Thread: Medic means TEAMPLAYER

I know this has been talked about before. I know its a subject that can easily be brushed under the rug. It seems as soon as the pyro achieve pack came out, the medics DROPPED. I could post examples, but that is a waste of time.



BACK ON TOPIC

- "We need a medic!" If I had a dollar for every time I heard that I would be rich. There is no point in saying it, if someone wanted to go medic they would. Since you feel the team needs a medic enough to speak about it, SWITCH! Yes sometimes it goes overlooked, but honestly, is being medic that bad?

- A team with no medic is a loosing team. Simple as that, yes you can win, but your whole team will be running from spawn a whole lot more.

- A medic on defense is almost as important as offense. You can hold the opposing team back if you do not have to run for health all the time. If you let them advance, that is ground you ca not make back up (unless you have an uber medic).

- A good medic will almost always be on top of the board (unless burn is playing heavy). A crappy medic will still place decently on the team. The medic is the backbone of every tactical op in TF2.

- Medic is my second most play time class to date (behind engee). Its fun! Nothen like just scoring points for giving someone a quick heal while they spam some rockets / stickies / whatever. A nice stab with the ubersaw is very rewarding. Not only can you take someone down, you personally benefit from it. When the medic is happy, the team is happy!

- Mix it up! If you notice that someone has been playing medic round after round, map after map, due to lack of other medics. Mention to them that you will take over for a couple rounds, more often than not they will choose to stay medic, but it really gives someone a boost to know that they are appreciated and the job they are doing is a tuff one.

- A single medic will really boost the team up! The only thing that is better is ANOTHER MEDIC! When you have all the important classes filled, the first to double up should be medic (or engee depending on the map). Three medics can work, but the ideal number (IMO) for TTP is two.

I guess I would just like to see more people willing to raise a hand and say "I want to win, I dont care how we do it, lets just get it done, and get it done NOW!!" Being a medic is the best way to say "Im here to play TTP style."

To all the medics out there, and to those who will switch without thinking twice, I salute you, you are the definition of TEAMPLAYER.

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Yeah! Article time!

*cheerful wave* I'm not sure why you bother trying to summon me, you know, if you're going to do the scouring work for me.

(Promise I'll be more of a forum whore later this week. New books came yesterday. Busy devouring.)

Anyway! Article! It could use some expansion. And I support embedding videos in articles.

Quality post Gonzo, why just last night, after switching to the losing side and looking at the class lineup and going medic for them I said - "You guys are aware that you are getting your asses handed to you because the other team has 2 medics and you have none right?"
And guess what, with me going medic they were finally able to hold their last point.
I have 100+ hours as medic, only class I play more is heavy.
Something I have learned in all that time -
When there is talent on both sides, the side with better medics win.
I have seen it time and time again.
If the other team cant kill you, they tend to lose.

Protect your medic, lead them to health and shield them with your body.

Medics - STAY ALIVE! Charging uber is wayyy more important than getting that one bonesaw in. And watch for spies dammit! Communicate!

Originally Posted by DJ Mr. White

Originally Posted by _BuRn_

Protect your medic, lead them to health and shield them with your body.

I wish more people realized that. I wouldn't have to make so many health rushes then. I barely ever have to go for health if Burns is whom I'm healing. He takes the bullets so I don't have to.

Speaking for the standpoint of the second best heavy on the server it is equally important that the medic know how to be shielded. If you don't know how to move with the person you are healing then you are likely do die.

yeah burn, good points. This was intended as not a how to, as that has been covered. Just trying to emphasize how important the medic is.

Medics FTW, I just recently started playing medic right after the pyro pack came out...mainly because of the shortage of medics and now I really enjoy playing the class.