As the Medic ...
Remember who you are. "Thou Art Medic". In other words, heal every teammate you can. There's nothing more irritating than having a Medic run past you when you're close to death. It's your duty to whip out that medical ax (ironic ain't it?) and bandage their wounds. Be sure to watch and listen for teammates using the "saveme" command. It's the TF sign for, "I need a heal now!"

In newer versions of TF, you don't have to worry too much about being caught while healing someone. It only takes one swipe to heal someone to max. However, Medics can now give their teammates more than max health, and that does take some time. So watch out, since there are many players who'd love to get two frags at once.

The Medic fares surprisingly well against other classes. The Super Nailgun is great at annoying those slow moving Soldiers and Hwguys. However, the Medic probably works best alongside teammates who can absorb some of the damage.

Take advantage of your regeneration skills and your concussion bombs. Park yourself in a dark corner and recover some of that badly needed health. And lob a few of those grenades to wreak havoc with your enemy's vision. If they're unable to control themselves, they're more likely to miss, run away, or even suicide!

Don't forget that Bioweapon of yours either! If you happen to get within close proximity of an enemy, whip out that Ax and start infecting! If the putz can avoid getting himself killed or finding a medic, he'll most surely die ... hopefully after infecting a few of his teammates as well.

Against the Medic ...
If you see a Medic with his Ax out, you better start running backwards, while giving him all you've got! An infection almost always ends up in death of some kind (either by it, or by weakening you at a bad time). Avoid it like the plague (pun intended). If you do get sick, by all means stay away from teammates! It's a major pain to be infected by someone on your own team, especially if the Medic ain't around.

Avoid those concussion grenades as best as possible. If you get hit by one, you're pretty much out of commission for half a minute or so. Run to the nearest hiding place and wait for it to pass, or seek a Medic to help you recover. It's probably not a good idea to fire at all if you have the grenade or rocket launcher. You'll most likely end up killing yourself, or at least wasting ammo.

Last updated: December 4, 1997