Doctor Archive
Thread: new buff lengths = the end of buffing non group members?
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Ragnaat
Fri May 06, 2005 11:24 am
#1
Told to me in game today after offering to 40m buff a friend for free:
"the buffs help, but they don't last long enough to make them worth coming from the middle of lok to tatooine for"
3 hours may have been exceesive, but I'm having a hard time with the 40min/15min buffs as someone who is hanging out in a player city cantina willing to hep others. If i buff a group of players that i'm not hunting with by the time they're all ready to touch a mission terminal some have lost as much as 25% of their buffs and in the case of not using a terminal, but going off world the downtime is just too great to even bother.
Now, maybe this is the intent, that doctors should never man a hopsital or cantina and socialize, i dunno, but if it isn't, then I think the timers - at least for the longer term buffs and not thigns like adrenal boost really need to be looked at so that they'll actually have an impact on gameplay.
"the buffs help, but they don't last long enough to make them worth coming from the middle of lok to tatooine for"
3 hours may have been exceesive, but I'm having a hard time with the 40min/15min buffs as someone who is hanging out in a player city cantina willing to hep others. If i buff a group of players that i'm not hunting with by the time they're all ready to touch a mission terminal some have lost as much as 25% of their buffs and in the case of not using a terminal, but going off world the downtime is just too great to even bother.
Now, maybe this is the intent, that doctors should never man a hopsital or cantina and socialize, i dunno, but if it isn't, then I think the timers - at least for the longer term buffs and not thigns like adrenal boost really need to be looked at so that they'll actually have an impact on gameplay.
wildcat84
Fri May 06, 2005 11:40 am
#2
They need to make the buffs last 3 hrs, just like the inspiration buffs. If I could do 3 hr buffs, I'd not be as upset as I am.
Rorck
Sat May 07, 2005 8:20 am
#3
Count yourself lucky SOE has not removed your legs.
LMAO - I can see it coming in one of the patches though
Laoboo
Sat May 07, 2005 12:33 pm
#4
I was doing 40 minutes buffs at 10% , now up to 46 minutes with my little ole med droid out. Uber buffs r us.. NOT 
Sayic
Sat May 07, 2005 12:35 pm
#5
If they did that, it woudnt be punishment, and it is supposed to be, so.......it will stay as it is.
Count yourself lucky SOE has not removed your legs.
FFNogoodnik
Sat May 07, 2005 10:46 pm
#6
While I disagree wth the reasoning, the buffs are that length because the doc is 'supposed' to go out with the group. I was never one for that, especially in big groups where i cant keep trak of everyone. I have adjusted and now take 1 person maybe 2 out and help them level.
KindKnave
Sat May 07, 2005 11:28 pm
#7
Buffs are less of a priority to my guildmates than making sure they have spice and food. With a group if you buff them before they all pick up two missions they might have 30 minutes left on them to actually fight with. Even worse to me is they dont notice when the buffswear off haha. I am hanging on to doc and hoping something will change before my final respec, if not then I simply can't waste the points on it and will go with something else
SiL'
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