New Weapon Idea Get! 
Most significant alternate weapons encourage a somewhat (or more than somewhat) different playstyle in some way. The one where this is noticably not the case is the Kritzkrieg. So what about inventing a Medigun replacement that makes a more noticable difference?
The Death Dodger's Rifle! (DDR)The main idea behind the DDR is that, unlike the Medigun and the Kritzkrieg, you don't click on the target once and then hold. Instead, your have a weapon that behaves similar to the Shotgun, only that it heals your teammates instead of damaging your enemies. It can fire once every second and fires 10 instant-hit projectiles with a noticable spread. These are subject to damage (healing) falloff on a distance, healing ~9 hit points at melee range and having a linear falloff up to a minimum health of 3 at a distance of about the distance of the sniper positions in 2Fort, of course, by that point the spread will make it unlikely to hit a single target with more than 2 projectiles.
Pros:
- Higher HPS when up close
- Spread makes it possible to heal several people at once if they stand close together or at least in a line
- Can heal teammates out of the regular Medigun's range, if only by small amounts
Cons:
- Requires good aim to ensure proper healing of your teammates
- Cannot heal teammates that are out of the line of sight
- If the recipient is a little farther away, the spread and falloff make the HPS go down below that of the regular Medigun.
- Keeping too close to your recipient makes you an easier target
I'm still thinking about how to handle the Uber Charge of the DDR, though.
...maybe have it simply double the movement and firing speed for the duration. That would be fun, unique and cause the name to make more sense.
So, whaddaya think? Is the idea worth fleshing out and posting on the forums? :derp:
