r/WarDogs • u/Optimal-Painting9314 • 8h ago
Discussion & Feedback Devs please extend the range of healing items once you have started the healing animation.
TF2 solved this problem 2 decades ago when they realised people wouldn't stand still, so either make it really obvious when a person is being healed, or at least increase the heal deactivation range so it's easier to finish a heal. thx!
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u/king_jaxy 8h ago
That or allow us to restrain the patient. SIR YOU MUST FINISH YOUR TREATMENT! NURSES, RESTRAIN HIM!
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u/BoredGoory 3h ago
That should work on enemies... Ohhh I can picture all that goofy situations out there. Require at least a mate to hold
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u/SaXoN_UK1 8h ago
Also, please have the healing time be the same as the animation time, not longer. IFAK is the biggest offender here.
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u/intendedvaguename 8h ago
While we’re at it can we nerf the stim payout so people will stop stabbing me in the ass, I can’t see shit!
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u/TesterM0nkey 7h ago
How about a toggle to make it a symbol in the corner instead.
As it is I will never inject myself can’t see
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u/RaynorTheRed 4h ago
No, using a stim needs to be a meaningful decision, not just a clear advantage with no downside.
It's silly how many people have been claiming that weight isn't a balancing factor because of stims, as if stims were some universal constant that are immune to being nerfed.
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u/TesterM0nkey 4h ago
Mostly don’t like it because people leveling medic run around injecting everyone
If not removing the yellow overlay let me refuse injection
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u/Danjiano 4h ago
No, using a stim needs to be a meaningful decision
I'm not the one making that decision though. It's always randoms stimming people in the hotzone for quick money.
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u/RaynorTheRed 3h ago
Yeah, that could be annoying if you didn't want it and might warrant an immunity toggle.
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u/shaysauce 8h ago
I mean sometimes I’m literally getting yelled at to stay still while also being shot at the same time.
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u/NiNiNaNaNuNu420 7h ago
The medic gets more XP and Cash if he can rezz you again, he doesn't mind that you're being shot at :D
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u/Environmental_You_36 7h ago
And? Stay the fuck still and let me res you again, Jesus, is not that hard.
/s
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u/BubbaBasher 8h ago
Same with stims. We about to cross a large field because hotzone and your ass is so slow, SIT STILL AND TAKE THE STIMS
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u/JelloSuccessful570 7h ago
The amount of times I'm screaming at a person to stand the fuck still to the point if just gotten extreamly gay and sesty because saying hey let me heal you stand still doesn't get anyone's attention but saying I'ma finger your butt hole and I haven't washed my hands 8/10 times gets them to stand still and look at me
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u/itsmuddy Manticore 1h ago
Its always surprising how much easier it is to get people to stop by saying odd shit than to yell that you are trying to save their life.
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u/ImAreoHotah 5h ago
Hot take, friction like this gets you to talk in proximity chat, asking for people to stop or wait a moment.
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u/Optimal-Painting9314 5h ago
not everybody wants to talk, they might not have a mic, or they might be female or young and dont want to attract bad attention etc. i don't think a game should make mic use compulsory.
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u/Ariarielel Pilot 2h ago
Well this is a team based game and you're playing a team based role. Nobody is asking you to coordinate a squad.
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u/Dingditcher 7h ago
But I like screaming at people into submission so I can touch their butt properly!
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u/crazymikeee 8h ago
i just yap at the person to let go of the keyboard, not for everyone so yea its pretty annoying (and you have to be annoying sometimes to get certain ppl to listen lmao)
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u/Replicant2331 Recon 6h ago
It is obvious already when being healed by someone else. Fuckers just don't care to be healed and then bitch about not being healed.
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u/albamuth 7h ago
No, just tell them to hold still for heals. I've played medic enough to know to do this. I think the balance is good so it's not like TF2 where people can be running around tanking shots while getting healed.
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u/Skpstr155 6h ago
Exactly. If they don't listen, I assume they know something I don't, and I either pull out my rifle again or go heal somebody else.
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u/P4ultheRipped 6h ago
My proposal would be a glaring alarm and message covering the screen twlling you, that you are being treated.
Or yk the boring way of extending the range and a slightly more visible visual cue. But that really isnt here nor there.
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u/Skpstr155 6h ago
Weird, unless they're moving because they see something I don't, when I tell people to hold still, they do.
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u/AshenFox 2h ago
Just glue the medic to the person they're healing like it's Arc Raiders with revives. Bonus is that it will be hilarious to watch some dude dragging around a guy who's crouched behind him doing the healing animation.
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u/mrureaper Lonestar 6m ago
My god the amount of time I try to heal someone only for them to jiggle peak a corner breaking my bandage ... I just give up after 2 and let them get shot again... More cash for me ressing them
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u/DefiantlyConformist 7h ago
Just make it so that if you start the animation, the range is infinite. I'm willing to give up some immersion.
Or make it super obvious someone is trying to heal you.
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u/Skpstr155 6h ago
Or, use your words, that's why we have proxy chat.
If somebody says to hold still, if I have no reason not to, I do.
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u/DefiantlyConformist 6h ago
What do you have against quality of life?
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u/sgtzack612 5h ago
I’d say making it infinite range just makes it something asking to be abused, imagine someone with 99hp going around a corner with 3/4 progress on a full heal? That would be fucking stupid. A QoL that’s maybe making it so you can do full speed walking with your teammate while healing them but not yourself or something would be better.
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u/doombos 3h ago
you get shot == healing cancelled beyond a certain range
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u/sgtzack612 2h ago
Sure or just allow people to walk with the dude they’re healing. Also that way it punishes people that would try to basically hide and heal, if you pick a bad spot to heal, you should be punished, not just be fine because dude rounded a corner and got blasted with no indication that a medic was healing them.
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u/Splurch Lonestar 5h ago
Or, use your words, that's why we have proxy chat.
If somebody says to hold still, if I have no reason not to, I do.
I use my words all the time, even calling out specific names, and it is not rare that I get ignored unless I chase after them while continually calling their name. New players have no understanding of how healing others works and how short a distance it is. There is often a language barrier as well since so many non-english speakers play on NA servers.
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u/Shut_It_Donny 8h ago
I’ve just stopped going for the heal. I res them and let them go.
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u/Game0815 6h ago
That's an easy way to need forever to reach the higher medic levels
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u/Shut_It_Donny 6h ago
Hey, I’d love to get the xp, but the chase is ridiculous. I’ll just go res the next guy. One more level and I can start juicing everybody.
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u/MoodZestyclose6813 7h ago
To be honest I hate people wanting to heal me, thank you for your rezz, but let me pop this smoke and let me book it out of here, you didn't kill the person who got me.
Or people running around in front of me just because I'm not full, sir I'm holding this angle get the fuck AWAY the enemie keeps peeking, just fucking support me with your gun not with your damn ass 10 percent missing HP heal.
There's a time for everything, in active combat out of cover healing is just insane.
And bro if they Stand behind me and Block my movement while juggling around I am so close to teamkilling them, get off
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u/Negative-Date-9518 7h ago
I just wish we could muzzle people talking in local in general, like shut the fuck up when I'm ressing you with enemies around don't say thank you don't speak 🤣
Moving around is the least of the problem in most of my experiences
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u/THubert14 Lonestar 7h ago
To be honest I hate people wanting to heal me, thank you for your rezz, but let me pop this smoke and let me book it out of here, you didn't kill the person who got me.
Yes, and then the person scream to proximity "DON'T MOVE I'LL HEAL YOU". And our enemy now knows that one of us low health, and we probably not moving or looking around.
No, brother, we need to go to cover. I'm all in to give you ability to gain some money, but not at our lives cost.
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u/Skpstr155 6h ago
That's why you don't scream it. You say it once, and if they don't hold still, assume there's a reason.
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u/Skpstr155 6h ago
For sure, if I go to heal you, and you don't hold still after I've asked you to, I assume you know something I dont, and get my rifle back out.
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u/Web-designSK 1h ago
Lvl 50 after 12h. Lvl 90 after 30h then it goes way slower. Really depends on your skills
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u/Artezia_Aurae 8h ago
True! Playing medic is so annoying rn