Comments on: Double Medic Uber http://www.ubercharged.net/2007/11/19/double-medic-uber/ Tales of Team Fortress 2 pwnage and other hilarity Fri, 16 May 2008 04:01:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: madlep http://www.ubercharged.net/2007/11/19/double-medic-uber/#comment-144 madlep Wed, 21 Nov 2007 23:53:49 +0000 http://www.ubercharged.net/2007/11/19/double-medic-uber/#comment-144 A good medic should actually run ahead when they are ubercharging you. I know exactly what you mean. If you're a slow moving class like a soldier or heavy, its impossible to charge directly at the sentries, and you'll get pushed back. The medic is faster moving, and the sentries will lock onto whatever target is closer. So if the medic charges ahead of their uber partner and takes the brunt of the sentry fire, then the guy getting uber is much more able to get in close and do some damage. A lot of medics seem to miss that though. Probably cause they're so used to staying behind and out of the line of fire - which you don't need to do when you're ubering it up. A good medic should actually run ahead when they are ubercharging you.

I know exactly what you mean. If you’re a slow moving class like a soldier or heavy, its impossible to charge directly at the sentries, and you’ll get pushed back.

The medic is faster moving, and the sentries will lock onto whatever target is closer. So if the medic charges ahead of their uber partner and takes the brunt of the sentry fire, then the guy getting uber is much more able to get in close and do some damage.

A lot of medics seem to miss that though. Probably cause they’re so used to staying behind and out of the line of fire - which you don’t need to do when you’re ubering it up.

]]> By: Rasta_worm http://www.ubercharged.net/2007/11/19/double-medic-uber/#comment-143 Rasta_worm Wed, 21 Nov 2007 23:30:35 +0000 http://www.ubercharged.net/2007/11/19/double-medic-uber/#comment-143 Maybe it's just me, but whenever I'm ubercharged (or ubercharges someone else) I still get shot at by the sentrys, pushing me away from them. Sometimes i'm even blasted of, landing out of range from the medic ubercharging me (or the person that i'm ubercharging...). Due to this, I can't imagine that this dual-medic-trick will be very effective against a turret farm :/ Maybe it’s just me, but whenever I’m ubercharged (or ubercharges someone else) I still get shot at by the sentrys, pushing me away from them. Sometimes i’m even blasted of, landing out of range from the medic ubercharging me (or the person that i’m ubercharging…).
Due to this, I can’t imagine that this dual-medic-trick will be very effective against a turret farm :/

]]> By: madlep http://www.ubercharged.net/2007/11/19/double-medic-uber/#comment-118 madlep Sun, 18 Nov 2007 21:24:34 +0000 http://www.ubercharged.net/2007/11/19/double-medic-uber/#comment-118 Yeah, switching to turn off uber is a good trick. Never used it much - but turning it off to trick the enemy into thinking its safe again is a good one. Yeah, switching to turn off uber is a good trick. Never used it much - but turning it off to trick the enemy into thinking its safe again is a good one.

]]> By: Zarathustra http://www.ubercharged.net/2007/11/19/double-medic-uber/#comment-117 Zarathustra Sun, 18 Nov 2007 21:05:06 +0000 http://www.ubercharged.net/2007/11/19/double-medic-uber/#comment-117 I like to switch off my Uber to cause a bit of confusion. Run in, use half the Uber then switch it off for a second. Everyone who ran away when they saw us Light Up will come rushing back in for the kill. Switch the Uber back on and take 'em down. I like to switch off my Uber to cause a bit of confusion.

Run in, use half the Uber then switch it off for a second. Everyone who ran away when they saw us Light Up will come rushing back in for the kill. Switch the Uber back on and take ‘em down.

]]> By: Wormbrain http://www.ubercharged.net/2007/11/19/double-medic-uber/#comment-116 Wormbrain Sun, 18 Nov 2007 20:51:15 +0000 http://www.ubercharged.net/2007/11/19/double-medic-uber/#comment-116 Not many people are aware of this but if you are a medic and you activate your uber, you can pause the uber indefinitely by switching your weapon. Switch back to your healing gun at any time to resume the uber. Did your heavy die just as you ubered? Pause the uber! Go find another teammate and uber on! Not many people are aware of this but if you are a medic and you activate your uber, you can pause the uber indefinitely by switching your weapon.
Switch back to your healing gun at any time to resume the uber.

Did your heavy die just as you ubered? Pause the uber! Go find another teammate and uber on!

]]> By: madlep http://www.ubercharged.net/2007/11/19/double-medic-uber/#comment-114 madlep Sun, 18 Nov 2007 14:33:11 +0000 http://www.ubercharged.net/2007/11/19/double-medic-uber/#comment-114 Yup. Totally agree there. When I'm playing medic and I've got uber ready to go, pyro is always my first choice. Yup. Totally agree there. When I’m playing medic and I’ve got uber ready to go, pyro is always my first choice.

]]> By: Xantheus http://www.ubercharged.net/2007/11/19/double-medic-uber/#comment-113 Xantheus Sun, 18 Nov 2007 14:31:48 +0000 http://www.ubercharged.net/2007/11/19/double-medic-uber/#comment-113 I find that there is too much downtime in the slowness of a heavy and the reloading of a heavy. The real uber-class for a medic to side with is the Pyre. I find that there is too much downtime in the slowness of a heavy and the reloading of a heavy. The real uber-class for a medic to side with is the Pyre.

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