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Ok, this is weird. I am a Master Doctor. Prior to today's patch whenever I buffed anyone I typically would buff around 1.5k to 2.4k. Yes I got some around 1k but those were few and far between. My buffs had a minimum of 808 each for Health, Con, Quick, Strength, Stamina....and my Action was just below 800 minimum.

As of today, I have buffed some people and haven't had too many issues. I noticed that I was doing lower numbers when I buffed...typically around the 1k area. But I also buffed an entertainer and everything I did for her was in the 300 to 400 range! I have never, and I mean never, buffed so badly in all my life! I also buffed a friend's health in the 700's and everything else was around 800 to 900ish. This is awful.

As I said, I am a Master Doctor, I also have some Combat Medic as I am close to getting Heal Mind. I have some crafting and ranged healing abilities under the CM skill tree as well.

Could anyone else let me know what they are experiencing when they buff others. It seems like SOE nerfed buffs without saying that they planned on do that. I am really upset.

Gemilina, Master Doctor (and tired mom of 3)

I Just enhanced some g00n for 3200+, so no change for me.

Ruzan, buff more than just one person please. I buffed my husband like I normally do and didn't have an issue. I then buffed a guildie early in the evening, same thing. Later on after his buffs wore off I then noticed a problem upon rebuffing. I was one of the first Master Doctors on this server and have done hundreds and hundreds of buffs and NEVER had an issue until this evening. I never buffed anyone at a rate that was lower than the enhance buff that I created (i.e., if my enhance health buff is set at a minimum of 808....I would never go lower than that. Actually I never even came close to that number). But tonight, I buffed some in the 1700's and others in the 700s, 400s, and 1200s.

Sorry, but something just isn't right here. I think SOE messed with the enhance code and the rate at which buffs are affected. Something has been changed.

Gemilina, Master Doctor

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As of today, I have buffed some people and haven't had too many issues. I noticed that I was doing lower numbers when I buffed...typically around the 1k area. But I also buffed an entertainer and everything I did for her was in the 300 to 400 range! I have never, and I mean never, buffed so badly in all my life! I also buffed a friend's health in the 700's and everything else was around 800 to 900ish. This is awful.

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Where did you buff? Basic Camps (heal rate 0.65) used to work just like med centers. I'm wondering if they "fixed" the sub-standard wound healing locations (outpost taverns and lower-end camps). Or perhaps they re-introduced the droid bug (where a sub-standard droid would override the med center rating).

Anyway, more details would be good to have.

I've done about 20 full sets tonight... nothing seemed out of the ordinary to me at all... actually that's not true... I hit for over 3K tonight on a 785 rated buff... I'd never broke 3K before (110 rated droid, +125 Wound Treatment) but it didn't shock me.

The only thing I could possibly surmise is perhaps they had high Battle Fatigue... *shrug*... are more than two people seeing this?

Dr. Fesa Thralkii

Master Doctor - Corbantis

You might only get the new (bad) effect after you remove a Enh Dpack from a crate. We have seen that med use jumps about 20 points but only if you take a new pack from a crate.

I got about 5 out of 5bad rolls (800 when I usually get 2000+). I was in an outpost but had a droid out. Using enhance packs that weren't from crates, they were hand made before the patch.

It almost seems like that old bug where the droid's med bonus isn't being seen. I'll test in the med center.

I was buffing others in the med centre in Kaadara, and then in our guild PA. Neither of these places have affected the overall quality of my buffs in the past, so I'm sure that's not it.

In addition, I was using the same buffs that I used the day before without issue. I didn't use anything from a crate. That's why the red flag has been dropped. I made this post on the main discussion page and other doctors and people who have received buffs are now coming forward and mentioning that they are noticing their buffs are less effective or half of the minimum of what they should be.

Ninja stealth doctor nerf or bug? This is what we need to discuss.

Gemilina, Master Doctor, Kaadara

Is it actually possible to get lower than the enhance pack says? I am a master doc and I got about 50 lower than the 900 minimum on by enhance Ds yesterday a few times.

Forgot to add on my post, had my 110 droid out (just put in a battery) and also have 125 wound treatment.

Did they have really bad BF? Was there another droid around that might have had a lower level med module to mess with you? Wewre you in a camp or some other building? (Maybe those are overriding Droid modules now, giving us the opposite of what we had before?) And if you were in a building or camp somewhere, was the droid charged up?

Zarlor,

As I said, I was buffing in the med centre in Kaardara....no other doctor/medic was around. This also occured in my guild PA building. I was the ONLY doctor around, let alone someone that could buff.

BF or no bf, prior to the patch I could buff someone's health, action, strength, etc. by 1.5k to 2.5k on average. I also NEVER went BELOW my buff MINIMUM. Never. I have been buffing for months. I used the same buff pack that I used the day before. Nothing should have been affected IF the developers didn't nerf enhance buffs.

Seriously, there is a dramatic nerf to buffs as of this patch. I'm surprised that others aren't screaming about this. It doesn't just affect us doctors, it affects anyone who needs buffs to play this game!

Oh, and since this seems to be random, if you are a doctor....please don't just buff a couple of people and say that everything is okie dokie....buff at least 10 people and then you will see what I mean. At first you will think that you just had a few bad buffs, then you will see the pattern. The lower stats will hit you in the forhead like a brick...especially when you notice that you will be buffing well below your enhance buff minimum.

Gemilina, Master Doctor, Kaadara

I was by myself, in my house. I was buffing another person. No other droids, no BF at all. I always put a new battery in the droid before I start buffing as well.