Combat Medic Archive

I was playing around with a character builder and I began to wonder if CMs are forced into ranged weaponry(sp). Going master CM, you don't have enough skill points left to master an elite brawler profession. Why is this?

I wanted to make a Swordsman/CM, but I can only go 1/4/4/4 in Swordsman. So are CMs forced into using a ranged weapon due to the prerequisite of Ranged Support? I'm not really sure, but I'm kind of bummed I can't master Swordsman along with CM.

who needs weapons when you can exploit TEF and LOS bugs?

Bleda, be quiet. This was a simple question. Don't bring your whining about bugs, and TEF (which to my knowledge was fixed), and LoS crap here. I don't want this to turn into a LoS argument, but all I'll say is that if the devs are going to fix LoS for CMs, they **edit** well better fix it for Marksman as well, no more of this shooting through hills bs.

Anyone else have an intelligent comment to add to this? Do I have to be a Marksman of some sort to be an able CM? Or is a Brawling line viable?

Ignore the troll. TEF was fixed, LOS is fine the way it is

Anways, taking a melee class defeats the purpose of combat medic. If you want to be melee you should look into doctor. You already need ranged support from marksman so that's points wasted to pick up another novice class. Also, if you're in melee combat why bother with ranged stims. If you go master in your elite ranged, all of them can basically drop speed to 1 s for healing. It's mostly personal preference.

Well in order to play devil's advocate.

why did you want to brawl and be a CM?

I would much rather stand somewhere shooting and toss out range heals than i would to be going toe-toe with something and toss heals behind me to the shooters

Apollo

Yes especially if you're toe to toe, most likely you'll be the one needing the heals, not the ranged guys behind you.

the only place where Brawler have an edge in Combat is in the same location where CM has his edge so it would be a very valid combo even if you can not Master both.

Personally i favor the Pistoleer. The defences it gives you can mean lots in the outocome of battles, it has defense vs stun, dizzy, blinded and knockdown, while giving a good dodging bonus as well. not to mention when worse comes to worse just pull out your gun and start shooting. If not a pistoleer i'dgo with rifle, attack thier mind while poisening it, who can argue with that , the only downside is you can't prone (the best rifle stance)and use some of your skills.

Okay don't let them shoot through hills.I don't care just make it so everyone is the same playing field,one way or the other instead of just letting 1 class exploit (and this is an exploit else grenades and traps would work the same way as ranged poisons). Most likely carbineer would be your best bet as its the best support combat line they have with all the states it can through on people.

The reason I want to brawl is simple... everyone else is ranged. Kind of disheartening when you know there is a Brawler class, yet everywhere you look you see guns, guns, and more guns. Plus, I think it'd be kind of fun to think about being right up in the mobs face and taking out your syringe and plunging it straight into a vein and dispersing your poison manually.

Bleda, would you mind trolling yourself back to your class forum?

seriously, you've stated your point and we gave you answers which you do not seem to like. to ask for grenades and traps to not require LoS, the best placeprobably isthe scout and commando boards.

you screaming nerf on every post here does not make it an exploit.