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recently I've become advanced enough to be very useful in groups(2-4-3-2). a friend of mine crafted a few ress kits for me and i decided to go hunt Tusken Raiders where a doctor's usefulness is obvious if someone dies. group of about 10 first battle was ok second we got wiped out ( i did the mistake of engaging with my 2h instead of fleeing).

my main problem was healing everyone while they ere away those battles are usually a mess aspecially when you get like 7 tuskens killing your group.

I'm not sure why i even bothered going there.... no money or loot i got only 1k for around 7 resses. i would think it would be much better for a doctor to just be close by and ress people for profit.

I also did some missions with a comando and i waspertty useful, he cooked and i threatened i also managed to slice through a few mobs with my 2h sword every once in a while.

so now here are my conclusions

1. i shouldn't be using a 2h sword

2. doctor can't replace a combat medic

3. if you want credits don't go to fort tusken

4. doctor soloing is a waste of time - either be a healer or a fighter not both.

so here is what i'm wondering

1. is there a guide on how to be a doctor in a large group?

2. what profession should i take to be more efective in group situation?

3. where should i get groups ? should i just find a nice pa to join?

here are my options as i see them:

creature handler : powerful creatures i can heal/buf/fight with, mask scent and creature harvesting at a decent level, i may still have a few points for artisan survay line. I like crafting so this may give me an opertunaty and will enable me to do some good missions.

pistol or carbine with cm: supression fire, some ability to do damage, area/range stims, people would think twice before engaging me in pvp.but i dubt i'll be able to harvest my own resources.

Oegies , Zebark doctor,Tempest server

Just as am example my character is the following:

Master Combat Medic

Doctor 0,4,3,0

Pistoleer 0,4,4,0

My regular group has been doing tough missions on Dathomir, Endor and other hard planets and I am able to keep the group alive fairly easily with good area stims. I can enhance and rez the group, though I actually find enhancing the group with good enhance D's is better in the long run as they all tend to last longer and do better rather than be rezing a player or two at a every mission. As long as we do well and make money I don't sweat using the Enhance meds. With my pistoleer skills I can contribute greatly to combat as well and with the faster attack speeds of pistols my healing is not hindered.

Soloing can be done if you set up your character accordingly. Migrate all you can to max out all yourmind stats. Put the rest into you secondaries for Health and Action, as long as you don't put your main bars too low. My HAM is 500, 500, 1100 for a human but the secondaries are maxed out. Next Iuse good Enhance D's on myself andI can be as high as +-2500,+-2500,1100 for 2-3 hours. With your secondaries maxed out you can afford to wear some armor and take on harder missions solo than you could normally.

Using the 500, 500, 1100 setup you do have to be careful when you are not enhanced but with the high pistol skills and self healing you should be able to get out of a jam. If you are going to stay doctor only with no combat medic then this might still be a good option as you would use more mind healing everyone individually rather than with one good area stim.

There is the drawback to this you mentioned and that is you can not harvest your own resources or make your own meds but if you can get established with a good group and make a name for yourself they are more likely to tip you to support you so they can stay alive and do well. Plus doing missions on Endor and Dathomir can net about +-50k credits on a good night. I have had no problem keeping stocked with meds and don't need to run the boring missions to supplement my income.

Unfortunately the PvP point you made is no longer true for combat medic's. CM's are now one of the prime targets in PvP because of the damage they are capable of doing. It now seems the first priority ofthe enemyis to take out the CM's and Commando's.