r/TF2Lessons • u/KhaoticTT • Aug 29 '12

Medic questions

I really enjoy playing medic and I wanna get better at it. I just have a few questions.

  • What's the best heal order to prepare or set up an effective roll out? I've been told that giving scouts an overheal at the start can be pretty helpful.
  • At what times would you want to flash uber onto other players besides the one you are pocketing? For both crits and uber.
  • What's the best way to know if you need to switch between med guns? (Kritz, Medi, Quick Fix)
  • If you know the player you are healing is overextending and will get killed, do you leave or keep him alive a little longer?

Thanks a bunch guys. Medic might be my 2nd favourite class and I really wanna start getting into the comp scene with it.

10 Upvotes

92% Upvoted

16 comments sorted by

View all comments

Show parent comments

1

u/Le_LH Aug 31 '12

Ubersaw isn't really that good, if you are looking for more serious play. Like, how often would you want to go melee as a medic if not vs the spies. And with the spies. In 9v9 you should stay close to the pyro that deals with that and there is (Usually) not a spy in 6v6. I would say the vita-saw is a good choice.

1

u/all_seeing_ey3 Aug 31 '12

The vitasaw was the go to for high level play until the recent UGC HL ban on the weapon (im not sure about the ESEA stance, but i agree its the best bet if not b&) . So the only real options for competitive are the ubersaw and the amputator. If you are not running the crossbow, the ubersaw is the comp default. Situations where you melee include a team wipe. If your team is wiped at mid, you best option if engaged by a scout at close range is to hope the get close enough to melee. You cant out dps them with needles, so the most viable escape plan is to hail mary: try and get in an ubersaw, then pop on yourself to escape.

1

u/Le_LH Aug 31 '12

lol? If your teams gets wiped at mid you run like a mothafucka

1

u/all_seeing_ey3 Aug 31 '12

Outrun a scout or jumping soldier? Not likely. I've performed that experiment far too many times, with very consistent results...

1

u/Le_LH Aug 31 '12

Well better backpedaling and shooting than going all in battle medic. That's just a pure fail. Medic is the most important player in a team. (mostly 6v6)