Arbitrary:
Lets sit down and have a little medic to medic. (No don't lite the candles.)
First off, um why did you make this thread? You probably know more about medicing than anyone else. (120hrs) My stats: 43 points, 38 assists, 11,000 heal, 2.8mil total heal, 77 hours. Nothing real great because I'm wreckless and don't worry about "buffing my stats".
"I am on FIRE" - Healing Priorities
My priorities are: player in combat, then player on fire (leave the burning heavies till the last, they like the heat)- medics on fire first, then injured players - badly hurt medics first. Then buffing anyone around. On Warpath, I'll take care of anyone on the hallway between 2-3 and those who are spamming around the corner between 1-2.
"I am the Ubermensch" - Ubers
Uber a demo or pyro. Occasionally I'll Uber a heavy but that is usually only on Goldrush stage 1 in the hallway after cp1. Demos take out SGs. Pyros cause panic and retreating. On Warpath, at the beginning of a game Uber a pyro when you reach the bridge and rush as far back as possible. You can make it all the way to their first point, resupply, get another Uber and rush up from behind. It takes a good pyro to do this. (I'll recommend AzzNik.) Uber timing really depends on your relationship with the Uberee. If you take Nutz or Azz, hit it when they call for it, (sometimes I hold out longer if I can see that it is safe. i.e. beginning of Warpath I usually wait until we are about out of health) I trust them because they know what they are doing. (I think.) Otherwise it is really up to you. 1/4 second early is better than being sniped, but that mostly depends on the situation.
Before taking anyone on an Uber run, observe them and make sure that they are either shooting, reloading, holding a weapon other than the primary weapon. This way you can be sure they are not a spy.
"I'm prepared to do whatever it takes" - being offensive.
Follow the eGO rules, no offensive language. However change up the balance of the game. Make the medic an offensive class, not a support one. (In your face Valve.) Get up there on the front lines and heal those you find there. The longer they live the more death you can bring to the other team. (Thats really what a medic wants; dead opponents.) If your are retreating from a pyro without anyone else to heal, use the Blutsaugher to kill the pyro and gain enough live to roll on the floor and put out the fire. Other than that leave the Blutsaugher in your pocket. The Ubersaw is your friend, keep it on quick switch all the time. First reason, spy killing. That is the easiest way to get quick Ubers. I'll take a demo on an Uber run, fall back, kill two spys, and when the demo is just out of spawn hook up with him and go out on another Uber; all within 30 seconds. Anytime I see someone running around with 1/2 health, I'll give them a smack with the saw to check them. Second reason the Ubersaw is your friend. After taking an Uber in and there is no easy way out, pullout the Ubersaw and hack away. If you kill someone and you are under heavy fire, switch to the heal gun and Uber your way back to safety. Everytime I do that, the other team really hates me.
I'm Still Alive - Staying alive
Don't follow a suicidal pyro out into a moving field of dots. You'll kill yourself. The pyro will do his thing for 3 seconds then die, don't worry about it, your team needs that Uber your making. Basically, stay alive but be aggressive. If you die, meh.
"You are trying me patience" - Communication
Having a mic is key, but not necessary. Tell the uberee what you want them to do, where to go. You are the sole owner of the Uber, if they don't want to do what you want to do, find someone else. But a mic is not always required. Since Nutz has his mic all the time, if I don't have mine, I'll just hook up with him and follow him around with my Ubers. He always goes for the SGs, so no surprises. (At least for me not having a mic doesn't make me a bad medic, I just only Uber certain players.)
"Oktoberfest" - Having fun
Just because you are the QB of the team, this doesn't mean you can't have fun. If you feel like you can outsmart a bullet, go beat them with saw. Mix it up, have fun.
/medic to medic.
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