Doctor Archive

All of this, of course, in my rather opinion and from rather limited understanding:

• Medical supplies are no longer "needed" ( required ) in any form. I have no abiliites that require a particular medical supply. As far as high-demand medical supplies, there are a few ( IMO most notably Stim-D's for PvPs ), they're put together differently than they were before, and most require some BE to create.


• See above. Docs can craft everything they "need" -- which is nothing -- but don't have to take any crafting at all if they so desire (IIRC). My limited experience with the doc enhancers has led me to the "not very interesting to me... definitely not enough to burn enought skill points for some BE".


• I've done a lot of re-speccing between MD/MTK and MCM/MTK and find both are very effective ( PvE ) on the battlefield. I prefer MD for small group expeditions ( 1-3 ) because of /bactaInfusion ( Heal-Over-Time ) and higher healing ability with /bactaShot & /bactaJab. I prefer MCM in large groups because of very effective /bactaSpray ( area effect heal ), DoTs,and ranged healing for those runners who just won't stick around.


• I believe (don't know) MD/MCM would be an effective template, but you had best be prepared to burn through lots of suits of armor. Healers draw lots of aggro ( particularly in group situations ), neither class carries a huge amount of firepower, and your armor would take a beating. I wanted to try a /respec of MD/MCM, but couldn't afford the armor necessary to survive.


• Buffs are now % based ( 10% ), do not require supplies, andare "worthless" in the opinion of many pre-CU docs. I believe enhancers can increase duration slightly ( currently at 40 mins w/o enhancers ), but in general buffing is not heavily in demand. I find that adventuring companions welcome them, but doubt you could charge any more than tips for buff enhancements.


• Docs IMO are rather scarce post-CU. Many of the crafters, gold-diggers, and non-combatants left doctor as it now has little to offer them. I find PvE adventuring parties welcome me regularly. All in all, I enjoy the battlefield role with some ability for non-experience helping of others in cities, so I enjoy the class. Those doctors who don't enjoy the dynamics of battlefield healing would best pursue another occupation.


• Docs tend to be best paired with melee-type professions, as they tend to draw aggro and have to be close to the melee types to heal them, anyway. In general, because of the Marksman requirement for Combat Medic, I would think that ranged combat classes mesh best with CM, since the 15-point penalty for a novice box makes it difficult to excel in combat with three or more novice boxes.


• Mastering Medic is largely useless now, since Docs only require two medic lines, CM requires one, and BE requires one. If you decided on a CM/Doc or a BE/Doc, then maybe it would make sense to spend the skill points to finish the tree, but I have my doubts that it would be effective.