Extreme MED

im not a medic, and i cant use subclasses (YET!) however i will post everything i see

Thè-Hättêr wrote:

...however i will post everything i see

uh oh. We got mole somewhere in the system

Ghost wrote:

Thè-Hättêr wrote:

...however i will post everything i see

uh oh. We got mole somewhere in system

Don't know if this is the right place to post this or not.

I just have a quick comment to Szlat about the Remote Health Booster for the extreme Medic. It is quite fun to use, but it occupies too much time to try and zero in on someone that is running away or dodging monster ordinance. The object is to get someone as they leave the base heading out to kill monsters or as they go racing by chasing (or being chased by) monsters, but they are usually flying away fast and my sniper ability with this beam like artifact on a moving target is pretty pathetic.

If there was a way to make the artifact dispense its healing goodness in something like a one shot lightning rod blast instead of a beam, I think it could be more effective. This should target anyone within a standard range like the lightning rod and it should cost more (since there is the possibility to heal more). The best would be if the cost was proportional to the number of people that get healed, but a higher fixed cost should work too if the proportional is too difficult to code.

In addition, the duration of the effects of this artifact seem too short. I can heal somone in the base and it almost seems like the artifact has stopped working before they get out of sight or just after I turn to heal a couple other people. I apologize for not remembering exactly how long it is supposed to work, but it just seems short to me. If the duration can be lengthened, a higher cost for this as well would seem fair to me.

If these changes could be made, I think it could make this artifact more fun to use and more effective at keeping people alive.

I agree with Wayno,
An extreme medic can cast a healing blast for 25 adrenaline and heal many players instantly. The remote health booster only heals 10 health/sec or so to only one person and only a total of 50-80 health.
I feel the remote health booster should be an aura on target player that lasts 30 sec or so and will stay with marked player for full duration and not stop if max health is reached.

Bottom line, remote booster could be a very tactical skill but is very under powered when compared to the healing blast.

Bait wrote:

I feel the remote health booster should be an aura on target player that lasts 30 sec or so and will stay with marked player for full duration and not stop if max health is reached.

Currently, it costs 20 adrenaline, and heals 10 health per second, and does run for 30 seconds.
And I believe they can be stacked, so you can hit a player with 3 or 4 of them if they are going into a difficult battle.

20 Adrenaline for 300 health of healing on a single target doesn't seem particularly worthwhile compared to 25 Adrenaline for 400 health of healing on as many targets as are nearby.

Also, one heals instantly while the other heals over time. And while healing over time in this case is "the point" the fact remains that Blast is simply far better as a spike heal (aka, when people actually need healing right now).
A heal-over-time like this is going to have more waste (since it's primarily going to be used on a player who is already at or near full health as a way of keeping them topped off). The efficiency of a heal like this needs to be much higher to be worthwhile.

as a player with a adrenaline master with only 14 health bonus, that heal over time helps ALOT. I play very gungho in your face which means as a junkie, I get in trouble fast. wayno has used that heal over time and its kept me able to stay in the mess a bit longer which I appreciate

Trooper wrote:

as a player with a adrenaline master with only 14 health bonus, that heal over time helps ALOT. I play very gungho in your face which means as a junkie, I get in trouble fast. wayno has used that heal over time and its kept me able to stay in the mess a bit longer which I appreciate

There's no doubt that 10 health regen a second is nice on the receiving end. The question - Would is it a better investment for you to use 20 adren on potentially healing one person for 300 health over the next 30 seconds, or is it a better investment to wait for 5 more adren and heal everyone nearby for more (400) health? It's not always and forever a no-brainer, but it's mostly a no-brainer.

As a bit of an aside, it seems to be a bit of of a mismatch to give a "fire and forget" sort of healing ability to the "Extreme Medic." After all, a player who is purposefully playing a class & subclass dedicated to healing is going to be actively trying to heal players at any opportunity.

what if the remote boster heals temporary hit points.. let say, u get hit by a medic with remote boster, and you are 400 hp, well what if you regain more hit points, but for a limited time, and once that time expires, the hit points you have gained vanish slowly to your nomal health?