Combat Medic Archive
Thread: The Death of a Combat Medic. Part II (Correspondent, please read)
nvoigt wrote:
So basically your message boils down to bring a doctor or rifleman or both or you deserve to die ? Pretty gung-ho for a paramedic, don't you think ?
What ever gave you the idea that CMs were paramedics? I would rather suggest that Medics are the SWG version of a paramedic. CM are obviously not that or they would never have been given Posions and Diseases to use in the first place (and that's ignoring things likethe "Chemical Warfare Specialist" in the CM available titles.)
I would suggest that you not look to Western medical philosophies for what medics would or would not utilize in warfare. This is not American medical pratices we are talking about, this is a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away. Modern western sensibilities do not apply. They don't even apply on our very own planet in certain cultures.
Message Edited by Zarlor on 01-26-2004 12:46 PM
Until you guys complaining have been a MCM you dont know jack about being one.
Oh and by the way REAL medics carry guns.
zeze wrote:
No other class can solo a whole group in PvP other than CM spamming mind poison and one-shotting everyone in sight.
Solo a whole group now? Interesting, how do we "solo" a whole group, when AoE poison does not incap? Furthermore, even if we had a weapon skill, a "whole group" could kill me before my DoT kills them.
Even if the CM gets killed he will have his mates shoot down all survivors that try to flee with 1 point left in mind.
Ahh now we are no longer "soloing" are we. See one minute you are saying that we can "solo" a whole group, next you say that even if we are dead our friends can kill you off. Well then the last time I looked if I have friends around, I am not exactly soloing am I?"
Please give poison the ability to incap a whole raid in 2-3 ticks.
I think we should be able to incap with poison. Maybe AoE is too strong, maybe not. That would depend on resource availability. Personally I have not found the resources on Ahazi that I need to create the "group soloing" mind poisons that you speak of, but I am looking.
Of course since I do not have enough skill points left over for surveying. I have to rely upon someone else finding the spots for me. Well that is part of being a CM I guess. No problem "I" happen to be able to adapt.
Please give poison unlimited range so you can sit at home crafting stims and still wipe out that raid over in Anchorhead.
Are you stooping so low as to be elluding to the range bug that will most certainly be fixed? It has been declared that CM should not be able to throw of 64 meters, they will fix it, further belly aching is not going to help you get it done any faster.
Please give all CMs an "I win" button so they will stop complaining.
Who's complaining? YOU are the one coming here crying that CMs need a nerf, we are telling you reasons why we don't need one. Yeah you can go to any board you want, post anything you want without knowing the facts if you want to. Heck, everyone else does it, why not be as ignorant as the rest of them.
But then again, maybe, just maybe if you read some of the things that Combat Medic is dealing with. You researched what it takes to create these poisons and diseases, maybe even if you started "PLAYING" the class a little bit you might see that we are not as powerful as you think we are.
Of course, that would be a lot of work, it seems much easier just to come here and spout your nonsense and ignorance about the class.
RhenGordon wrote:
Darn it Zarlor,
You made such a good point in that discussion that I simply cannot say anymore about it. Good job. About the only thing left for me to do is umm.. well give you five stars.
/agreed
Zarlor also helped CMs out TONS in the corr forums on a couple of threads about DoTs today while I was at work for 12 hours 
Just wanted to say thanks Z. 
Message Edited by Zarlor on 01-26-2004 08:56 PM
RhenGordon wrote:But then again, maybe, just maybe if you read some of the things that Combat Medic is dealing with. You researched what it takes to create these poisons and diseases, maybe even if you started "PLAYING" the class a little bit you might see that we are not as powerful as you think we are.
Of course, that would be a lot of work, it seems much easier just to come here and spout your nonsense and ignorance about the class.
Did i say i haven't played a combat medic or did you simply assume that?
And yes, they are currently *very* unbalancing in PvP if in the right hands.
To the rest of your amusing vociferations nothing worth saying, they speak for themselves. Only worthy of a good toilet flush.
Zarlor wrote:
Who me? I thought I was nerfing CMs! That's supposed to be my agenda, isn't it?
Message Edited by Zarlor on 01-26-2004 08:56 PM
zeze wrote:
RhenGordon wrote:
But then again, maybe, just maybe if you read some of the things that Combat Medic is dealing with. You researched what it takes to create these poisons and diseases, maybe even if you started "PLAYING" the class a little bit you might see that we are not as powerful as you think we are.
Of course, that would be a lot of work, it seems much easier just to come here and spout your nonsense and ignorance about the class.
Did i say i haven't played a combat medic or did you simply assume that?
And yes, they are currently *very* unbalancing in PvP if in the right hands.
To the rest of your amusing vociferations nothing worth saying, they speak for themselves. Only worthy of a good toilet flush.
WOW, you paid attention in school today, you learned a new word. Impressive, very impressive!
Maybe I underestimated you.
I never said a combat medic should not carry a gun. To the contrary, he should. That should be his weapon as a combat medic ( soldier specialized in medical treatments ).
CM are obviously not that or they would never have been given Posions and Diseases to use in the first place
Which makes them chemical warfare specialists. And a chemical warfare specialist and a medic are as far apart as a rifleman and a musician. Both use vaguely staff-like items. Those two parts don't go together in any picture I can summon of a "combat medic".
I would suggest that you not look to Western medical philosophies for what medics would or would not utilize in warfare. This is not American medical pratices we are talking about, this is a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away. Modern western sensibilities do not apply. They don't even apply on our very own planet in certain cultures.
Another thing to add to what is being statedabout whatnvoigtwrote is that IF combat medics were supposed to be completely focused on healing, those of us who play CM (yes, you're busted) all know that ranged stims are horribly bugged, thus often defeating the purpose of being a healing-based class. one would think that if CM was healing-based, the Dev's would've put more work into messing with the ranged stims and mind heal (also rough)than dealing with PvP poison/disease issues...not saying that the Dev's have been neglecting us, just saying that i would think that thier priorities would tell us something.
So to sum it up, there is no way that you can convince us that you are a CM nvoigt if you do not understand the issues that plague the profession, but props for trying
Grozzer
DSB
Master Combat Medic
"Health, Action, or Mind, it's still your ass..."
-Adopted Combat Medic Motto
"Really i'm a nice guy...It's my poisons you should learn to hate."
-Grozzer