IDW has a very energetic character which has contributed largly to her infamous status among players, likely owing to the fact that the weapon itself is one of the few that is powered by a battery. Her speech mannerisms also include heavy use of cat puns.
Some of her dialogue suggests that she sees herself as a stray cat. This is likely a reference to how the Bushman IDW was never formally adopted by the British military nor found any popularity in the civilian market. Additionally she believes herself to be a very capable bodyguard and finds great pride in being able to protect her comrades in combat. While she often has a very positive and upbeat attitude, IDW appears to express annoyance at being compared to a pistol.
=== In-Game ===
=== In-Game ===
IDW is a front row evasion tank sporting one of the highest base evasion stats in the game even among higher rarity SMGs. While this does come at a cost of her own HP being on the lower end of her class, her evasion stat often more than makes up for it in actual combat. Her skill, Cover Focus, increases her evasion by 60-110% depending on her level which can serve as an extra buffer to maximize the effectiveness of her relatively low HP pool. Due to her high evasion, leveling her skill is not as a priority as it would be with low-evasion SMGs with the same skill, such as Spectre M4, if players are short on resources as the skill even at lower levels will scale naturally with her high evasion stat as she levels up. This combination of a high evasion stat coupled with an evasion buff skill allows IDW to fill a unique niche of solo-tanking without defensive buffs from AR or HG T-Dolls. As a result, IDW can function well as a general-use budget tank in any formation.
IDW's greatest weakness is perhaps her low HP pool. High accuracy enemies like Jaegers can kill her very quickly if the damage-dealers of her team aren't strong enough. For this reason Guard/Jaeger teams can give her trouble if she is set up with an AR team who can't burn through the opposing front row before the Jaegers get into firing position. Vespids can also pose a threat to IDW due to their moderate accuracy and damage coupled with a high fire rate that ensures some shots will get through. Placing her in a RF team is a great counter to Guard/Jaeger teams while AR teams, in addition to providing defensive buffs, can quickly kill Vespids and Scouts before they have a chance to wear down her HP.
The Bushman IDW (Individual Defence Weapon) was designed by George D. Ealovega, who marketed it through the firm of Bushman Ltd. However due to a lack of interest, the rights for the weapon was sold to Parker-Hale and after some modifications was rebranded as the Parker-Hale PDW. The weapons was pitched to the British army as a self defense weapon for vehicle crews but was not selected. It was made entirely out of an experimental polymer, making it very light. It used Ealovega's patented rate regulator, which used a electrically-powered hydraulic system governed by a computer chip (with the battery pack stored in the pistol grip), this allows the weapon to fire with a rate of fire between 450-1400 rpm which helps in taming the recoil of the weapon.
Character Info
Design
Personality
IDW has a very energetic character which has contributed largly to her infamous status among players, likely owing to the fact that the weapon itself is one of the few that is powered by a battery. Her speech mannerisms also include heavy use of cat puns.
Some of her dialogue suggests that she sees herself as a stray cat. This is likely a reference to how the Bushman IDW was never formally adopted by the British military nor found any popularity in the civilian market. Additionally she believes herself to be a very capable bodyguard and finds great pride in being able to protect her comrades in combat. While she often has a very positive and upbeat attitude, IDW appears to express annoyance at being compared to a pistol.
In-Game
IDW is a front row evasion tank sporting one of the highest base evasion stats in the game even among higher rarity SMGs. While this does come at a cost of her own HP being on the lower end of her class, her evasion stat often more than makes up for it in actual combat. Her skill, Cover Focus, increases her evasion by 60-110% depending on her level which can serve as an extra buffer to maximize the effectiveness of her relatively low HP pool. Due to her high evasion, leveling her skill is not as a priority as it would be with low-evasion SMGs with the same skill, such as Spectre M4, if players are short on resources as the skill even at lower levels will scale naturally with her high evasion stat as she levels up. This combination of a high evasion stat coupled with an evasion buff skill allows IDW to fill a unique niche of solo-tanking without defensive buffs from AR or HG T-Dolls. As a result, IDW can function well as a general-use budget tank in any formation.
IDW's greatest weakness is perhaps her low HP pool. High accuracy enemies like Jaegers can kill her very quickly if the damage-dealers of her team aren't strong enough. For this reason Guard/Jaeger teams can give her trouble if she is set up with an AR team who can't burn through the opposing front row before the Jaegers get into firing position. Vespids can also pose a threat to IDW due to their moderate accuracy and damage coupled with a high fire rate that ensures some shots will get through. Placing her in a RF team is a great counter to Guard/Jaeger teams while AR teams, in addition to providing defensive buffs, can quickly kill Vespids and Scouts before they have a chance to wear down her HP.
What? Really? All I wanted...was home. I never though about having you all to meowself. But if that's what you want, Commeownder...I'm helping meowself
One of the SMG that able to upgrade through Digi-Mind.
Her introduction quotes seems to be a reference of how the weapon was not adopted by any armed forces in the world.
A popular meme among the playerbase due to many reasons, namely annoying appearance and voice, being a common sight in T-doll production and sharing the same craft timer as HG Grizzly MkVGrizzly MkVGrizzly MkV (which, along with her constantly showing up in crafting, brings not only frustration but also disappointment to the players).
While her in-game art and chibi sprite depicts her as being equipped with a suppressor and red dot sight, she is unable to equip both attachments at once in the game.
