Combat Medic Archive

anyone hunted NS with CM

was thinking of picking up the skill for NS elder hunting anyone have any thoughts?

NS elders have around 350k HAM. I tried fighting an elder as a 4004 CM/Master swordsman and died three times on the same elder. Once the diseases finally got her to 100k HAM someone else did her in as I was approaching her location. My tactics weren't the best because I can take them out now as a 0440 Doc/ms. Not sure what I was doing so wrong before but if you are going to take on an elder having novice doc is a huge help. She likes to dizzy so that state cure helps you live. Your CM portion of your template should be able to help out knocking down whichever HAM you attack but your fighting skills are needed for the bulk of the battle unless you plan on fighting her for a couple hours kitting while the disease and poisons tick away.

If you do plan on facing her always watch and heal bleeds immediately. I have no idea how people are fighting these things without firstaid. The bleeds will stack and they are all big bleeds to begin with. If you ignore the bleeds, like you can in most fights, you will most likely clone. The bleeds will do more damage faster then anything else she will hit you with (cept mabey that cascade hit). Expect 450 bleeds in each pool. They also require several applications of firstaid to remove. If you can, keep her constantly intimidated as well. She will hit you with all kinds of stuff that your armor doesn't deflect. Cascade of hatred is a beauty she will hit you with that'll take about 2500 or more from a pool.... intimidated that is down to a manageable level if you have nice stims ready.

Have about 50 stim Ds or Es out as well. You shoudn't need quite that many but going in with only 10 out of a crate is very dangerous. A mind buff is recommended as well but I took one out relying on brandy, arhisa and canape.... and a late dose of muon waiting on some stomache room.

Also note that unless you carry a lightsaber and until their mind drops below about 100k the only damage they take is from poisons, diseases, bleeds, blast and energy. Fencers and TKs need not apply. As their mind drains below 100k, they can start taking all the other damage types but even just before they die, they are still 75% resistant to everything except those listed above. Blast and Energy are at 25%.

I'd have to say the easiest wayto take out an elder would have to be 2 rifleman head shooting her while 2 swordsmen tank her with powerhammers and a CM poisong and diseases her head and keeps the swordsmen alive.

Other then a higher level jedi, I'd say the easiest template to solo her would have to be a master swords with 4004 CM and doc. I have Master swords / 0440 doc and some scout to git out of there when she over powers me.

As a CM keep her intimidate and poisoned, diseased and bleeding in the pool you hit best. Keep yourself free from bleeds and over half HA and over 3/4 mind at all times. Try to stay at 85% HAM at all times because a 450 mind bleed takes a good while to recover from once you stop it.

Just be prepared and watch your pools and hers and have enough stims, dizzy state, intimidate state, and food ready and you should be fine..... just in case, it is best to clone and insure.

Good luck.

hehe sorry for the long answer there. I guess the short answer is yes CM helps. I jsut finished killing my third elder last night and finally got my attack plan working.

No real loot yet but they'll give me some soon (3000 odd credits between them and 1 locked container