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{{Other uses|this=the taunt item|for=the video|Meet the Medic}}
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{{Item infobox
 
{{Item infobox
| type              = action
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| type              = special taunt
| image              = Taunt_MtM.png
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| image              = Taunt Meet the Medic.png
| released          = [[Über Update]]
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| used-by            = [[Medic]]
| availability      = [[Mann Co. Store|Purchase]]
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| released          = {{Patch name|6|23|2011}}<br>([[Über Update]])
| trade              = no
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| availability      = {{avail|drop-expired|purchase}}
| gift              = no
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| trade              = yes
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| gift              = yes
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| marketable        = yes
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| rename            = yes
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| numbered          = no
 
| loadout            = yes
 
| loadout            = yes
   | level           = Level 5 Special Taunt
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   | prefix          = Taunt: The
   | item-description = Remind those ungrateful bastards how valuable your Medic skills are by striking a heroic pose accompanied by an angelic choir, beams of divine light, and a flock of doves.
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  | item-kind        = Special Taunt
  | loadout-name     = Taunt: Meet the Medic
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  | item-level       = 5
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   | item-description = Medic Taunt<br>Remind those ungrateful bastards how valuable your Medic skills are by striking a heroic pose accompanied by an angelic choir, beams of divine light, and a flock of doves.
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| title              = {{item name|Meet the Medic (taunt)}}
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}}
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{{Quotation|'''Meet the Medic''' publicity blurb|Whatever the occasion, celebrate it with the Meet the Medic, a custom taunt that allows you to punctuate anything you do, no matter how trivial, with god rays, orchestral swells and an explosion of doves.}}
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The '''Meet the Medic''' is a [[Taunts#Special taunts|special taunt]] for the [[Medic]].
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When the player activates it through the taunts menu, the Medic performs a heroic pose with his [[secondary weapon]] as white stage lights and flying [[doves]] emanate around him to the tune of an angelic choir, similar to several shots in the ''[[Meet the Medic]]'' video, notably the closing shot of the Medic atop a pile of [[Soldier]] corpses.<!--
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The taunt's duration is approximately 5 seconds.-->
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{{Weapon Demonstration}}
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== Update history ==
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{{Update history|
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'''{{Patch name|6|23|2011}}''' ([[Über Update]])
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* The Meet the Medic was added to the game.
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'''{{Patch name|6|27|2011}}'''
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* Updated the Meet the Medic to be [[Name Tag|nameable]].
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'''{{Patch name|10|13|2011}} #1''' ([[Manniversary Update & Sale]])
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* {{Undocumented}} Added the Meet the Medic to the [[item drop system]].
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'''{{Patch name|1|23|2014}}'''
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* Fixed the Meet the Medic taunt not releasing doves during the taunt.
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'''{{Patch name|6|11|2014}} #1'''
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* {{Undocumented}} Updated the [[backpack]] icon for the Meet the Medic.
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'''{{Patch name|6|23|2014}}'''
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* {{Undocumented}} Set all [[taunts]] to be [[Gift Wrap|giftable]], nameable, and support [[Crafting|craft numbers]].
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'''{{Patch name|2|11|2015}} #2'''
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* {{Undocumented}} Special taunts no longer drop for [[Account types|Premium account]] players.
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'''{{Patch name|8|11|2022}}'''
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* Updated the description.
 
}}
 
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{{quotation|'''The Medic'''|Let's go practice medicine...}}
 
The '''Meet the Medic''' is an [[action item]] for the [[Medic]]. Upon activation, the item causes the Medic to take a heroic pose, as doves fly around him, similar to certain shots in ''[[Meet the Medic]]''.
 
  
This item can be purchased at the Mann Co. Store
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== Bugs ==
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* Taunting while waist-high in [[water]] makes a loud sound from the dove entities colliding with the water.
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** The sound can generally be heard anywhere on the map.
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*** Doing this with enough people can crash the [[server]].
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* Taunting in [[Medieval Mode]] causes the Medic to perform the taunt with their currently equipped weapon.
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* Owning the taunt may cause [[replay]] footage of the taunt to show the aura as well as play the sound around the player, regardless of which class is being played as.
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* Doves can sometimes get stuck on doors such as [[resupply]] doors; they only move out of the door when someone opens it.
  
== Demonstration ==
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== Gallery ==
{{youtube|width=555|0kgbPd9C-io}}
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<gallery>
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File:MTMshot1.PNG|A shot seen in ''Meet the Medic''.
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File:MTMshot2.PNG|The concluding shot of ''Meet the Medic''.
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File:Meet the Medic (taunt) Dove.png|The dove model used in the taunt.
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File:Meet the Medic old icon.png|The old backpack icon.
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</gallery>
  
 
== See also ==
 
== See also ==
 
* ''[[Meet the Medic]]''
 
* ''[[Meet the Medic]]''
  
 
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{{Über Update Nav}}
{{ÜberUpdateNav}}
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{{Medic Nav|state=collapsed}}
{{ToolNav}}
 
{{Medic Nav}}
 
{{Piss off WindBOT|[[Category:Taunts]]}}
 

Latest revision as of 03:37, 22 November 2023

This article is about the taunt item. For the video, see Meet the Medic.
Whatever the occasion, celebrate it with the Meet the Medic, a custom taunt that allows you to punctuate anything you do, no matter how trivial, with god rays, orchestral swells and an explosion of doves.
Meet the Medic publicity blurb

The Meet the Medic is a special taunt for the Medic.

When the player activates it through the taunts menu, the Medic performs a heroic pose with his secondary weapon as white stage lights and flying doves emanate around him to the tune of an angelic choir, similar to several shots in the Meet the Medic video, notably the closing shot of the Medic atop a pile of Soldier corpses.

Demonstration

Update history

June 23, 2011 Patch (Über Update)
  • The Meet the Medic was added to the game.

June 27, 2011 Patch

  • Updated the Meet the Medic to be nameable.

October 13, 2011 Patch #1 (Manniversary Update & Sale)

January 23, 2014 Patch

  • Fixed the Meet the Medic taunt not releasing doves during the taunt.

June 11, 2014 Patch #1

  • [Undocumented] Updated the backpack icon for the Meet the Medic.

June 23, 2014 Patch

February 11, 2015 Patch #2

August 11, 2022 Patch

  • Updated the description.

Bugs

  • Taunting while waist-high in water makes a loud sound from the dove entities colliding with the water.
    • The sound can generally be heard anywhere on the map.
      • Doing this with enough people can crash the server.
  • Taunting in Medieval Mode causes the Medic to perform the taunt with their currently equipped weapon.
  • Owning the taunt may cause replay footage of the taunt to show the aura as well as play the sound around the player, regardless of which class is being played as.
  • Doves can sometimes get stuck on doors such as resupply doors; they only move out of the door when someone opens it.

Gallery

See also