Combat Medic Archive
Thread: Seeking CM template recommendations
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Uthyr
Wed May 04, 2005 3:16 pm
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I'm a Master Pistoleer/Master Bounty Hunter with FS Enhanced Reflexes 2300 (Melee Defense and Ranged defense branches), working towards 4400. This leaves me with 44 skill points left to invest in Medic/CM. If I gave up the FS skills (something I am loathe to do given how many hours I spent grinding it!), I could instead have 52 points for CM. My playing style is mostly ranged solo PvE, and I am usually within 35m of my target (the new max range of pistols).
My first question for you all is, if I stick with the 44-point option, where would you recommend that I put the points? I am thinking that either CM 2000 or 0200 (plus theMedic 0400 prerequisite) would make the most sense, but I'm not sure how effective CM offenses would be at such a low level and if healing would therefore be more useful.
My second question is, do you think it's worth giving up my FS defenses to putthe full 52points into CM (enough for one complete line or the equivalent)? If so, then which branches (or partial branches?).
Thanks!
LeviticusD
Wed May 04, 2005 3:33 pm
#2
Your offensive things will never stick at that low level. Yes Shock will help stick and improve them, but that wastes another move, before you can actually start getting "offensive". If your gonna dabble, stick to healing. But really I haven't seen much advantage in low level combat medic skills and would look to use the points somewhere else. Your template thought and maybe (probably) I'm wrong!
Uthyr
Wed May 04, 2005 4:03 pm
#3
Thanks, Leviticus. I actually originally had all the points in Medic (I tried 4040 and 0440), and then somebody convinced me that I'd get more benefits to putting the extra medic points into CM, because of the extra ranged and melee defenses I'd get along with the healing ability. So far I have found my low-level healing abilities to be quite useful (especially pre-CU, when a single stim E used to save my ass on countless occasions).
Your point about the damage power of CM being low at that level is well-taken.
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