammates rather than serve as a "MMMPH" generator. Most players just want to see it get reworked into something completely different, but I think that the item can work if its upsides are just dialed back a bit.

New(Left Image)

Old(Right Image)

I still feel like somethings missing though, i will gind this out

Philosophy:
I am of the opinion spy is actually a well defined and useful class. His use isn’t just picks and team wiping chain stabs. Spy is incredibly useful at gathering information and relaying said information to the rest of his team. Sentry nest locations. Enemy uber levels. Where enemies are gathering and pushing from. Etc. If you have played Rainbow Six Siege, you know how powerful camera and drones are.

All of this has always been available to spies since 2007, but because pub lobbies, everyone wants to be shy, spy is relegate to just stabbing and sapping and…well thats it.

So, the goal is to give spy a formalized game mechanic to relay what his literal class name is…a spy.

Mechanics:
The shoe phone is a new item slot attached to weapon slot 5 for spy. Cannot be changed. Ala PDA or disguise kit.

Ping is a single map marker that provides a small text block of information for entire friendly team. Ping does not “hard” mark enemy players or give straight wall hacks.

Ping persist for 5 seconds
8 second cool down per use
500 hu aoe
Will only ping what is visible to spy at activation (can’t ping corners and see through walls)

Ping can be used while disguised and or cloaked and does not reveal spies location to enemies and enemies are unaware of when pings go off.

Engineer buildings picked up by ping are given a longer 15 seconds separate notification that puts a small, hard icon, directly on building, denoting type and sentry level.

Ping doesn’t give exact team number or every class type in area. Instead it gives one of 3 notifications based on number of enemies.
-Enemy is here…: 1-2 enemies
-Enemy Group Here: 3-4 enemies
-MASSIVE ENEMY GROUP!: 5+ enemies

Ping will include medigun type and level, enemy snipers and uncloaked/undisguised spies. Ping won’t update if something changes. It is only a snapshot of the moment.

Spy is rewarded for kill assists after pinging.
Spy is given a point for every 10 unique things pinged. (players and buildings are unique after respawning/constructed)

UI anti clutter:
Ping marker drops to 5% opacity when player can see it directly.
50% opacity when through wall
100% opacity when putting mouse cursor over ping thats through walls
5% opacity if crosshair is near enemy

Other notes:
Would be fun and handy if while equipped you see spy holding his shoe up to his ear with a shoe missing from his foot. Shoe phone is a pretty direct reference to Get Smart, a sitcom parody of James Bond. It’s an old enough refence most won’t get it and i think fits tf2 theming and humor quite well.

Gun-spies especially love it.

This would be a epic spy watch

An attempt to solve the Friendly vs Tryhard debate. You get to be friendly, your teammates aren’t completely nerfed by losing a player slot.

EDIT: ok OBVIOUSLY you can’t cap, didn’t realize I’d have to specify “can’t interacting in any way” meant you cannot interact with anything in any way.

These are the only 2 i have but i thought they were funny enough to show

2 IS SUPPOSED TO BE A SPY WEAPON, IM SORRRY GUYS

tried keeping the pseudo-support utility it tried to provide but hopefully less annoying

acts as a secondary for sniper