This is a rant about self healers. Turn back now!
Self healers have me tearing my hair out by the hand full. Medic is my favorite perk, and these people have me considering giving up playing it all together! Here are the types I come across:
1. The "HOLY FUDGE" self healer: Its the heat of battle. They take a bunch of damage, to which I promptly respond. I pump them with two needles that set them to full health in a second or two. So what do they do? They drop back with their syringe out, trying to self heal! Despite the fact that their health bar has been full for nearly 10 seconds, and our lines are being overrun. They completely ignore my cries of "I have your heals dude! Keep killing! I can only assume that these players have poor situational awareness. I can forgive this type of self healer at the end of the day, even if they do cause squad wipes quite often for me. It is usually the inexperienced players that pull this one. The next type is totally unforgivable.
2. The "Screw Medics" self healer. Its near the end of the wave, around 20 specimens left. Said self healer is at 80-ish or so health points. There is a lull in the combat, no imminent threat from any side. Said self healer watches me approach them from the front with syringe out (keep in mind, I am a medic), so what do they do? Whip out their syringe and heal themselves!! They are usually level four or above. Players that have the experience to know that they can rely on the medic in front of them for heals, but they heal themselves anyway out of pure selfishness.
3. "Trader Time" self healers: 'nuff said. Players unwilling for whatever reason to let other people heal them during trader time.
4. The "Screw Team Play" self healer: The cream of the crop right here ladies and gents. I'm a medic, as always. I get surrounded by specimens. Too many for me to carve my way out with my mp7. I look to my fellow support/commando squad mate with their tier three weapons to help me out. They promptly self heal the 10 points they needed, and turn tail and run leaving me to my doom. Just, wow. Thats all I can say.
I just had all of these self healers in the same squad. Like I said, I'm thinking of turning away from the medic for good. What do they need me for if they are just going to consistently heal themselves anyway? Something needs to be done about this.
Rant over.
Self healers have me tearing my hair out by the hand full. Medic is my favorite perk, and these people have me considering giving up playing it all together! Here are the types I come across:
1. The "HOLY FUDGE" self healer: Its the heat of battle. They take a bunch of damage, to which I promptly respond. I pump them with two needles that set them to full health in a second or two. So what do they do? They drop back with their syringe out, trying to self heal! Despite the fact that their health bar has been full for nearly 10 seconds, and our lines are being overrun. They completely ignore my cries of "I have your heals dude! Keep killing! I can only assume that these players have poor situational awareness. I can forgive this type of self healer at the end of the day, even if they do cause squad wipes quite often for me. It is usually the inexperienced players that pull this one. The next type is totally unforgivable.
2. The "Screw Medics" self healer. Its near the end of the wave, around 20 specimens left. Said self healer is at 80-ish or so health points. There is a lull in the combat, no imminent threat from any side. Said self healer watches me approach them from the front with syringe out (keep in mind, I am a medic), so what do they do? Whip out their syringe and heal themselves!! They are usually level four or above. Players that have the experience to know that they can rely on the medic in front of them for heals, but they heal themselves anyway out of pure selfishness.
3. "Trader Time" self healers: 'nuff said. Players unwilling for whatever reason to let other people heal them during trader time.
4. The "Screw Team Play" self healer: The cream of the crop right here ladies and gents. I'm a medic, as always. I get surrounded by specimens. Too many for me to carve my way out with my mp7. I look to my fellow support/commando squad mate with their tier three weapons to help me out. They promptly self heal the 10 points they needed, and turn tail and run leaving me to my doom. Just, wow. Thats all I can say.
I just had all of these self healers in the same squad. Like I said, I'm thinking of turning away from the medic for good. What do they need me for if they are just going to consistently heal themselves anyway? Something needs to be done about this.
Rant over.
