Medic Tips

[Dr. Bullet]

I'm by no means the best med in the world, but I don't do too bad. Here's my tips for staying safe and keeping your tickets up.

- Don't be frugal with med bags. Throw them every chance you get. If there's a spot where your guys tend to hang out, make a pile of them. Even if you die, you still get points from guys using these.

- Revive from a distance. You don't have to be on top of a person to revive them. I regularly revive from 2-3 feet away. This comes in handy at places like Karkand.

- Use a shield. If there's team mates who need reviving, park a vehicle in the line of fire of the enemy, then jump out an revive them. The vehicle will also let all of you make a quick escape.

- Be a star quarterback. By jumping and throwing your med bag, you can effectively toss it across a street, over a fence, or to that guy over there. You'll need to practice your timing, but this is a great strategy.

- Pace yourself. Say there's an important team mate out in the open, but it's a dangerous run. Simply toss a line of med bags to him, then sprint with your defibs up. Your bags will heal you as you run, allowing you to get to the team mate.

- Run an ambulance. You'll automatically heal people near your vehicle, plus anyone in the vehicle with you.

- If you're in a chopper and can use your med bag, toss bags out randomly near your team mates. You'll save a few lives, and it's an easy way to get healing points.

- Use the sights on your gun, and use short bursts; prone when possible.

- Hang back from your squad. Let them do all the fighting, then revive them when they're killed. Also, toss those med bags at them like crazy.


I can't really stress the med bag tossing enough. You get an unlimited amount, and there's always someone who's hurt, so you may as well make a pile of them. I like to make little paths with them, especially in the allies at Karkand. That way, even if you die, your mates running in will always have health right there.

If you have any tips to add, by all means, add them

[GatorDawg]

Hey, great post Dr. Bullet!

Here's my 2 cents:

If you are in an open space, where there aren't likely to be any hidden enemies in very close proximity, then there are nine words to remember: "Single shot mode, single shot mode, single shot mode." If you are in an enclosed area where an enemy could jump out at you in close proximity, then switch to burst or full auto depending on your weapon. I've made it an almost involuntary action that when I step out into an open area, my finger just reaches for the '3' key by itself. When I move back into an enclosed space, it does the same. I've found it has seriously helped the number of kills I get as medic.

Also, don't be shy about letting your squad face the brunt of the battle while you hang back a bit. If you're playing in a full squad and go charging into a hostile area, you might get a kill or two before you get tagged. But, if you hang back and let your team handle the brunt of the assault, you can finish off that last enemy with 1 health remaining that managed to survive the battle, maybe get a kill assist or two, and along with the points you got from tossing med bags during the firefight, you can also possibly rack up another 4 or 5 revives out of the situation.

I know my globals jumped drastically once I stopped seeing a medic as a gunner who could also heal and started seeing him more as a class that should hang back, provide some support fire, and primarily worry about keeping the squad healthy.

Of course, you'd think that would be pretty self explanatory... but I keep winding up in squads with "Rambo medics." And, when the round is over, sure, most of the time I've got 20 kill points and they've got 30... but I've also got 60 teamwork points and they've got 20.

[chaos555]

when im a medic, 75% of the time im running around the map with shock paddles, very effective ... so far about 2000 revives

[SaladFork]

Overall pretty good tips, though most go without saying. I'm surprised you didn't mention the medic unlock, in comparison to the medic guns.

Also, make sure that before you go to revive someone, the thread isn't still immenent and undistracted. The last thing you want is to provide them with ANOHTER two kills. When someone dies, glance at the kills list in the top left and note the killers name, then wait for someone to kill them. It becomes second nature for a good medic in almost no time, and you'll do it without thinking.

Also, for those who play WITH medics. Without medics, your team will be constantly losing tickets. Medics are the ones who keep you alive, and your ticket count high. If a medic dies, don't just look at him and go 'oh, too bad'. Pick up his kit and REVIVE him, then take his place as medic for a bit. I've seen a Support + Medic combo who came #1 and #2 with scores higher than anyone else, both with 0 deaths, and they switched kits constantly. If the support died, the medic revived, if the medic died, support grabbed his kit, revived himm and they switched places.

~Salad

[=1GuN2Bullez3killzEm]

the medic and support is a good tip

[ricera10]

I got to try all of these tips! Nice!

[Dr. Bullet]

Thanks.

Salad, I don't have much experience with the unlocked weapon. But you did remind me of a good one...

I know some of this is pretty simplistic, but there are some people that just don't know about it, or never thought about it. I know I wish I could have read something like this when I first got BF2

- Swipe another med's kit. Say you like the AK-101 better than your M-16. Watch for the enemy kits on the ground, and when you find a med kit, pick it up. You'll get to have that gun until you die

[imported_OneEyedBartender]

You say that medics have unlimited bags, but everytime i throw them i run out after 3....

[Dr. Bullet]

True, but they recharge. After you throw your three, wait a few seconds and you'll have another. After not even a minute, you'll have all three back, plus the first three will still be on the ground.

[imported_fvbyfv]

Wonder if they will fix that, should be you have 3 bags and if you throw three you dont have any until someone picks up your bag you placed on the ground, then you get one back for every kit picked up.

[imported_OneEyedBartender]

True, but they recharge. After you throw your three, wait a few seconds and you'll have another. After not even a minute, you'll have all three back, plus the first three will still be on the ground.

i never knew that, thanks :)

[GatorDawg]

You say that medics have unlimited bags, but everytime i throw them i run out after 3....

Yeah, just wait a couple of seconds and then switch back to the bag. It's kind of like having to reload a gun.

EDIT: Oops, didn't notice that someone had already addressed this, sry.

[Dr. Bullet]

i never knew that, thanks :)

No problem

[FaultySanity]

Thanks for the tips guys, i enjoy the support and medic class the most out of all the classes. I like to help my teammates and help them do well rather than just going off and trying to do so by myself.

[Forest]

I don't play medic often but when I do I find it a pain to hit 6 or cycle to the defibulators to save a guy. I would set the secondary '6' weapon to middle mouse button if you play medic often, so you can quickly revive a fallen teamate without having to look at your keyboard.