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The HWG is a lot of fun. You're a big jolly man full of awesome. Your gun has a name, Sascha, and shoots ten thousand rounds per minute. Sascha is capable of mowing down any enemy in seconds, and you, you big happy killer, have more hit points than anything else on your team.
This does not mean you're invincible. As a heavy, your number one priority should be staying alive. You're so slow that if you die, you can miss half the match trying to find your way back to the action.
-Get a medic. You are ten times deadlier with a medic. More on this later.
-Do not charge entrenchments without support. A L2 or L3 sentry gun will kill you dead, unless you somehow manage to drop on it point blank with your gun already spinning. Even then, you might die.
-Keep aware of your surroundings. Know where sniper nests are and take cover from them. When you're firing, you're even slower than normal. The worst sniper in the world can get a headshot on you. Know where sentry guns usually sit, and watch out for spies.
-USE COVER. Keep your back to a wall to prevent backstabs. Use corners to cut off line of sight if you're hurt. Don't be afraid to retreat a bit and find health packs or to let your medic heal you. Even with a medic you're not invincible, and you should retreat, even if only for a second or two, if you take serious damage.
-Watch your ammo count. Pick up fallen weapons and ammo boxes. Sascha uses a lot of ammo. A lot! If you run out of bullets, your effectiveness drops through the basement. Fire in controlled bursts. Keep your gun spinning (Mouse2) when there's no enemies on screen (but you know they're around) but don't keep firing bullets at corners.
-Know your optimum firing distance. Don't just spray and pray. Sascha has a really huge spread and sucks for long distance. Your best at mid range and closer. Face to face, enemies sometimes die before they realize what's happening.
USING YOUR MEDIC
Bad medics, the ones that constantly switch healing targets, stand completely still (making them cannon fodder), or abandon you, simply aren't worth your time. Play as if they're not even there, or treat them like mobile dispensers.
A good medic is your best friend. If Sascha is your lover, your medic is that wonderful contraceptive that lets you fuck her bareback without risk of pregnancy. If you have a good medic...
Try to keep between your medic and danger. The longer the medic stays alive, the longer you stay alive.
If your medic stops healing you for any reason, spin around with your gun firing. There's a good chance he got Spy'd. You can take a stab or two to the face. Backstabs are instant death.
If you get ubercharged, ATTACK. Don't sit there with your thumb up your ass. Attack! You cannot die for ten seconds, but the enemy can. Make sure they do. Attack! Take out sentries first, followed by enemy medics, followed by whoever and whatever else is looking dangerous.
A good medic will ubercharge you if either of you are going to die in combat. Although it's best to save the ubercharges for entrenchments, it's still better to use it and stay alive than it is to die with it unspent. Don't sit there and berate him.
And, if you lose a great medic, hang back behind the front line (second wave) and stay alive until he comes back. If you alternate deaths, you'll never meet up again.
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