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I finally got a chance to really play my doc after the CU, and am totally confused.

I had a few questions.

1.) How do you get buffs over 10%? Is this going to be fixed by the Devs or are is it "Working as Intended" I tried enhancer packs didnt work.

2.) How do you get buff duration in the 2 or 3 hour range? I tried enhancer packs got it to 45 mins (800 effective ehnhancer). Used a droid got it to 50 mins. Used some +25 Bivloli and got it to 51 mins. Please what am I doing wrong?

3.) Why cant I buff myself for at least 40 mins. It seams I used the exact packs on myself and only hit 20Mins. What am I doing wrong here.

I have always been a doc and love the profession but our effectivness is down the tubes.

Im am also a Doc/Pike. You would think I would be a effective Tank. Absolutlety NOT. I cant heal for anything. I spend all my time cycling bacta shot, jab (which is totatly borked) and stim D. Let alone trying to lay stays or hold a agro.

Im totaly lost here. I dont want to respec out of doc and I dont want to do ranged. This is my melee toon and had fun pvping with doc pike in CU Beta (lol not that we have left CU beta.)

I should add , I never did or plan to do buffs to be get rich. I buff guildies an friends for free. I always liked helping folks and it was always fun as a doc (but its loosing the effectivness to help people)


Any help would be appreciated.

Message Edited by Mace33 on 05-20-2005 08:38 AM

Battle fatigue is still a factor in buffing make sure your at 0.

buffs are only 10% you can use food and drug combinations the acheive better buffs.

an hour is the buff limit from crafting ATM. considering base buffs are 40min and don't require items it's not a hardship to reapply them. Remember you can always /sit and regen your pools back faster when dealing with buffing groups.

As far as melee is concerned consider using your debuff,DOT and snare skills rather than just trying to pound away at the enemy.

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Mace33 wrote:
I finally got a chance to really play my doc after the CU, and am totally confused.

I had a few questions.

1.) How do you get buffs over 10%? Is this going to be fixed by the Devs or are is it "Working as Intended" I tried enhancer packs didnt work.

Currently it is working as intended. . However, to get a little more you can eat some food or powerboost (TK skill) and then do the buff and it will add 10% to those buffs as well.

2.) How do you get buff duration in the 2 or 3 hour range? I tried enhancer packs got it to 45 mins (800 effective ehnhancer). Used a droid got it to 50 mins. Used some +25 Bivloli and got it to 51 mins. Please what am I doing wrong?
You are not doing anything wrong. The buff duration is ~45min. The idea is that Docs should not be a one stop befor you advanture but rather someone you brind along with you to adventure.

3.) Why cant I buff myself for at least 40 mins. It seams I used the exact packs on myself and only hit 20Mins. What am I doing wrong here.

Hmm, I have not idea. The speed buff (adrenalin boost) is only 15ish minutes, mybe that is the one you are looking at.

I have always been a doc and love the profession but our effectivness is down the tubes.

Im am also a Doc/Pike. You would think I would be a effective Tank. Absolutlety NOT. I cant heal for anything. I spend all my time cycling bacta shot, jab (which is totatly borked) and stim D. Let alone trying to lay stays or hold a agro.

Im totaly lost here. I dont want to respec out of doc and I dont want to do ranged. This is my melee toon and had fun pvping with doc pike in CU Beta (lol not that we have left CU beta.)

I should add , I never did or plan to do buffs to be get rich. I buff guildies an friends for free. I always liked helping folks and it was always fun as a doc (but its loosing the effectivness to help people)

The usefullness of doc is a relative term. I agree that our heals could stand to be more powerful. However, just think how fast you would get killed if you could not cycle through jab/shot and had only stims to use.

Any help would be appreciated.

Message Edited by Mace33 on 05-20-200508:38 AM

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Lets assume you plan to stay pikes and plan on useing it as your primary fight class. Then ask yourself what would add to it the best. There are pros/cons to many choices.

1. Pick up another fight class. If you this then pick a fight class that has skills you think will help you. Bleeds from fencer, for example.

2. Pick up CM. The heals are a little lower but then you get to use dots.

3. Keep Doc. The buffs, though low in power, are still helpful. Adrenalin Boost is particularly helpful.

Thank you very much for the inputs all.

I do enjoy the intimidate and area attack since this char is primarily a hunter (wook).

Hopefully we will get some fixes in the future.

Who knows.

Thanks again.