Thank you for the explenation I'd also like to add that there are EU's that do hit scalpels even if you just run diagonally and yes ik you said MOST players, but the fact that EU players can land is still weird to me. I agree with the fact that the "flicker carried" medics (not gonna call anyone out *cough* sinnerman special *cough*) will get most of their scalpel damage from flicker but now with auto turning everyone and their mother can scalpel combo no flicker needed (as well as off sub). Which is why I suggested the extneded scalpel cd and nerf to base damage and the stun. It doesn't need the stun if you can already use it as an interrupt. That way good players can still utilize scalpel without seeing much of a drastic change. The only ones seeing a drastic change will be the ones relying on that scalpel punish/stun. And while all these changes may seem overkill I think that decreasing the base damage and making the DOT stronger would make it so that applying dots would be something medics would focus more on as thats what the mastery is supposed to be about.
Agree to disagree ofc, this is all IMO.