Support vs Offensive Medic

(Proxy) #1

As i was whined at for playing Sparks and ending up 4/17 or something with her i want to let thoose people know that there are two kinds of medic. Aura and Phoenix which is more offensive and Sparks whom is more supportive then offensive hence has less kills etc. (I did not include Sawbonez as i don’t own him and haven’t tested him out. So i’m not saying anything on his count.) So if you see a Sparks whom still does good with keeping you healed and reviving don’t complain and be grateful you had a medic even then all assault like Nader Skyhammer and the others.

(Proxy) #2

Note: This was not quick match, but competitive

(Sinee) #3

I’ve topped the scoreboard many times with a negative KDR with Sparks. She’s incredibly useless when it comes to killing or defending yourself. The Empire-9 is alright, but a stiff wind is pretty much enough to kill her.

However, being able to revive people from afar can usually grab you a solid score, even if you go 1-20 on k/d. I’m sure some people go positive on their KDR with her, but I’m not one of them. I don’t hate myself enough to make my life that miserable. She’s definitely useless beyond revives compared to other medics. Kind of a shame, actually. I find it kinda dull to sit back in safety and wait for people to die, so I just prefer Phoenix at the moment.

(Proxy) #4

[quote=“Mercy;86573”]I’ve topped the scoreboard many times with a negative KDR with Sparks. She’s incredibly useless when it comes to killing or defending yourself. The Empire-9 is alright, but a stiff wind is pretty much enough to kill her.

However, being able to revive people from afar can usually grab you a solid score, even if you go 1-20 on k/d. I’m sure some people go positive on their KDR with her, but I’m not one of them. I don’t hate myself enough to make my life that miserable. She’s definitely useless beyond revives compared to other medics. Kind of a shame, actually. I find it kinda dull to sit back in safety and wait for people to die, so I just prefer Phoenix at the moment.[/quote]

I can see why, though if one compared my score to that of the enemy team i was like maybe second place on there just by 4 or so kills and rest supportive. Which still is pretty goood as i was around 7 to 8 thousand score.

(YeOldeButtcheek) #5

That is the beauty of this game, many playstyles. But Sparks is def a hard one to master.

(Dawnlazy) #6

When I do well as Sparks I get low numbers in both kills and deaths. My 9/7 is acceptable if I have 3 The Doctor badges.

(sirjj) #7

I get a fair amount of kills and revives with sparks. Her ability gun is great if you can aim with it.

(MvMArcher) #8

Now this might just be me, but I really think that Sparks is a great offensive medic.

(N8o) #9

I always snipe people with the REVIVR and then finish them off with the E9. Really works well if you get good at it.

(Proxy) #10

Surely not the only one. She can be used offensive but myself i rather stay at range and try to snipe and support team as best as possible. I usually get killed now and then but i don’t let that get to me anyway. I’m supportive medic not offensive like Phoenix and Aura. Sadly some people don’t realise such.

(Samniss_Arandeen) #11

Were the complainers all frontal-assault classes? They might have wanted someone that could actually back them up in direct combat in addition to picking up their pieces. That’s what Sawbonez and Phoenix do.

(Proxy) #12

Were the complainers all frontal-assault classes? They might have wanted someone that could actually back them up in direct combat in addition to picking up their pieces. That’s what Sawbonez and Phoenix do.[/quote]

Not really sure what they were, didn’t bother to check as we were still winning. We had about 2 naders a Skyhammer and a Proxy and me as Sparks medic. I just “talk to the hand” as i was still doing good as i said in another post if i had been on enemy team it had been like second place with the score i had. I pulled my weight so to speak and left pretty much as soon the match was won.

(Yes) #13

Sparks’ revive gun is pretty strong.

(K1X455) #14

This game is not about KDR; and definitely the gameplay of Sparks is a modified Vassili. And Sparks is a very good objective runner as well.

(Lumi) #15

I don’t get your point? Today I played Sparks and ended up with the highest KD of the game with 32/11. Granted it was pub objective but still, any medic can be offensive. Doesn’t make whining about a poor player right, but your complaint isn’t justified either.

(SirSwag) #16

It might not seem like it, but under the right conditions a good sparks can carry a whole team.K/D doesn’t matter at all in this game. I’ve played a purely supportive role for sparks and was top of the score board with no kills to my name.

(Proxy) #17

It all depends on the player. She can be played offensive but as i see it was designed as a supportive medic. As she is a bit squishy and unlike Aura and Phoenix don’t got kit designed to be offensive. Aura got her shotgun and heal station while Phoenix got his revive and burst heal.

(Lumi) #18

It all depends on the player. She can be played offensive but as i see it was designed as a supportive medic. As she is a bit squishy and unlike Aura and Phoenix don’t got kit designed to be offensive. Aura got her shotgun and heal station while Phoenix got his revive and burst heal.[/quote]

Yeah, and the reviver gun is a very precise sniper rifle if you ask me. Now if you’re a good vassili player, you can be a good sparks player, once you get the charge timing right. It’s just that Sparks has a higher skill level requirement.

In the end, if you play characters like Sparks, Vassili, Red-Eye or any other merc where you can easily under perform, just be prepared for criticism. It’s part of the game.

(FireWorks) #19

Coming from TF2 as comp scout I played proxy and aura a lot at the start. At some point I transitioned to their SMGs. The hochfir with 55 bullets allows for sick streaks even if you have to regen afterwards.

At first I perceived Sparks as ultra ranged and hated her for the weak medpacks. Her healing output is just bad and relying on failmates to do frontline work is not often enough working. So, I found myself putting the railgun signature feature to rest and went frontline rambo medic. ET style…

The empire9 only allows for one kill per clip usually, but holy shit, this girl packs a punch. Shes got almost no downtime with her selfheal and fast reload. Plus she brings enough ammo to fight the way to the next ammo cache.

Proxy on speed, with medpacks, and revive.
41/7 last pub.

(Proxy) #20

It all depends on the player. She can be played offensive but as i see it was designed as a supportive medic. As she is a bit squishy and unlike Aura and Phoenix don’t got kit designed to be offensive. Aura got her shotgun and heal station while Phoenix got his revive and burst heal.[/quote]

Yeah, and the reviver gun is a very precise sniper rifle if you ask me. Now if you’re a good vassili player, you can be a good sparks player, once you get the charge timing right. It’s just that Sparks has a higher skill level requirement.

In the end, if you play characters like Sparks, Vassili, Red-Eye or any other merc where you can easily under perform, just be prepared for criticism. It’s part of the game.[/quote]

I’m very well aware of that, though this person didn’t exactly bring any, all he did was complain on my score/kda being low. Which i ignored as he didn’t exactly bring any suggestions to improve. Aswell this was on trainyard first point where there is little cover for the defending team.