Medic

Medic is a character that appears in 6 games

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The Medic is the primary healing class in the Team Fortress franchise.

Overview

The Medic is a character class in the Team Fortress franchise. Touting both a machine gun and the Medigun, he can comfortably fill a support role as a fighter, though he is obviously more suited for healing his allies in combat. Medics tend to pair up with hardhitting characters such as the Heavy or the Pyro to allow the combo to push enemy forces back farther before dying or having to retreat. Though he rarely gets kills in his role as a healer, the Medic still gains points from assists he acquires from healing teammates who in turn kill enemies. He can also gain points simply from doing a lot of healing or activating ubercharges.

Health: 150
Speed: Medium
Role: Support

Weapons

Syringe Gun

Description
If the Medic happens to be alone or his healed friend happens to take one too many sniper rounds to the head (that being one), the Medic can comfortably fall back on the Syringe Gun for protection. This needle machine gun has a huge clip and reloads quickly, making it a reliable weapon in extended engagements. Unfortunately, the needles are about as accurate as if the Medic was throwing them so you must be very close to your opponent to kill them. They also have travel time which must be taken into account.

Statistics
Clip Size: 40 Rounds
Carrying Capacity: 150 Rounds
Point Blank: 10-15 damage per syringe
Medium Range: 5-10
Long Range: 5-6
Critical hits: 1.5% chance for 30
Rate of Fire: Very Fast
Reload: Magazine

Medigun

Description
The Medigun is used to heal teammates and cannot be used as a weapon. It can heal allies past their maximum normal health total, up to 50% higher, but once the Medic stops healing them, these "overheal" points slowly dissipate.

An Ubercharge bar fills up in lower right corner of the screen while the Medic is healing his teammates, more so when healing allies that are not at full health. When it reaches full, the Medic shouts "I am charged" and the player can click the right mouse button to activate an Ubercharge that makes him and his healing partner invincible for up to 10 seconds. If the bond between the two is broken during the Uber or the Medic switches his gun, the Ubercharge will last for one more second before disappearing. The link can be reestablished if the Medic so desires. This ability break and create links while the Ubercharge is going allows the Medic to make more than one teammate invincible, though doing so increases the speed at which the Ü-bar drains.

Statistics
Damage: Negative 24 points per second (up to 72 depending on target's condition)

Bonesaw

Description
The Bonesaw is a competent melee weapon, good for taking down fools who happen to get too close to a Medic without considering the consequences. The biggest difficulty with the Bonesaw is gaging when to take it out because most Medics will be healing their partner and may still need their assistance to keep from being overpowered. However, you definitely shouldn't hesitate to use it on any Spies you see as their knife poses a much more immediate threat than anyone else in front.

Statistics
Point Blank: 45-85 damage per hit
Critical hit chance: 15% for 195
Rate of Fire: Medium

Unlockable Weapons

These are weapons that are unlocked by obtaining a certain amount of Medic achievements. The player is allowed to customise what weapons they carry through the loadout menu and can only carry one of each type of weapon at one time.

Blutsauger

Description
The Blutsauger is the first weapon the Medic will unlock and has the special ability of healing its user 3 points for each needle that strikes an opponent in exchange for the possibility of critical hits. Given the profound lack of critical hits the regular Syringe Gun gets in combat (1.5%), this is hardly a downside. It is identical to the Syringe Gun otherwise.

Number of Achievements Required: 10

Kritzkrieg

Description
The Kritzkrieg is the second weapon the Medic will unlock and changes the power of the Ubercharge from invincibility to guaranteed critical hits for its duration. This new power, while lethal, must be used more cautiously than the normal Uber because you and your partner will be taking normal damage during this time. If you aren't careful, you may get hit by too many errant shots and die, leaving your partner without the buff in hostile territory. All the same, Pyros and Demomen benefit from this ability enormously--Pyros from more or less instakill melee damage and Demomen because any bombs he launches during that time stay critical even after the Uber wears off.

The Kritzkrieg charges 25% faster than the Medigun and has exactly the same healing speed.

Number of Achievements Required: 16

Ubersaw

Description
The Ubersaw is the third and final weapon the Medic will unlock and trades speed for Ubercharging capabilities. With each stab of the Ubersaw, the wielder's Ubercharge bar spikes up 25%. In four hits (if you land that many unspoiled attacks) a Medic that has done no healing will be at a full Ubercharge. This task is made more difficult by a 20% reduction in swinging speed. Given that even using the Bonesaw as a non-combat oriented class is risky business, the Ubersaw should be used only in the most advantageous situations.

Rate of Fire: Slow (20% slower than the Bonesaw)
Number of Achievements Required: 22

Tactics/Tips

Turn on "Medigun continues healing without holding down fire button." under Options -> Multiplayer -> Advanced. This will allow you to continue healing even when facing another direction, which is useful to check whether or not an enemy is following you while healing one of your teammates.
Stay behind cover whilst healing someone. This will hinder your enemies that try to kill you, especially when you're healing a heavy, who is near invulnerable when they're being healed.
On the same note, Heavies are prime targets for being healed, for that exact same reason. Heavies aren't too useful on their own, but with a medic they can wreak havoc in the battlefield.
Don't be afraid to switch to your Syringe Gun/Blutsauger when in combat with no one to heal. At the least you'll be no worse off than had you just stuck with youur Medigun, and at best you'll go on rampage and end up with a huge killing streak. The Blutsauger is ideal, as returning some health (even the smallest amount) can turn the tides of battle.
On CP maps, start healing someone as soon as you can. This will help build up your Ubercharge meter before the game actually starts, and will allow you to start the round off with a bang. If possible, get a Soldier or Demoman to rocket/sticky jump for you which will build the meter up quicker and also contribute to your "Total Healed" stat for achievements and such.

Quotes

Quotes the medic often uses for taunting his enemies or talking to his teammates.

"Zat, vas doctor-assisted homicide!"
"Danke, Dummkopfs!"
"Woops! Zat was not medicine."
"I am the the Übermensch!"
"Oktoberfest!"

"Woops! Zat was not medicine."
"Anuhza successful procedure!"
"Did zat sting? 'Sorry'!"

Medic Update

The Medic update was a huge update for Team Fortress 2 that released 3 new weapon unlocks and 39 new achievements. The Medic update was the first class to be updated with these items followed by the Pyro.

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Name	Platforms	Developer
Team Fortress 2 released on Oct. 10, 2007	PC	Valve Corporation
The Orange Box released on Oct. 10, 2007	PC, PS3, X360	Valve Corporation
Half-Life 1 Anthology released on Sept. 26, 2005	PC	Valve Corporation, Gearbox Software LLC
Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory released on May 29, 2003	PC, MAC	Splash Damage, Ltd
Half-Life: Adrenaline Pack released on Dec. 19, 1999	PC	Valve Corporation
Team Fortress Classic released on Aug. 24, 1996	PC	Valve Corporation