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The '''Overhealer''' is a scrapped [[Medic]] unlock that would have been available to Medics after attaining a certain number of [[achievement]]s. The eventual replacement for the Overhealer was the [[Kritzkrieg]] weapon. The model for the Kritzkrieg attachment bears the filename 'Overhealer'.
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{{Quotation|'''The Medic''' on massive healing capabilities|Ooh, zhis vill do nicely.|sound=Medic_mvm_loot_common01.wav}}
  
Unlike the [[Medi Gun]], which temporarily boosts a player's health to 150% of their maximum, the Overhealer would have permanently boosted a player's health to 200% of their maximum. The tradeoff is that the Overhealer's [[ÜberCharge]] was to fill very slowly— or possibly not at all.
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The '''Overhealer''' is a [[Unused content|scrapped]] [[Achievement items|unlockable]] [[Weapons#medicsecondary|secondary weapon]] for the [[Medic]]. It appears nearly identical to the standard [[Medi Gun]], but has two nozzles in the front instead of one.
  
The following quote is taken from a news article entitled "Revealed! Valve's major TF2 changes" at Computerandvideogames.com [http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=180237]:
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The Overhealer would boost a player's [[health]] to 200% of their maximum; however, unlike the Medi Gun's 150% [[overheal]], this boost would not decay over time. The trade-off is that the Overhealer's [[ÜberCharge]] was to fill very slowly or possibly not at all.<ref>[https://www.ign.com/articles/2008/01/24/valve-planning-more-team-fortress-content Valve Planning More Team Fortress Content] article from IGN which mentioned the Overhealer</ref>
  
''"The first Medic unlock, for example, is called the Overhealer. Instead of temporarily buffing people's health to 50 percent above their normal maximum, it permanently boosts them to double their standard health. The downside is that it'll be dramatically worse at building ÜberCharge - in fact, Valve are toying with not letting it Über at all."''
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Eventually the Overhealer was shelved due to balancing issues in the game.<ref>[http://www.gamefront.com/overhealer-not-coming-to-team-fortress-2-after-all/ Overhealer Not Coming to Team Fortress 2 After All], article from GameFront</ref>
  
Eventually, Valve shelved their plans for the Overhealer due to balancing issues in the game, since a team filled with overhealed players after being healed by only one Medic would go on to dominate the match.
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== Trivia ==
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* This weapon's functionality is very similar to [[Medi Gun Beta 1]], another scrapped Medi Gun with non-decaying overheal.
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* This weapon was eventually replaced by the [[Kritzkrieg]]. The model and materials for the Kritzkrieg attachment bear the filename <code>overhealer</code>
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However, an Overhealer-like Medi Gun has come up in the beta. It still has the non-decaying overheal, but it now only overheals up to 150%, like the regular Medi Gun. Also, instead of the ÜberCharge rate being lowered or removed, the new Overhealer heals the target at half the rate of the regular Medi Gun.
 
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Latest revision as of 04:46, 11 November 2023

Ooh, zhis vill do nicely.
The Medic on massive healing capabilities

The Overhealer is a scrapped unlockable secondary weapon for the Medic. It appears nearly identical to the standard Medi Gun, but has two nozzles in the front instead of one.

The Overhealer would boost a player's health to 200% of their maximum; however, unlike the Medi Gun's 150% overheal, this boost would not decay over time. The trade-off is that the Overhealer's ÜberCharge was to fill very slowly or possibly not at all.[1]

Eventually the Overhealer was shelved due to balancing issues in the game.[2]

Trivia

  • This weapon's functionality is very similar to Medi Gun Beta 1, another scrapped Medi Gun with non-decaying overheal.
  • This weapon was eventually replaced by the Kritzkrieg. The model and materials for the Kritzkrieg attachment bear the filename overhealer

References

  1. Valve Planning More Team Fortress Content article from IGN which mentioned the Overhealer
  2. Overhealer Not Coming to Team Fortress 2 After All, article from GameFront