30-01-2015, 11:57 AM
I think that the way healing is designed now is a good system. Other games have a specific class for healer, but are not bound by a 16-player limit. For organized house events, the function of healing is planned for just as shielding/slasher roles are; and people either volunteer for or are picked in turn to heal through a run. Is it fun? probably more interactive than shielding, if carpal tunnel syndrome is your goal.
All jokes aside, a good healer is valuable and you earn assist xp along with cash and drops; more on hard and rag runs. The better you heal, then the longer the run lasts and the more potential loot you and your party gain. Where healing really pays dividends, under the current system, is when lower level players perform as healers for a party, something that cannot be said for shielders. In a party dropping healing kits on the ground (not always common in pickup runs), a weak player can collect 3 kits and heal the stronger players (more efficiently if they cade near an ammo replenishment) thus earning XP he/she might not ordinarily be able to gain alone. You have seen the xp/assist xp gains through soloing lvl 1-8 right?
All jokes aside, a good healer is valuable and you earn assist xp along with cash and drops; more on hard and rag runs. The better you heal, then the longer the run lasts and the more potential loot you and your party gain. Where healing really pays dividends, under the current system, is when lower level players perform as healers for a party, something that cannot be said for shielders. In a party dropping healing kits on the ground (not always common in pickup runs), a weak player can collect 3 kits and heal the stronger players (more efficiently if they cade near an ammo replenishment) thus earning XP he/she might not ordinarily be able to gain alone. You have seen the xp/assist xp gains through soloing lvl 1-8 right?