first concussion grenade so that it stops either on the elevator, extremely
close to the wall, or wedged between the elevator and the wall. 1 and 1/4 to 1
and 1/2 seconds after PRIMING (not throwing) the first grenade, prime the second
grenade and throw it in the same place. Now, the tricky part. Run into the wall,
keep running forward, and jump just before the first grenade detonates. Your
goal is to have just begun descending from your jump as the first concussion
grenade detonates. This way, the first grenade will throw you almost out of the
shaft, but not quite. You may even be able to see into the enemy's ramp room,
but you won't quite make it to the top. But that's ok, because you have your
second grenade still waiting to detonate. If your first jump was good, you'll be
quickly descending towards the ground as the second grenade detonates, which
will have the force to thrust you out of the shaft. It is important that you
continue to run forward this whole time, so that you don't stumble back down the
shaft once you've made it out. This jump, along with the water jump to the
sniper's nest, is the hallmark of an elite medic.
One further jump I'll mention here. This is the jump from the narrow hallway
leading into the ramp room up to the elevator. This jump operates on the same
principles as the jump from the bridge to the nest, but there's no ledge this
time to jump onto. This one takes practice to nail, but it can be a life-saver
for bypassing a tough ramp-room defense. This one will take any defense by
surprise.
There are further applications of the concussion jump on this map and others,
but these are the most important jumps.
How to Be a Good Medic
In this section, I will discuss how to be a good medic. Now, when I say a good
medic, I mean a medic who will be loved by his teammates on a public server (the
ones that care, anyway). After all, in a clan match his teammates will love him
anyway. Basically, the medic should be selfless. When he respawns, he should
stock up on medikit ammo if possible and check to see if anyone in the resupply
room needs healing. He should then hack everyone of his teammates he sees in his
own base if possible before heading out to attack (unless he's playing defense
for the time being, in which case he should stay in the base helping as much as
possible). On the attack, he should assist any teammates engaged in battle
(unless he has a more pressing matter to attend to, such as a loose flag in the
enemy's base), healing them up and resupplying them after the enemy is defeated.
While in the enemy base, he should always be looking to assist his teammates
whenever possible, healing and resupplying.
I mentioned earlier that the medic should act like a parent to his teammates.
When I say this, I mean that he should take it upon himself to look after his
teammates and his flag. If you see a teammate under attack, help him out. After
all, the bastard attacking him is attacking one of your boys. One of YOUR boys.
Don't let the bad guys punk your boys. Take it personally when your guys get
attacked. Show the bastard who's boss, and then heal up and resupply your boy.
The enemy is evil. They're trying to kill you and your boys. Don't let them.
Take care of your boys.
Conclusion
Medic is my favorite class to play in TF. Want speed? Got it. Want firepower?
Got it. Want mad skills to use? Got it. Want to help people? Got it. Have fun
playing medic, because if you're not having fun, what's the point?
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