reviving teammates

cptfight · Post by **cptfight** » 2007-09-28 05:51

Last evening i was playing as a medic after the switch to V0.61 . I had a hard time to revive teammates, somehow most of the revives don't work. Of the 12 times i treid only one worked. Do i do something wrong or is this normal?

The medkits work fine...

Hx.Clavdivs · Post by **Hx.Clavdivs** » 2007-09-28 07:23

Could be 2 things I guess.

1) Glitched in the terrain? Try tossing a fielddressing on them to "dislodge" then zap.
2) You basically got to hit them "dead on" in the chest to get them up.

Post by **Outlawz7** » 2007-09-28 07:28

You can't zap them standing from 2 m away, go prone and zap them in the torso

Hx.Clavdivs · Post by **Hx.Clavdivs** » 2007-09-28 08:15

You know, that is actually the one thing that's not covered in the manual.

LtSoucy · Post by **LtSoucy** » 2007-09-28 10:02

True^ But also he may be DEAD.

supahpingi · Post by **supahpingi** » 2007-09-28 10:36

And he needs a kit near him.

Colfax · Post by **Colfax** » 2007-09-28 12:12

I find that some people have no idea about the whole stuck in terrain thing. Because everytime i tell someone in my squad to throw a bandage on me...then revive when i get killed they are just like, "wow really never knew that." Or some just don't get it at all and i end up not getting revived. Seems like not a lot of people know.

zeidmaan · Post by **zeidmaan** » 2007-09-28 12:51

Also if the body moves away from the kit you often need to zap the kit and not the body.

.:iGi:. Eggenberg4Ever · Post by **.:iGi:. Eggenberg4Ever** » 2007-09-28 13:43

It's trial and error in most cases: you'll find what works after time.

General rule: if the casualty's on a slope (whether they're stationary or sliding) throw a field dressing on them 1st to "bump" the body then zap it squarely in the chest. Should work unless, as a couple of people above have mentioned, he's slipped away from his kit then the odds of a revive are 50/50 at best.

Don't waste your shocks unless he's your SL and you desperately need him back as a spawn point to maintain an attack.

Other than that, keep at it: Medics FTW!.

daranz · Post by **daranz** » 2007-09-28 15:03

I generally aim for the ***. No kidding, and it seems to work best for me. Two zaps are usually what does it for the tough cases, but most I can get in one zap. I rarely use field dressings because of ammo scarcity and because I feel it's slower (I never actually timed it).

=Romagnolo= · Post by **=Romagnolo=** » 2007-09-28 16:12

"Aim" the fallen soldier in the midle of the screen, try to imagine a "crosshair" as in vBF2. Sometimes players "aim" the body down the screen where the padd-shocks are.

.:iGi:. Eggenberg4Ever · Post by **.:iGi:. Eggenberg4Ever** » 2007-09-28 17:31

Chucking a field dressing down can help by giving the casualty an extra health boost on revival, therefore making your time spent healing them less which frees you up for whatever comes next.

There's also another upside of doing it is that you may need that boost of health so when you're trying to revive a dude YOU get the benefit of the field dressing

Result!

=Romagnolo= wrote:"Aim" the fallen soldier in the midle of the screen, try to imagine a "crosshair" as in vBF2. Sometimes players "aim" the body down the screen where the padd-shocks are.

I like to use the ancient technique of the Diving Falcon:

In
Prone
Zap!!
Off!
Follow me!!

JohnnyPissoff · Post by **JohnnyPissoff** » 2007-09-28 20:49

.:iGi:. Eggenberg4Ever wrote:Chucking a field dressing down can help by giving the casualty an extra health boost on revival, therefore making your time spent healing them less which frees you up for whatever comes next.

There's also another upside of doing it is that you may need that boost of health so when you're trying to revive a dude YOU get the benefit of the field dressing

Eggs ol mate, that's a heroic answer. I've never even considered that angle before. I usually end up letting my field dressings go to sod.

One tip for the new medic:

If you have a 5 button mouse, set your defibrillator to button #4, your med-pack to #5, and your main weapon to middle mouse. That way you can instantly switch-off on the fly.

Added benefit to having the main weapon on the mouse is you can switch to auto-fire intuitively at re-spawn.

Alex6714 · Post by **Alex6714** » 2007-09-28 22:02

Headshot = no revive. So ask them before you go for a revive.

pasfreak · Post by **pasfreak** » 2007-09-28 23:39

this works, so PLEASE take me seriously...

aim for the ***

hx.bjoffe · Post by **hx.bjoffe** » 2007-09-28 23:58

pasfreak wrote:this works, so PLEASE take me seriously...

aim for the ***

HAHAHA, classic...

Guardian[]B()b · Post by **Guardian[]B()b** » 2007-09-29 01:05

.:iGi:. Eggenberg4Ever wrote: In
Prone
Zap!!
Off!
Follow me!!

Same here - doesn't quite work on the wife though, wants me to stay around and finish the job.

JohnnyPissoff wrote: If you have a 5 button mouse, set your defibrillator to button #4, your med-pack to #5, and your main weapon to middle mouse. That way you can instantly switch-off on the fly.

Again same here - take a minute to bind that mouse.

daranz · Post by **daranz** » 2007-09-29 01:53

JohnnyPissoff wrote:Added benefit to having the main weapon on the mouse is you can switch to auto-fire intuitively at re-spawn.

Argh, why would I want to do that?

I hate when I pick up a rifle and forget to set it to semi (as most people use auto). I align a shot, squeeze the trigger, and go all over the place.

.:iGi:. Eggenberg4Ever · Post by **.:iGi:. Eggenberg4Ever** » 2007-09-29 03:05

pasfreak wrote:this works, so PLEASE take me seriously...

aim for the ***

I've revved guys via their boot sometimes

Hx.Clavdivs · Post by **Hx.Clavdivs** » 2007-09-29 05:32

KILLED! Doh! Forgot about that one. If the fella is shot in the head or etc etc like blown to kingdom come, knifed - no way you gonna revive