BF2S Forums [TF2] Overhealer (medic unlock) has been cut.

Just in case anybody didn't know (I reckon everyone does but i may as well make sure), the Overhealer was the planned medic unlock that boosted people to 200% health, but it couldn't ubercharge.

I was just over at the steam forums, and saw this. It's a reply to an email someone sent to Valve talking about various things about the game, and concerns about how unbalanced the overhealer would make the game. Anyway, here's the important part of the reply:

No details on the Pyro’s unlockable weapons yet, sorry. We’re still focusing on the Medic, and the underlying system. Your fire axe will be happy to hear that the Overhealer didn’t work out as well as we wanted it to, and won’t be making an appearance.

I think we can all safely say that it the Overhealer was a bad idea from the start, so i'm not too sad about this. A 600Hp Heavy and a 400Hp Soldier is just a horrible thought. However, it probably means that the achievements+unlocks won't be seeing the light of day for a very long time now.

Edit: While I'm at it, i'll post another part of the reply that concerns another aspect that gets a lot of attention: The Pyro vs Soldier debate. Enjoy:

We’re still thinking about the relationship between the Pyro & the core combat classes, in particular that of the Pyro & the Soldier. We’ve tried a couple of things in our internal playtests, but haven’t found anything we like enough to ship yet. The recent update to the flamethrower with the audio cue played when you’re hitting an enemy seems to have been a good step.

Glad to hear that they're working on that particular imbalance.

Last edited by Spidery_Yoda (2008-03-03 17:08:38)