Blurb on the new Medic Achievements and Weapons

I imagine that most of you Team Fortress 2 players out there know about the new updates and weapons. There are many mixed feelings, especially on NZF (www.nzfortress.co.nz) But here are my opinions. I feel the updates, weapons and achievements are a refreshing change to the typical Team Fortress 2 gameplay. Before the update I often hear people raging about the lack of medics on pubs. Although there are now more medics, that is not always a good thing. We have useless medics, medics who, once they have obtained all the weapons, will never play medic again, medics who stand still (Boom Headshot) medics who think the have the ubersaw but actually don't who proceed on kamikaze bonesaw runs. Don't forget kamikaze syringe-gun runs.
I don't hate the update but it can be irritating when somebody ubers you when you are reloading, or extremely low on ammo. Or when there is a lack of assault classes and the team is filled with medics, engineers and snipers. But it is not all bad. It does encourage the cultivation of better medics. It adds interest and new life into the game, everybody seemed to be playing on the night the update came out. The medic can now be implemented differently in scrims, in fact it was just the other night i saw something funny. Two medics, both using the ubersaw were ubering each other. The target of the uber will build his uber by meleeing people then, when the uber runs out, the other medic will now attack. Causing a cycle of ubered medics.
Currently i have only obtained the blutslaughter. It is a fun little thing, with the ability to leech health from your opponent. But I'm looking forward to obtaining the Kritzcrieg or the ubersaw. They seem overall funner to play with. I have been half-heartedly farming the achievements and only half-heartedly because i thought that it was cheap to do so. I wanted to get them legitimately.
It seems, as a result of this update, the medic has been turned, from a support class, into a super-powerful close combat class that can take on the likes of a heavy or a soldier.
Thanks for reading
incinerate