Oktoberfest

Oktoberfest
Basic Information
Used by:	Medic
Slot:	Secondary (Taunt)
Available Qualities
Unique

“

Ha ha ha! Oktoberfest! Click to listen — The Medic's favorite fair

”

Oktoberfest is one of the Medic's Special taunts. Upon taunting with the Kritzkrieg equipped, the Medic takes a brief whiff out of the barrel of his weapon before returning to aid his teammates.

Performing the taunt will heal the Medic for 11 health, discounting passive regeneration. This does not contribute to the ÜberCharge meter but will count towards the total healing displayed on the scoreboard. It is possible to heal an ally while performing this taunt if the player has selected the 'Medi Gun heal after release' in multiplayer options. The taunt proves invaluable when the player is taking passive damage such as fire or bleeding, or when natural health regeneration is too slow.

This Special taunt can be used during humiliation and stalemates, but will not protect a player from Kill taunts other than minor preemptive damage, as shown by the Organ Grinder taunt. The same is for Medicating Melody.

Healing and function times

Healing and function times
Healing
Self-healing		11
Function times
Taunt duration		4 s
Values are approximate and determined by community testing.

Update history

May 21, 2009 Patch (Sniper vs. Spy Update)

• Added a new taunt for the Kritzkrieg, which also heals for 10 points.

May 5, 2011 Patch (Replay Update)

• [Undocumented] Added community contributed voice responses.

Trivia

• This taunt was originally intended for the Medi Gun, but was later used for the Kritzkrieg instead.[1]
• The patch notes and in-game tips incorrectly state that the taunt heals +10 health, where community testing has determined that the Kritzkrieg actually heals +11 health (This is because of the fact that the Medic has the ability to regenerate health over time).^{[citation needed]}