Doctor Archive
Thread: Troll Poll: Why did you become a doc?
I started as a Scout in early July. I took up Medic to heal myself in camps. While sitting in the Med Center healing up, someone asked "Can you help me out?" So I started healing him after thatI started hanging out in the Med Center more thanI was out killing animals. Then I made some friends in the Med Center and it snowballed from there. Before I knew it, I had Mastered Medic and Doctor without grinding anything.
- Travin
Tiphus Val'Dein
I started for a variety of reasons.
First I wanted to explore crafting but didn't want to pick up a full blown crafting profession. Crafting is a big part of doc but it's not ALL that docs do. They have other uses as well.
Second I was sick and tired of pickup groups being the biggest waste of play time I had ever engaged in. The designated "nut who has a knack for dying" kept popping up time and time again and as a doc a pickup group would never be a waste of time again.
Third at the time I made the decision to be a doc my wife was expecting and I knew that when the baby arrived playtime would be at a premium and I would be called away frequently to tend to the baby. As a doc sitting in the med centers healing people I could still play, level, interact and meet new people AND be called away at a moments notice without fear of getting killed. As a 100% combat character going /afk while fighting on dant could be hazardous to your health.
Finally the ablity to self buff (while not the reason I became a doc) is very nice. When I log in and want to solo I don't have to worry about not finding a doc since I'm one myself.
I like crafting but not TO much crafting. With some other crafting proffesions your so busy selling u really have no need to use the things you make.
I like hitting a new high on a buff stat and beating my previous record. I like being needed.
atimes wrote:
Finally the ablity to self buff (while not the reason I became a doc) is very nice. When I log in and want to solo I don't have to worry about not finding a doc since I'm one myself.
Self buffing rocks!
::Shifty::
But anyways.. yea.. being able to migrate my stats down to 400 across the 6 is pretty cool.. My gf refered to my HAM display as the pinky finger.. Her being a dancer had the middle finger.. ![]()
I also picked up CM and love being in a group throwing heals out left and right against really hard mobs.. I totally agree with the fact that it feels awesome to be needed in the group..
Eventually I limp back to the cantina with a completely black bar from mind heals.. When that happens, I _know_ I had a good time..
Did a bit of crafting and ended up with Stim C's and the next thing I knew I was a Master Medic... surprised the hell out of myself with that one!
Doc was just a natural progression from there... I didn't know much about buffing before getting involved as a doc, but now I don't know how I lived without it at all.