Comments on: The Old Republic’s Healing Force http://overlypositive.com/2009/07/07/the-old-republics-healing-force/ The Bright Side of Geek Media Mon, 08 Aug 2011 14:09:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: /AFK – July 12 « Bio Break http://overlypositive.com/2009/07/07/the-old-republics-healing-force/comment-page-1/#comment-619 /AFK – July 12 « Bio Break Sun, 12 Jul 2009 15:47:17 +0000 http://overlypositive.com/?p=646#comment-619 [...] Frank peers into the Force to see if he can discern the truth about healing classes. [...] [...] Frank peers into the Force to see if he can discern the truth about healing classes. [...]

]]> By: Homocidal Panda http://overlypositive.com/2009/07/07/the-old-republics-healing-force/comment-page-1/#comment-615 Homocidal Panda Sun, 12 Jul 2009 02:27:23 +0000 http://overlypositive.com/?p=646#comment-615 I'm thinking that they are either going down the hybrid route, like wow, where the jedi/sith have 3 skill trees set aside for tanking, dpsing and healing. Or they could just include a healer class on each faction :) I'm thinking that they are either going down the hybrid route, like wow, where the jedi/sith have 3 skill trees set aside for tanking, dpsing and healing. Or they could just include a healer class on each faction :)

]]> By: Werit http://overlypositive.com/2009/07/07/the-old-republics-healing-force/comment-page-1/#comment-604 Werit Wed, 08 Jul 2009 05:58:18 +0000 http://overlypositive.com/?p=646#comment-604 I forget how healing worked in KoTOR. They may go that direction. I forget how healing worked in KoTOR. They may go that direction.

]]> By: Beej http://overlypositive.com/2009/07/07/the-old-republics-healing-force/comment-page-1/#comment-603 Beej Tue, 07 Jul 2009 22:38:08 +0000 http://overlypositive.com/?p=646#comment-603 I wrote <a href="http://www.professorbeej.com/2009/06/future-of-healer-in-mmorpgs.html" rel="nofollow">an article about this a while ago</a> on my blog, and I am still at a loss for what Bioware is going to do with healers. I would love something all new, but given the way they tend to be only polishing an existing MMO formula, I don't know if that will happen. But if anyone can come up with something revolutionary, it's Bioware. I'm not giving up hope because, well, they've announced nothing so far and there's a long long long way to go until this one goes gold. I really do hope they avoid the craftable medicines system that Star Wars Galaxies had with Doctors pre-NGE (not sure if it still exists since I haven't played since they revamped it). It wasn't a fun system, and it felt more artificial than any healing system I've really ever played. The problem I'd have with having a droid toss support heals for me to concentrate on something else is that the "something else" tends to bore me in MMOs. I like being the one watching the health bars. I am all about ways of making healing more interactive (like WAR's Shamans or Warrior Priests or a new system altogether), but I would be really disappointed (read: not subscribing) if they were to take healing entirely out of the players' hands. I wrote an article about this a while ago on my blog, and I am still at a loss for what Bioware is going to do with healers.

I would love something all new, but given the way they tend to be only polishing an existing MMO formula, I don't know if that will happen. But if anyone can come up with something revolutionary, it's Bioware. I'm not giving up hope because, well, they've announced nothing so far and there's a long long long way to go until this one goes gold.

I really do hope they avoid the craftable medicines system that Star Wars Galaxies had with Doctors pre-NGE (not sure if it still exists since I haven't played since they revamped it). It wasn't a fun system, and it felt more artificial than any healing system I've really ever played.

The problem I'd have with having a droid toss support heals for me to concentrate on something else is that the "something else" tends to bore me in MMOs. I like being the one watching the health bars. I am all about ways of making healing more interactive (like WAR's Shamans or Warrior Priests or a new system altogether), but I would be really disappointed (read: not subscribing) if they were to take healing entirely out of the players' hands.

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