Or shielding a player who's important for completing the objective.
Yup.
I think there will be a lot of different strategies that work. I can see heavies hanging back and mowing others down. And then being that "last line of defense" in certain situations. The heavy medic will be insane. Having a high chance of survival and able to rev a lot of his allies if he survives the firefight will be amazing for that team.
True. There will be a lot of possibilities, but their general use, all abilities and tactics aside will, be: Soaking up damage and dealing damage, preferably near objectives and teammates. You could make crazy builds and I'm really curious to see a heavy operative.
The heavies just sit in their spawn. They can barely even walk.
That's being AFK or AFC (Away from Controller)
You team lost, good sir. Because their heavies sat in their spawn.
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