I started this thread so that other players besides SS members could state their position on the medic mod changes.

I personally like the original medic better than the pistol only. I would rather put up with the weapon switching and keep my auto pistol (Axis) or auto carbine (Allies). Although the picking up of weapons is a pain when you are in close combat it is nice for the other players (non medics) to pick up fallen weapons. Sometimes as a medic I enjoy picking up a sniper rifle of bazooka for a one shot kill .

That being said the changes are not enough for me to stop playing medic all together but I will definitely play less with the new changes. I will admit I am biased because since the medic mod was introduced I have been playing it probably 90% of the time so I have "fallen in love" with my auto pistol/carbines.

But if the medic mod needs to stay the new way for the better of the gaming community then I have no problems with the changes. I will go along with whatever is best for our crew.

Gen Lee Missingmyautopistol

I will admit it - I don't like the medic. I think the medic class can unbalance a map. Too many nades and a high rate of fire weapon. I think the pistol only change may restore some balance to the class in game. I am for the change.

I will also admit that the medic class can be a lot of fun to play - a whole lot of nades and a murderous gun!

My $0.02 or 0.0204116 CAD or 0.0126540 EUR

I'm against the changes, having only a pistol takes all the fun out of it. I never played medic until last weekend, and before then I never had a problem with other people playing medic. It's nice to have another class to play and I hate seeing it nerfed.

If medic had a huge advantage over all other classes then I'd expect more people to be playing as medic. As it is, I see the same few people playing as medic (mostly Gen Lee and Betty).

Cheers

I will say that the auto pistol/carbine is ana dvantage in close quarters like a hallway or small room, but in an open space with any distance they are no where near accurate. So if you are actually trying to get out and heal people like I do it can be very tricky to stay alive on some maps because you can't defend yourself across distances. Also when healing people, it is not a FAST job, usually It is quite tricky to get within the "healing zone" and then once there it takes usually 2-3 healings which means youa re left vulnerable while healing people. I have been killed countless times while trying to save my comrades. So I think that it is justified having the auto pistol/carbine. But we also need to get Betty's and flies feedback as well, because they both played medic alot with me. Flies has said in game he likes the old medic settings but I will let him post for himself.

I can attest that the general is often killed while healing me. I can also attest that healing me can be extremely frustrating -- as I often die within seconds of being healed. And to tell the full story, I have been able to man a machine gun well past my deserved time thanks to the general.

So never mind what I said - keep healing me general

Ditto

I would say that I have had no problem killing Gen. while he is a medic.....LOL!

Just Kidding. Since Gen. and Betty introduced me to medic, I have really enjoyed having the auto pistol/Carbine, and the nades can be a handicap on some maps, especially close quarters. I would vote to change it off of pistol only.

BTW, Gen or Betty, when you see me online again, remind me what the commands for medic are again, along with the key binding stuff. After building my new rig, I lost the info.

Medic mod is temporarily messed up due to the wonderful beta/alpha rollout. I wish it were stil in Beta so we could play our regular medic DODS.

But, for now we must wait

Gen Lee