Thank you!  And sure, I actually don’t mind at all and will give whatever advice people want that I can!  I’m gonna go all out on this and actually try to write a small guide, so bear with me if I got a little carried away, but I hope some part of this helps…

First off, yeah, I’ve died plenty of times right in front of a Medic just because they refused to heal me.  There will always be that Medic who refuses to pry their Medgun off a Heavy for a Scout, even as he sits there over-healed and chowing down on a Sandvich, while you dance around crying and burning to death. Typically this happens because Medics are withholding, sadistic, deutchbags, sometimes distracted and/or possibly dumb.

However, a good Medic will heal you when he can.  Any healing/overhealing a Medic can do will build his Uber faster and because a Scout doesn’t take long to heal to full, we’re a quick boost to their charge %.  It’s good practice to heal Scouts and it really does go a long way to helping the team.

So why don’t they?  Well, a lot of Medics are (wrongy) told from day one not to even bother with Scouts.  You can see why— we’re fragile little loudmouths that can’t really take a lot of damage, they certainly can’t hide behind us, and we’re really hard to keep up with besides— but that doesn’t make us worthless.  A good Scout is nothing to scoff at and an overhealed Scout is quite the…ahem…Force-A-Nature.

You gotta show those Docs what we already know— Scouts. Are. Awesome.  Between capping points/intel, pushing carts, and cleaning up kills, we’ve got a ton of versatility on the field, and while we may not always be high up on the good Doctor’s priority list at any given time, a Medic who befriends a Scout will quickly find he’s got a pretty sweet Ace up his coat-sleeve.  Some may scoff at it, but the Medic/Scout pair can wreak an impressive amount of havoc together when done right and there’s a reason we’ve got special achievements for a particularly deadly Medic/Scout Uber (You’ll Feel a Little Prick / Doctoring the Ball).

If you’re still reading, I’ll toss some tips for how to snag yourself some sweet, sweet Medic heals, as well as how to stay alive on your own below the cut…