Hello,
I am a Lvl 87 Soltus Doctor. And I have many concerns and questions about the toon I play as a Doc.
I have been a player here in AO, since Beta 2, and so far a paid member since day one, and paid up to and through the end of Dec.
As a Doctor, I switched from a Netural at lvl 32, to the Clan side.
Also as a Doctor, I do not take in any intrest in any forms of PvP, so in that aspect, I have built my Doctor as a Healer, and not so much as a Fighter.
But now, as I have watched and read and downloaded patch after patch after patch.. I have seen ALL professions get new bonuses.. new tweaks, new lines of nanos, new and summonable weapons.. and many other *new or improved* things for other professions. With the exception of the Doctor.
Why, has the Doctor profession NOT been included in these also?
As it stands right now, a Doctor is not truely given ANY type of a weapon in which to lvl with, and the *hinted at* weapon choice for the Doctor is blue, and yet to be able to use this skill to find a weapon, you still must use, or in my opinion.. waste.. precious skill points on a BLUE skill, for weapon for a Doc in which to use.
Oh yes, sure.. there are a *few* DOT's listed for the Doc, that does damage to the critter, or NPC.. but with the weakness of these nanos, and the addded buff and total chain heal, that the game critters use..then what a joke the DOT's are for the Doc.
It is pure stupidity for a Doc to go solo hunting.. This evening, I took Rosey out on a mission. The aggression was set to just as EASY as the scale would let me. It was set at GOOD, and on Money. And the mission was in Andromedia. I was able to kill just 2 of the critters.. and attempting to kill the 3rd when a very grey Lesser Anun started attacking me while atempting to refresh my Nano Recharger. And I died from a lvl 62 GREY critter. And yes, Rosey does have and use a lvl 102 Vektor ND Shotgun.
So what about hunting in Teams ?
A Doctor hunts with teams, only to have sit on team heals, to keep every alive. But what 80% of almost all teams do not understand, is that having to continiously use team heal.. there is no time allowed for commuications as for what they may have, or want to say to the team. A Doctor can not Team Heal and chat at the same time as other players can, that is firing a gun. When a critter dies, the Doctor gets no short rest because the *Team* is already on to the next critter. There is rarely any consideration that the Doc would also like Loots, or for the more even rare chance of a Chest. But here is also something to think about..
1) 1 pack of Energy Ammo's costs 48 credits, and that is with Computer Lit cast on me.
2) One Nano Recharger that holds 50 cast abilities, at lvl 90 which in one cast, casts 911 points of nano and fill my nano up only half way apon each 30 sec wait, costs me with Computer Lit cast on me, 19k + in credits.. You tell me, and Funcom's most favorite word here.. where is the BALANCE in teamplay for a Doctor.. rather they solo, or hunt in teams ?
So I ask once more, When will the Doctor be given consideration. and or given an improvment for the Players toon ?
Thank you,
Rosey