You get essentially 4-5 smokes and guns that have hip fire accuracy and can be extended to some medium ranges. Plus you can self heal.
I've been playing it a lot recently and with the zk and getting top frags with it.
Much is said about the assault class balance (with good reason too.) But medic is the class that suffers least from Attrition and hard core Elements of the game
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The criticisms about assault are warranted, but the gap is not as big as people think it is. Give medic more of a try. I recommend the zk smg.
ZK was a beast until they nerfed the fast firing version, now Suomi is simply better all around. Slow firing is okay, but the MP-34 is better for range.
That's what many people have been telling me as well. I gave the suomi a try albeit brielfly and I just couldn't get the cadence down to fire at medium longer ranges.
the mp34 is another one of my favorites.
Medics could use longer range weapons but I don't really think that's a balancing issue. I just think people don't know the value of top fragging with medic so they don't play it. Medic is kinda 'ez' if I'm being honest than other classes because the less hit of attrition. If you're a squad leader, you can just call in a supply drop for ammo should you not be in promitity of a crate or station.
What I mean is not a balance issue but people not realizing the potential.. Is this. The best example I can give you is the illya in bf1. No one knew how op the bomber was.. Until jackfrags massage a video about it then everyone started using it. started using that particular load out for that bomber.
I don't think medic is OP but if people knew how good medic is, people would be throwing fits. They just don't know lol.
1. Combat roles are not very good and provide no weapon benefits like the other classes do
2. Resupply stations and squad revives render the teamplay aspect of the Medic near pointless
3. Medic only has 1 damage dealing gadget, and it's the freaking AP Mine, so you can't even use it directly.
4. SMGs are not true kings of CQC, because they're matched by ARs and the FG42, which also have MUCH better range.
5. Blazing fast TTK means self healing isn't even an option in most cases, and other classes get to carry around a bandage to self heal also, so it's not even unique to Medic.
6. No access at all to 3x scopes.
So explain to me why Medic is so great? It's better than Recon, but definitely not on the same level as Assault and Support.
As I said the complaints about assault are warranted but the Gap is not as big as you think it is. I can beat ARs in cqc. I've found the most success with the zk but suomi works too and Tommy.
I've been mostly running the medic in all maps. The only one not suitable would be hamada which I tend not to play but even in airborne/operations I can make it work.
The smokes are what are the equalizers and allows you to get close. Most people don't use the smokes correctly. Well let me rephrase that most people don't use the smokes efficiently.
Sure, medics could stand to get some kind range weapons but I think if you gave medics broken slrs than it is on assault, the balance would shift to the medic class almost immediately. The meta would change. I'm sure that's what dice saw in their play testing.
They would need to Rework slrs before they do that
No I agree, SLRs need a complete rework. I think pistol carbines will be fine if DICE balances them properly but to balance the carbines they need to balance the dmrs first IMO.
@TEKNOCODE the EMP is quite nice, I was doing really well with it until I went and tried the 599 rpm MP34, those two guns have made me a much better player in the last couple of weeks.
I'm not aware of that. Is that the default combat role? If it's not, I'm going to change it to that.
First Combat Role
You receive a speed boost as soon as you Q a downed teammate. Its very noticeable and can be deadly in quick engagements. Of course since a down player can be halfway across the map you can still q him and receive the boost even if you cant reach him.
The fact that you can spam heals /revives constantly and speed boost to sites quickly is why my spm is over 750 on medic
The speed boost comes in handy.