!medic!

[The Rabine1]

hello every one,
other day, I was looking for a server to play, when I found this server with a medic class. but, how does that works?
when U say "!medic" normaly U cant move and U are healed. like this, U respawn as a rifleman and just say !classmedic. so, all U need to do is die to respawn as a medic. so, when some one says "!medic", a "!" (exclamation mark) appears on the minimap, so the medic just goes there and heal him. to heal some one U just have to press a key like "h" U trow ammo, with the "x" key U will regen ppl hp. the medical class is composed by:
- m1 carbine (as primary weapon(with more bullets then normal))
-pistol
-knife.
It's a great idea (in my opinion), so I was wondering if eGo can put this on they servers.
:thumbup:

 

[BCA]

Hello,
I would just like to say thank you for playing on eGO servers. Also any ideas or thoughts about classes or server changes can be placed in Dropbox.
http://www.edge-gamers.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=852

Thank you,

BCA

 

[c-whit?]

So, here's my main concern regarding this medic plugin.

In theory, it sounds great. Adding realistic medics to gameplay. The problem is when noone wants to be that medic. And I've seen it happen in these servers where noone goes to heal you and you just die. The reason why we chose the medic plugin we have now is the pure fact that you control your own destiny in terms of utilizing the medic function. Whether you live or die does not depend on someone else coming to save you. As most of you know fully well, within a public server setting, public players (aka pubbers) do not have your best interest in mind, nor do they always concentrate on game strategy, team tactics, and/or realistic gameplay.

I feel that this type of plugin may be better utilized for something such as realism than a public server.

Just my thoughts.

 

[Dutchoper72]

Yes how BCA put it. Most of the time if you have a great idea for the servers, Leadership wants it in the Drop Box so they can see if its a GO or a NO GO. Or what i do is post here and in the Drop Box.

 

[Bad Brain]

does sound interesting for realism, im sure theres some good reason for not using it though.

 

[Sumac]

Without looking at any mod issues or conflicts this may be something that might work on the events server. Would be interested to see how easy it is to switch between the medic mod and the current 'medic mod' for certain events.

 

[wewo]

I volunteer to be medic. I cant shoot worth a darn anyways, so I may as well help those who can

 

[Skippy]

I feel that this type of plugin may be better utilized for something such as realism than a public server.

Just my thoughts.

Agreed. While I think some players on a non-realism server would enjoy participating as the medic class, that would be overshadowed by the enjoyment lost from other players who can no longer !medic themselves up.

As it relates to realism however, having played on a variety of other clan's public realism servers, I believe only the 506th had the medic class mod installed/enabled. IMO, here are the pros and cons --

Pros

• encourages+promotes greater teamwork and strategy, in terms of keeping the medic alive and other players not being as careless about their health since they can't medic themselves
• more 'realistic' gameplay and visuals (medic actually has a white band with a red cross around his arm, I believe)

Cons

• to switch between medic class and other classes you have to type in a specific (bindable) command, which players new to the mod will have no idea about
• kind of a pain for the team when your medic doesn't know what he/she's doing and dies early (though this could be said for any restricted class)

Also note that the player using the medic class gets 'points' (i.e. kill score increases) when healing his teammates, as further encouragement to take up the class.

 

[Nuclear Cowboy]

I hate the idea of having a medic class on the public servers.

I love the idea of having a medic class on the events that make sense.

I really love the idea of having the medic class on the realism events.

Disclosure: I have never played on a server with a medic class, so I am only commenting on the idea, not the implementation.

 

[CP3Nation-Cowboys]

I think it would be cool to use it for realism.

 

[Quaffer]

People who think having a medic class will add to the realism of the game are not paying attention. If you want realism getting shot pretty much anywhere is going to take you out of the fight. A medic may save your life but you won't be an effective combatant for weeks or even months. A realistic medic would slap a pressure bandage on the entrance and exit wound and haul your tush back to an evac area. A while back I read a discussion about ammunition design. The argument was that it was more effective to wound someone than to kill them. If you kill them you take one guy out of the fight. If you wound them it's a twofer, the wounded guy and his buddy who's caring for him.

Those who want a medic class as a strategic or even a tactical innovation are a little more on track. But in a game where you can't get people to drop ammo off to a forward emplaced mg or rocket, I wouldn't rely on a medic to find and assist you.

In the long run first person shooters are not about realism. They allow us to indulge our fantasies of the unstoppable warrior. That's what they're for and that's what we like. Nothing wrong with that.

Once more unto the breach dear friends!

 

[Broadsword]

^^ He's got a point there.

It's horses for courses

If I ever signed up for something I want to fight, nothing esle.
There might be people out there who want to be a medic for your "Realism" events.......that's good, what happens when you cannot find anyone to do it??

Pub wise, it wouldn't work.
If I get shot,leave me for the flag!! I'll respawn in 10 seconds with clean boots

 

[Narh]

The problem is when noone wants to be that medic.

But... I love playing as medics.

 

[SonicX11212]

I used to play on several servers with medic mod. This was way back in the day before i knew about eGO and had just gotten the game. Regardless of if you like to be healing instead of capping, the gun you get is a good gun. You can snipe with it for crying out loud! I'd take that medic role with bells on my toes just because of all the fun it is. You try running from cover to cover healing people and do it with a rifle. Not the same. That carbine makes you like rambo.

And the thing about pubs is 100% true.
Realism would be fun, but its more tedious and as Quaffer said its unrealistic to an extent.
What i think we should do, is make an event out of it. something like "Medic Mod Madness" or something.

Just my opinion

 

[Bad Brain]

axis get c96 i guess? im not too keen on that

 

[Skippy]

Also note that the player using the medic class gets 'points' (i.e. kill score increases) when healing his teammates, as further encouragement to take up the class.

Oh and I forgot that the medic also runs/sprints faster than regular soldiers.

 

[The Rabine]

look, I think the ppl on the classes wont be a problem, cause the m1 carbine is a great weapon, and ppl love using it, and in the wermatch side they have the german panzerchrek weapon (that is fully automatic and great too). If there was this options on our servers, I would use it all the time.

 

[Sumac]

Pretty sure this will say as a future option on the event server only. However it would be interesting to see if a novelty like this could help a slow Flash server.