The stressing of "combat" is so true thats how i was when i played medic in battlefield. My friend who was teaching me brought up a very good point. "Ah i see you're eyeing those 3 dead blueberries with revive icons over there. Before you take out your god paddles, think about this. They're dead for a reason and that reason is probobly still around, and in a good position judging by the fact that there are 3 teammates dead so close to each other"
@@CMDRCyrious normally id go in to revive first by throwing a revive granade, then id go to find who ever it was, as i clear i throw the revive granade and continue clearing, that way if i die clearing then atleast i revived people, and if they revive and i still havent found the person who killed them then they are now alive and running around trying to help me so this time i have backup to find said killer otherwise id seach for the killer then go in for the revive like normal if i dont have a revive granade
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I play medic as "just" medic cuz iam bad at aiming ... so i run around helping as much as i can and everybody seems to appreciate my help so i guess its okay
The game play footage is a bunch of BS lol. If I were in those positions, the entire team stops what they are doing and synchronize their shots at me and hunt me down. Meanwhile, in your footage, they just stand around and occasionally shoot in your general direction to remind you to shoot them next lol
The reason I whip out my med tool immediately is, that I simply suck at fighting in this game. When I suicide revive one guy he probably gets more shit done than I do in ten lives. Only semi-"flaw" I see is, you usually do not have 25 seconds to revive people not in your squad/platoon. They respawn as quickly as they can. So this only works for squad play.
Hey man, and going full support mode can be helpful too, especially if you enjoy it. I just see some people burn out on it, trying to help, but not realizing that there is plenty of killing that can be done on a medic to. But if you can keep those badass heavies going and killing stuff with your med tool out, you are doing your part.
Ha same. I always get killed instantly, at almost any range, so I'd rather try to get a friendly up than die before I can get the first bullet out trying to kill the enemy.
There is nothing more amazing than a well timed revive grenade on a point that just got c4'd. a whole squad pops back up in the last second to take the point. XD Combat medic is my second fave class. Always switching between that and LA.
Even as a combat medic main with 300 hours of medic play-time, I still learned a lot from this video, such as letting a teammate stay down, if it means I survive, also, the fact that a combat medic is the second tankiest class in the game. I always thought medic was super squishy, and often excused my poor gunplay and 1v1 losses on "oh he just played a better class". Now instead, I think: "oh, he won because he got the jump on me" or any other actual advantage that is just not based on class. So, seriously, thanks for all the tips you gave! Really thankful.
As someone who gravitated towards Medic since the very beginning of my time with Planetside, it feels good to come back to this guide and have the feeling that I still have a lot to improve on with the class.
Even having played for many years, I always watch new guides when they pop up to see if they have any new insight. This is a great guide for new players overall going as far as showcasing tactics which many other guides fail to do.
dude you are the best and i have no idea why your UA-cam channel is not bigger you deserve a reward for your skill and detonation to being a great You Tuber honestly you ROCK!
This video (IMO) has been the most helpful video I've ever watched to help me in planetside 2. Thank you so much. I can't wait to be able to watch your other guides.
This definitely gave me a new perspective on the Combat Medic and makes me want to play it more... what are your thoughts on the dual burst rifle (shoots 2 bullets instead of 3+)? I can't remember the name of it right off bat.
The burst fire variants - very strong choices for mid range fighting and doable in close quarters if you are careful with your engagements (you basically will have a hard time against high fire rate + in your face shooting distance but outside of that you will usually win your battles thanks to the low recoil and accuracy of three shot bursts). :) I like to recommend the 3.4 scopes on a lot of weapons and the burst is definitely one of the main types to go with it. iridar.net/planetside2/weapons/assault-rifles/ Look up the burst variants on Iridar's Wiki
I see what you did here, make a video making the combat medic sounds amazing so more people play as medic, jk combat medic is my second favourite class behind heavy assault ;3
My favorite playstyle, unfortunately it's kinda hard to play it as a solo player, I've been trying for a while to make my medic "equal" to my heavy assault (2.80 k/d vs 4.2 k/d), but that shield seriously give you an edge, at least people are really grateful when you revive and heal them which is great on itself. One day I will get you carapace! you will have to drop one day >:c
Adrenaline/Assimilate is a pretty powerful combo for sure. Just can't be quite as aggressive with the combat medic, gotta keep a little bit more distance.
Hay Cyrious, I know this is an old video now but I wanted to make this point. The reason I and most other Combat Medics instantly pull the revive tool out is due to the fact that most players aren't gonna wait the full 25 seconds to get revived. They're just gonna wait three seconds and slam the respawn button.
To be fair, if you are pugging, you probably died in a bad place, and 90% of the revives you get just mean you instadie again. Low medic count and being part of bad pushes in a pug condition people not to take revives. Its no fun dying standing dying standing dying standing when you don't realize whether that is valuable or not to take a point.
One of the basics of First Aid is to check the environment for hazards before you approach to tend to the injured. As you have demonstrated quite well: this applies to Planetside just as much as (if not more than) real life.
You know when I first played downstairs 2 it was pretty boring and I always got killed andI just simply uninstalled the game. But when I found and watched your beginners guide video just randomly on youtube, I gave downstairs 2 another go and im having blast now. Thank you for making that video man :).
Its still helpful advice, even when playing a different faction. Playing passive-aggressively when taking points by hanging back netted me kills. Revive grenades are pimp. And for the love of it all, securing an area has been far more helpful than chasing skulls.
Seeing my LOTC squad-mates fall to this made me a little teary-eyed at the end there. Regardless, great video and even better tips. :) Still try to tell people to kill then revive. No I have a vid to show them why it matters. :P
Is that Eve music playing in the background? Also, Medic is the best class in the game to me! Requires more thought than a HA, and most ARs are balanced well unlike other weapon types IMHO.
Sorry for commenting on an old video, Cyrious, and you may have heard this before, but I’d argue that Carapace is much more effective than you give it credit for in this video. Let’s say you are being shot and have a constant damage per second applied to you, and you have your Nano-regen device enabled for the duration of your pain. If you do not have carapace, you will only start getting the effective damage mitigation by way of health regen once your shields drop. If you have carapace, you get that mitigation through your entire health pool, effectively doubling the amount of damage mitigation. This also applies to other regen effects like other nano-regen medics, resto kits, and even healing grenades. Of course, stack this with combat surgeon, and you have a nearly immortal medic when surrounded by teammates that can possibly even out-heal someone consistently bodyshotting you. So yes, while running carapace does ask a different playstyle of the user, I’d argue it has the potential to be much more powerful than a standard shielded medic.
Don't be sorry, and honestly... I agree. As a content creator I can't really go out and say you have to lottery 100s of dollars in this game to get a better implant... Everyone that watches would just leave. But overall I agree, carapace medic is just a straight up upgrade.
Commander Cyrious Oh yeah 😅 You’re like the first person people think of when they think of PlanetSide 2 on UA-cam, so I definitely understand not wanting to turn players away. Yeah, I really think it’s time we get another way to obtain exceptionals. Hopefully one of these vendors inside the sanctuary will maybe sell exceptionals for a high amount of the new currency? Being able to work towards a goal even if it’s long is much more preferable to a random chance...
I love playing medic and I have to say I'm guilty of being a death skull chaser :/ but I'm also still new to the game. Thanks to your videos I'm getting better you have good tactics and aim 👌
I initially got into medic when I was a Noob way, way back in beta. I couldn't shoot a man to save my life, (still can't) and figured if I couldn't take a life, I would save one instead. I had heard, but hadn't watched much in the way of tutorials, that medics were good for grinding certs, so I gave it a try. Figured I could earn a new weapon for my light assault or heavy assault that I would be better with, not realizing most things were side grades at the time. Well I began to get invested in the class, upgrading my medical applicator, falling in love with revive grenades, healing a desperate rag tag group of NC soldiers with my AoE healing and being the difference between holding out at the final control point or falling beneath the might of a superior force. It became less and less about certs, and more and more about trying to keep the team alive. Now whenever I play a different class and see my fellow NC comrades dead on the ground, I feel naked without my medical applicator. It's pretty amazing how Planetside is able to create these stories. I rate the medic class 9/10: would go on a life changing journey with again.
I learn a lot from your videos on strategy I could take a point from not instinctively running to grab the one guy in a building getting shit on. Or jumping on point
I watched twice to understand medic role. Thanks for sharing your knowledge. If I gotta chance I want to lead better way to helping squad to make sure squad gets good leader so I don't rush for kd. After watching this post, I felt to play medic to help my squad to achieve squad task. Thanks for tips and knowledge.
That clip of MERC flanking brought a tear to my eye, love watch highly experienced players play a mean game of planetside, glad to have you and be with you on Connery o7
Cyrious Gaming voidwaitress vs and orangevoid i was in merc ops last ops I waited forever for it but only decided to actually do it because Zeprin/Big Grump spoke highly of merc and because they gave LOTC a hard time their ops 2 saturdays ago
I honestly hate playing medic, and only actively do it when there's an event going, but I am always glad for the people that DO play medic, and I always thank the player when they revive my blatantly suicidal ass(I tend to be that guy that ambushers into a room to kill the engie that's watching the doors with a turret... Or I'll just charge in with my MAX screaming WAAAGH into proximity.).
I loved that guid since you said "Comab medic". I like to play this class a lot becouse of weapons, mostly they go toe to toe with best CQC Lmg's like MSW-R, Anchovies. But there is one priceless thing with playing Combat medic, ppl who pm you only to say that you are a shitty medic only becouse you didin't revive them :D
Coward NEVER LEAVE A MAN BEHIND DAMIT!!! Lmao JK great video man it has helped a lot. I've played ps2 off and on on ps4 then recently moved to PC when I built my new rig and realized that there is so much shit I don't know about this game so right now I'm just main medic and learn as I go..these videos are very helpful man thanks and keep them coming! Love the game
CG is doing great works for PS2's community and potential players and Wrel's fighting from the inside to help the game but sadly that does mean he can't produce videos as he did in the past ;-;
indeed - I really miss Wrel's content. It was so deep and insightful, pleasant to watch and he has a pleasant voice. So this channel and a few others have been a nice fill for me.
We all do. :) And sometimes its worth it suicideing to get that bad ass heavy assault up. But, just like to point out to people that medics are pretty badass of their own right.
Excellent video, as per usual. A suggestion: Now that you have a new graphics card and can handle a little bit more, why not increase your FOV? I feel like it directly corresponds with a players, situational awareness, as it basically enables you to see more of what's going on. On top of that, you are presenting gameplay of yours to an audience, so making the game look good is obviously a high priority for you (I greatly appreciate the fact that you DON'T play on full potato), and a larger FOV is certainly one of the most important settings towards the game's visual appeal. Keep up the good work!
Hey there. Yes, I am working on finding the right balance of settings. The problem with increasing your field of view, is that it makes it harder to hit headshots. The more you zoom out, the less pixels dedicated to each enemy head, less of a chance you will hit those heads. Keep your FOV in and those heads have a lot of room for you to aim on. So, yes a larger FOV would look nice, but I don't want to handicap myself. I wish I could make it better, unfortunately so many of the settings are all CPU driven. So my new GPU allows to me record at higher resolutions, unfortunately I am still handicapped by my CPU on a lot of the settings. Anyways, I will keep tweaking and hopefullly will land on better and better settings. Do note that a lot of the footage for the medic video was shot before I got the 1080ti. I still have a lot of footage to work through before I switch over to 4K. But anyways, thanks for the tips and encouragement and I will keep it up!
Pretty awesome, detailed, and informative video! If we do not have the implants specified, what are some worthwhile alternatives that would help in the instances for each class?
This is one of the main reasons why I like to run the Eidolon on a CM. Pick-offs are easier when your main force is out-ranged, and the Eidolon can directly counter that.
I usually run resnades with grenade bandolier. When I see a friendly go down where I can't save them, I throw a resnade, and hope for the best. Sometimes when you get a body where the enemy thinks they've cleared, it's a great way for you to assist the flanks. Worst case scenario, I lose a grenade and 75 nanites. Best case scenario, I make someone's day. As to medics who are tunnel visioned on those revives, if I see a medic run to res me while the area is still hot, I always yell in proxy chat, "Medics, your first priority is to stay alive!"
Disclaimer - Sarcastic comment. You did not represent my preferred loadout. The regeneration field + the shield capacitor (utility) can give you overall much more effective hp while taking fire. Only downside is the anchoring you need to do while moving. And you have your implant slots free for Assimilate and Regeneration.
It's a metric that has some at a glance correlation to how skilled a player is. I don't think it really matters. I think its more about if you can get the job done. And sometimes that means dying on a point 6 times in a row and taking revives. So it needs to be taken with a grain of salt.
Great content! But i haven't got a carapace because of the bad luck and wonder which implant should i take in this situation. And is it worthy to upgrade the Combat surgeon implant to LEVEL5?
Yet another great video. Always fun to watch them, but have you ever considered making videos on different games(not saying just doing planet side is bad if anything not a lot of channels keep up with this game but it could pull in more subs who knows) anyways keep up the good work man👍.
Check out my comparison of Planetside vs. Warframe and H1Z1 and PUBG. So I do do a few. I realize I am heavily skewed to Planetside, but I do plan on branching out and covering more and more topics. But if you look through my most recent videos you will see me covering some other topics, including star wars.
Mention that if you see a dead person and you're near them, and not busy. Fucking revive them. I cannot tell you how many times I've had to respawn with a medic practically teabagging me.
Man, we need more Medics that understand this stuff on Connery VS. Most of the ones we get are Medtool primaries that don't bother to clear the area and just go fishing for Revive certs even when there's three hostile Heavies in shotgun range. Thing is, I've noticed that, while my first response to an enemy Medic with his Medtool out, trying to revive someone, is to try and empty my Pulsar-C into his face, a lot of other players tend to leave them be and let them get the revive, then blast the person who got revived for an instant kill, and only then shoot the medic. The amount of Medics that don't understand this on VS is... large.
I have a BR 51 NC, and a BR 39 VS. But admitted I do not get on them much, just don't have the time. I have promised more VS and NC content to people, so hopefully I can get to that in the future.
The T1 Cycler is drastically better in my opinion. I don't even know why, I think they are very similar guns, but the Cycler just feels so much tighter when you use it. The Unity feels like it wants to bloom like crazy. NOW, its still worth the grind. Because the Cycler, the TRV, the TAR, the TORQ-9, and the Cycler Burst variant, are all fun as shit weapons to use. I enjoyed completing every one of the AR Auraxiums, because all of the TR assault rifles are so good. But I would say the Unity is worse than all 5 of those. On this one its about the journey, not the reward.
thanks for the tips on loadout, ive been jumping around the classes even tho i know medic/infil is wat i started on back in beta but hav felt i could never really get things done not i c that i was doing some things wrong
Hey man, thanx for the great vid. Gives me a clear idea on the functioning of a combat medic. Out of curiousity: will you make an advanced guide on the heavy assault class? I know there are vids out there which provide some info on that. But your vids go into decent detail explainiing the classes with gameplay and commentary. Thanx bro.
Hi. Thank you for the tutorial. I’m a long time RTS(BW, SC2) player and if there’s a reason I’ve been playing this FPS(if any FPS) recently is because of how comprehensive this game is about many facts. I don’t feel intimidated by the skill gap, but I feel rather encouraged. The combat medic is my fave class and I’ve built my character around high mobility and fast reviving. Like I go in take care of the dude, revive 4-6 people in 3 secs and get my gun back to head shot some curious mf who showed up as well. Lol.
Hey man, thanks a lot for all the advise, I joined PS2 recently and your videos are great. Do you have a background in the army? you talk like a soldier haha see you in the battlefield..thanks!
First off what a badass if he didn't tell me what was going on then I would have no clue on their plan. They so organized they should fight in the middle east. Second this was perfect timing bc I wan bout to start my combat medic derective. Huge help love your vids
I play every faction and in general I feel like TR has the worst weapons in most areas but I have to say I love nearly all Assault Rifles of the TR. They have a great fire power and are pretty accurate not like the TR carbines which mostly aren't that accurate. I love playing medic in general as it's a real badass class plus it can be a game changer when it comes down to capture a facility (sadly most people take medics for granted and are not grateful at all, even more they blame the medic when they run out like maniacs and die with no chance of getting rivived -.-) but with the TR medic I think it's the most fun because of the amazing weapons it has.
Yes, actually. I can't say I have used it much myself, but regen grenades play really well in full carapace squads. Where your heavies are running carapace with resist shield as well. Get massive AE healing when everyone is running carapace.
Great guide, though I feel you're understating the advantages of the carapace/combat surgeon combos. Just in the video alone, I can count near double digit instances where you would die without the advantages of that combo, especially in the point hold at the end. This combo is basically ASC on steroids, while not having to run ASC at all, being able to go with nanoweave. With the only disadvantage being that max effectiveness lasts only as long as you have restoration kits, and chip damage being annoying. But, 4 resto kits are enough to get you through a point push, easily. A regular, new player without this combo is not gonna be a medium assault, not nearly as effective. Running around susceptible to EMPs, half health, slowly rechargable shields and no way to quickly recharge the nano-regen device are big disadvantages in my opinion. Not to mention the 20% damage resistance for small arms on revives during point holds and regular combat..
People really, really, really overvalue Carapace. I agree, the EMP immunity is big. But unless you have a whole squad running Carapace, you are not gaining a massive advantage over anyone. Once you run out of the 4 medkits, you are straight up worse off then having a shield. Its a powerful combo for sure, but I would not call it overpowered.
Thanks for the reply. What would be a good combo without carapace? The thing is hard to get. The classic HA setup, assimilate + battle-hardened? Speaking as the frontline, second row (staying behind HA spearheads) combat medic.
I would probably go combat surgeon and Battle hardened if you were going without Carapace. Combat surgeon just has so many perks, especially if its max rank.
A bit more accurately, you have about 6 seconds to revive someone as a medic. Average players don't wait for revives because they're rare and most players are fighting what is effectively trench warfare, meaning that if they die there's no point to getting a revive since you'll just get mowed down again.
i dont like being the medic (sometimes) because no one dies when I'm a medic, but literally as soon as i change my class, people decide that they want to die like WTF???
isnt the sunderer anti air+medic combo the best cert maker? thats what i do and make like 450+ certs each session and wonder how i am making so many certs so quickly
I run the same loadout as your Flak with Regen field. The only change is I tend to use a shotgun with that loadout. Like you said, crammed in those tiny point rooms; a shotgun really does shine the the chaos.
I run Survivalist+Athlete with a Grenade bandolier & usually run vanu's nasty battle rifle. I try to cover my team/allies rear & pop a revive grenade when possible. Love hail Mary revival grenades lol
It was pretty hard to get auraxium the medic because medics are so rare on NC and VS on Miller. Took me so long. And when I finally found one I just got an assist on him cause every other TR medic was trying to kill him
The stressing of "combat" is so true thats how i was when i played medic in battlefield. My friend who was teaching me brought up a very good point. "Ah i see you're eyeing those 3 dead blueberries with revive icons over there. Before you take out your god paddles, think about this. They're dead for a reason and that reason is probobly still around, and in a good position judging by the fact that there are 3 teammates dead so close to each other"
Haha that is really good advice from your buddy.
@@CMDRCyrious it is not a simple advise, it's a rule mate!
@@anemonaloco agree
@@CMDRCyrious normally id go in to revive first by throwing a revive granade, then id go to find who ever it was, as i clear i throw the revive granade and continue clearing, that way if i die clearing then atleast i revived people, and if they revive and i still havent found the person who killed them then they are now alive and running around trying to help me so this time i have backup to find said killer
otherwise id seach for the killer then go in for the revive like normal if i dont have a revive granade
Medic's PSA to all you other players with your fun combat gimmicks: Wait before you respawn. We're here for a reason.
One of the things that I kinda miss from the original Planetside is the chat macro's.
Made it easier to announce your presence as a medic.
Hunter-S: PRAISE IT BROTHER/SISTER/CAR!
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@Kieran Braylon Definitely, have been watching on Instaflixxer for since november myself :)
I play medic as "just" medic cuz iam bad at aiming ... so i run around helping as much as i can and everybody seems to appreciate my help so i guess its okay
Its a game. As long as you like what you are doing and you aren't ruining the fun for anyone you are doing it right :P :)
It's not bad aim, it's called "suppressive fire."
Grenade Bandolier -> Revive Grenades -> Press 'G' to throw
Good luck out there Soldier
Step 1: buy Res Nades
Step 2: Fully cert nade bandolier
Step 3: Profit
This ^
I didn't know we were playing Cards Against Humanity
@@wickedvoltzz Step 2.5: Queue up "PlanetSlam 2 Conglomerate Jam" and practice your free throws.
The game play footage is a bunch of BS lol. If I were in those positions, the entire team stops what they are doing and synchronize their shots at me and hunt me down. Meanwhile, in your footage, they just stand around and occasionally shoot in your general direction to remind you to shoot them next lol
thank the bus driver? more like Thank the Combat Medic
Advanced tutorial: the cert grinder
No I think that is engineer :p
Yeah, i have to agree, my cert income as an engineer is higher.
...Or maybe i'm a better engineer? xD
Oh yeah yeah
If you ignore the loadouts part? Yeah, this should be basic training for newbies looking for their first certs.
The reason I whip out my med tool immediately is, that I simply suck at fighting in this game. When I suicide revive one guy he probably gets more shit done than I do in ten lives. Only semi-"flaw" I see is, you usually do not have 25 seconds to revive people not in your squad/platoon. They respawn as quickly as they can. So this only works for squad play.
Hey man, and going full support mode can be helpful too, especially if you enjoy it. I just see some people burn out on it, trying to help, but not realizing that there is plenty of killing that can be done on a medic to. But if you can keep those badass heavies going and killing stuff with your med tool out, you are doing your part.
Ha same. I always get killed instantly, at almost any range, so I'd rather try to get a friendly up than die before I can get the first bullet out trying to kill the enemy.
There is nothing more amazing than a well timed revive grenade on a point that just got c4'd. a whole squad pops back up in the last second to take the point. XD
Combat medic is my second fave class. Always switching between that and LA.
You have to admit that when your the only medic in a big group you do sometimes have to go full farm mode
Even as a combat medic main with 300 hours of medic play-time, I still learned a lot from this video, such as letting a teammate stay down, if it means I survive, also, the fact that a combat medic is the second tankiest class in the game. I always thought medic was super squishy, and often excused my poor gunplay and 1v1 losses on "oh he just played a better class". Now instead, I think: "oh, he won because he got the jump on me" or any other actual advantage that is just not based on class.
So, seriously, thanks for all the tips you gave! Really thankful.
Hey thanks for watching, glad it helped!
THANK YOU SIR, THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
I've always wanted to be a better asset to my team whilst being a medic
Hey man. You're welcome!
As someone who gravitated towards Medic since the very beginning of my time with Planetside, it feels good to come back to this guide and have the feeling that I still have a lot to improve on with the class.
Even having played for many years, I always watch new guides when they pop up to see if they have any new insight. This is a great guide for new players overall going as far as showcasing tactics which many other guides fail to do.
Thanks man
dude you are the best and i have no idea why your UA-cam channel is not bigger you deserve a reward for your skill and detonation to being a great You Tuber honestly you ROCK!
Thanks a bunch man! Thanks for watching.
the devs should link ur videos in the games menu
Thanks man :)
This video (IMO) has been the most helpful video I've ever watched to help me in planetside 2. Thank you so much. I can't wait to be able to watch your other guides.
Great man! Will try to get them out soon.
This definitely gave me a new perspective on the Combat Medic and makes me want to play it more... what are your thoughts on the dual burst rifle (shoots 2 bullets instead of 3+)? I can't remember the name of it right off bat.
The burst fire variants - very strong choices for mid range fighting and doable in close quarters if you are careful with your engagements (you basically will have a hard time against high fire rate + in your face shooting distance but outside of that you will usually win your battles thanks to the low recoil and accuracy of three shot bursts). :)
I like to recommend the 3.4 scopes on a lot of weapons and the burst is definitely one of the main types to go with it.
iridar.net/planetside2/weapons/assault-rifles/
Look up the burst variants on Iridar's Wiki
Glad you liked it! I am not sure if you are speaking about the sabr or which one. All I can say every burst variant I have used has been kick-ass.
I think it is the Sabre. It's been a couple months since i've played PS2.
"NoOT has been killed" made my day straight off the bat. ^^
Hehe :)
I see what you did here, make a video making the combat medic sounds amazing so more people play as medic, jk combat medic is my second favourite class behind heavy assault ;3
Ummm. You are totally correct. I want more revives. :)
Am I the only one that likes medic bc it feels like you carry a team to victory via infantry taking points
Fantastic as always, keep doing the republic proud soldier!
Cy is fighting like TR!
Thanks man!
My favorite playstyle, unfortunately it's kinda hard to play it as a solo player, I've been trying for a while to make my medic "equal" to my heavy assault (2.80 k/d vs 4.2 k/d), but that shield seriously give you an edge, at least people are really grateful when you revive and heal them which is great on itself.
One day I will get you carapace! you will have to drop one day >:c
Adrenaline/Assimilate is a pretty powerful combo for sure. Just can't be quite as aggressive with the combat medic, gotta keep a little bit more distance.
Hay Cyrious, I know this is an old video now but I wanted to make this point. The reason I and most other Combat Medics instantly pull the revive tool out is due to the fact that most players aren't gonna wait the full 25 seconds to get revived. They're just gonna wait three seconds and slam the respawn button.
Totally makes sense man. I hear you.
To be fair, if you are pugging, you probably died in a bad place, and 90% of the revives you get just mean you instadie again. Low medic count and being part of bad pushes in a pug condition people not to take revives. Its no fun dying standing dying standing dying standing when you don't realize whether that is valuable or not to take a point.
One of the basics of First Aid is to check the environment for hazards before you approach to tend to the injured. As you have demonstrated quite well: this applies to Planetside just as much as (if not more than) real life.
Excellent tutorial. Keep playing this great game! Combat medic is my favorite class
Thanks!
You know when I first played downstairs 2 it was pretty boring and I always got killed andI just simply uninstalled the game. But when I found and watched your beginners guide video just randomly on youtube, I gave downstairs 2 another go and im having blast now. Thank you for making that video man :).
I meant to say planetside 2 not downstairs 2 XD
Haha you are welcome man.
Welcome back to Downstairs 2! :p
:) XD
Also great video about COMBAT medic :).
That carapace pronunciation tho
;)
Its still helpful advice, even when playing a different faction.
Playing passive-aggressively when taking points by hanging back netted me kills. Revive grenades are pimp. And for the love of it all, securing an area has been far more helpful than chasing skulls.
.> ..must revive all .. yolo 60 yards into battle to rez random person... must do it...
CHARGE! :) Hey we need heroes like you out there.
Keeping it real
Nothing like running through a field dodging bullets and explosions to get your buddy on his feet. Smart? No. Fun? Hell yes.
Seeing my LOTC squad-mates fall to this made me a little teary-eyed at the end there. Regardless, great video and even better tips. :) Still try to tell people to kill then revive. No I have a vid to show them why it matters. :P
Hehe always good to see LOTC out there, fun to fight against!
Is that Eve music playing in the background? Also, Medic is the best class in the game to me! Requires more thought than a HA, and most ARs are balanced well unlike other weapon types IMHO.
You are right on, it is Eve music.
Sorry for commenting on an old video, Cyrious, and you may have heard this before, but I’d argue that Carapace is much more effective than you give it credit for in this video. Let’s say you are being shot and have a constant damage per second applied to you, and you have your Nano-regen device enabled for the duration of your pain. If you do not have carapace, you will only start getting the effective damage mitigation by way of health regen once your shields drop. If you have carapace, you get that mitigation through your entire health pool, effectively doubling the amount of damage mitigation. This also applies to other regen effects like other nano-regen medics, resto kits, and even healing grenades. Of course, stack this with combat surgeon, and you have a nearly immortal medic when surrounded by teammates that can possibly even out-heal someone consistently bodyshotting you. So yes, while running carapace does ask a different playstyle of the user, I’d argue it has the potential to be much more powerful than a standard shielded medic.
Don't be sorry, and honestly... I agree. As a content creator I can't really go out and say you have to lottery 100s of dollars in this game to get a better implant... Everyone that watches would just leave. But overall I agree, carapace medic is just a straight up upgrade.
Commander Cyrious Oh yeah 😅 You’re like the first person people think of when they think of PlanetSide 2 on UA-cam, so I definitely understand not wanting to turn players away. Yeah, I really think it’s time we get another way to obtain exceptionals. Hopefully one of these vendors inside the sanctuary will maybe sell exceptionals for a high amount of the new currency? Being able to work towards a goal even if it’s long is much more preferable to a random chance...
You are right on the end. Hardly anybody says thx when they get healed/revived.
I love playing medic and I have to say I'm guilty of being a death skull chaser :/ but I'm also still new to the game. Thanks to your videos I'm getting better you have good tactics and aim 👌
for me as a medic main i can say the best weapos are sarbr-13 and nc NC1 GAUSS RIFLE
that GD-22 though ;P
The Gauss Rifle is a beast to be sure
Great video! Hope you will do more!
More will come!
Glad to hear it, enjoying the vids!
No words needed. You said it all. Thank you!
Just wanted to say thx,started 2 days ago and your videos helped a lot.
Hey you're welcome. Good hunting out there soldier.
Good vid Patty, I think you managed to beat Telonious to the punch for the medic basics!
Didn't realize Telonius was working on Medic, thought he was just doing HA, but awesome! Will be good to see his as well!
I initially got into medic when I was a Noob way, way back in beta. I couldn't shoot a man to save my life, (still can't) and figured if I couldn't take a life, I would save one instead. I had heard, but hadn't watched much in the way of tutorials, that medics were good for grinding certs, so I gave it a try. Figured I could earn a new weapon for my light assault or heavy assault that I would be better with, not realizing most things were side grades at the time. Well I began to get invested in the class, upgrading my medical applicator, falling in love with revive grenades, healing a desperate rag tag group of NC soldiers with my AoE healing and being the difference between holding out at the final control point or falling beneath the might of a superior force. It became less and less about certs, and more and more about trying to keep the team alive. Now whenever I play a different class and see my fellow NC comrades dead on the ground, I feel naked without my medical applicator. It's pretty amazing how Planetside is able to create these stories.
I rate the medic class 9/10: would go on a life changing journey with again.
Right on man!
The Carapace is a change of pace. I see what you did there.
;)
I hope one comes out for all of the other classes. Great job on this!
Yep they will be along.
I learn a lot from your videos on strategy
I could take a point from not instinctively running to grab the one guy in a building getting shit on. Or jumping on point
I watched twice to understand medic role. Thanks for sharing your knowledge. If I gotta chance I want to lead better way to helping squad to make sure squad gets good leader so I don't rush for kd. After watching this post, I felt to play medic to help my squad to achieve squad task. Thanks for tips and knowledge.
You are welcome!
and he dies by someone in YLBT, sounds about right
Hehe a true Connery player.
Sounds like [PHX] from Emerald NC meme. If you got TK'd, it was probably one of them. :p
OMG EVE Online music in the background of this video
i really liked this video.
do you plan on making one for the other classes?
Infiltrator is already done, hopefully you have seen that one. Will do the other ones soon.
i just watched it thank you for the heads up :]
Keep em comming bby
That clip of MERC flanking brought a tear to my eye, love watch highly experienced players play a mean game of planetside, glad to have you and be with you on Connery o7
What's your in-game name on Connery?
Cyrious Gaming voidwaitress vs and orangevoid i was in merc ops last ops I waited forever for it but only decided to actually do it because Zeprin/Big Grump spoke highly of merc and because they gave LOTC a hard time their ops 2 saturdays ago
Oh great man, glad you joined up!
Only just now spotted you killing me in the intro there.
:) Connery folks get to be famous.
I honestly hate playing medic, and only actively do it when there's an event going, but I am always glad for the people that DO play medic, and I always thank the player when they revive my blatantly suicidal ass(I tend to be that guy that ambushers into a room to kill the engie that's watching the doors with a turret... Or I'll just charge in with my MAX screaming WAAAGH into proximity.).
I loved that guid since you said "Comab medic". I like to play this class a lot becouse of weapons, mostly they go toe to toe with best CQC Lmg's like MSW-R, Anchovies. But there is one priceless thing with playing Combat medic, ppl who pm you only to say that you are a shitty medic only becouse you didin't revive them :D
haha yeah people do get salty about not getting revives.
Coward
NEVER LEAVE A MAN BEHIND DAMIT!!!
Lmao JK great video man it has helped a lot. I've played ps2 off and on on ps4 then recently moved to PC when I built my new rig and realized that there is so much shit I don't know about this game so right now I'm just main medic and learn as I go..these videos are very helpful man thanks and keep them coming! Love the game
Really great content. Thanks for filling in the void since Wrel doesn't do much vids anymore.
Hey thanks very much man! More on the way.
CG is doing great works for PS2's community and potential players and Wrel's fighting from the inside to help the game but sadly that does mean he can't produce videos as he did in the past ;-;
indeed - I really miss Wrel's content. It was so deep and insightful, pleasant to watch and he has a pleasant voice. So this channel and a few others have been a nice fill for me.
Thank you for this! Combat Medic is my jam!
(I tunnel vision too much when it comes to revives heh heh)
We all do. :) And sometimes its worth it suicideing to get that bad ass heavy assault up. But, just like to point out to people that medics are pretty badass of their own right.
Excellent video, as per usual.
A suggestion: Now that you have a new graphics card and can handle a little bit more, why not increase your FOV? I feel like it directly corresponds with a players, situational awareness, as it basically enables you to see more of what's going on. On top of that, you are presenting gameplay of yours to an audience, so making the game look good is obviously a high priority for you (I greatly appreciate the fact that you DON'T play on full potato), and a larger FOV is certainly one of the most important settings towards the game's visual appeal.
Keep up the good work!
Hey there. Yes, I am working on finding the right balance of settings. The problem with increasing your field of view, is that it makes it harder to hit headshots. The more you zoom out, the less pixels dedicated to each enemy head, less of a chance you will hit those heads. Keep your FOV in and those heads have a lot of room for you to aim on. So, yes a larger FOV would look nice, but I don't want to handicap myself.
I wish I could make it better, unfortunately so many of the settings are all CPU driven. So my new GPU allows to me record at higher resolutions, unfortunately I am still handicapped by my CPU on a lot of the settings.
Anyways, I will keep tweaking and hopefullly will land on better and better settings. Do note that a lot of the footage for the medic video was shot before I got the 1080ti. I still have a lot of footage to work through before I switch over to 4K.
But anyways, thanks for the tips and encouragement and I will keep it up!
I primarily run combat medic. It's fun and rewarding. I also love blowing up tanks as a medic with the c4
Pretty awesome, detailed, and informative video! If we do not have the implants specified, what are some worthwhile alternatives that would help in the instances for each class?
This is one of the main reasons why I like to run the Eidolon on a CM. Pick-offs are easier when your main force is out-ranged, and the Eidolon can directly counter that.
Woah...
Where in the world has this video been all my life...
Oh well I’m never leaving combat medic...
love you videos, all ways a good watch
Thanks man!
Cyrious Gaming and i just realised that i fucked up the word your
can you continue this series? thanks for providing us with all these new ideas and great guides.
Yes I will! I have already completed the infiltrator version. But will be doing the other classes soon.
Ya made me go and redownload the game! Time to see if I can actually not be a noob.
Right on!
Good luck!
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I usually run resnades with grenade bandolier. When I see a friendly go down where I can't save them, I throw a resnade, and hope for the best. Sometimes when you get a body where the enemy thinks they've cleared, it's a great way for you to assist the flanks. Worst case scenario, I lose a grenade and 75 nanites. Best case scenario, I make someone's day.
As to medics who are tunnel visioned on those revives, if I see a medic run to res me while the area is still hot, I always yell in proxy chat, "Medics, your first priority is to stay alive!"
Disclaimer - Sarcastic comment.
You did not represent my preferred loadout. The regeneration field + the shield capacitor (utility) can give you overall much more effective hp while taking fire. Only downside is the anchoring you need to do while moving. And you have your implant slots free for Assimilate and Regeneration.
Hey that sounds like a really terrific shield based build. Giving you a nice effective HP bump.
A video about a game I enjoy using music from another game I enjoy while I play that game.
It hardly gets better than this.
:) Two of my favorites as well.
the way he pronounced carapace caused me physical pain
Does KDR really matter in a game like PlanetSide 2? You mentioned it in the last couple minutes of your video which made me curious.
It's a metric that has some at a glance correlation to how skilled a player is. I don't think it really matters. I think its more about if you can get the job done. And sometimes that means dying on a point 6 times in a row and taking revives. So it needs to be taken with a grain of salt.
Great content!
But i haven't got a carapace because of the bad luck
and wonder which implant should i take in this situation. And is it worthy to upgrade the Combat surgeon implant to LEVEL5?
I love combat surgeon. Love love. Highly recommend it. But even just using Battle Hardened in place of carapace is a nice one.
Yet another great video. Always fun to watch them, but have you ever considered making videos on different games(not saying just doing planet side is bad if anything not a lot of channels keep up with this game but it could pull in more subs who knows) anyways keep up the good work man👍.
Check out my comparison of Planetside vs. Warframe and H1Z1 and PUBG. So I do do a few. I realize I am heavily skewed to Planetside, but I do plan on branching out and covering more and more topics. But if you look through my most recent videos you will see me covering some other topics, including star wars.
Cyrious Gaming I checked them out. Just as great as ur other ones 👏.
Mention that if you see a dead person and you're near them, and not busy. Fucking revive them. I cannot tell you how many times I've had to respawn with a medic practically teabagging me.
medic is my fav fragging class, even the best medics cant keep up other ppls kdR
Thanks Medic! :)
Good vid mate
Thanks man!
Man, we need more Medics that understand this stuff on Connery VS. Most of the ones we get are Medtool primaries that don't bother to clear the area and just go fishing for Revive certs even when there's three hostile Heavies in shotgun range.
Thing is, I've noticed that, while my first response to an enemy Medic with his Medtool out, trying to revive someone, is to try and empty my Pulsar-C into his face, a lot of other players tend to leave them be and let them get the revive, then blast the person who got revived for an instant kill, and only then shoot the medic.
The amount of Medics that don't understand this on VS is... large.
Dan Gleeson times have changed.Back when i was a connery vs , the outfit i was in trained medics tbh
The medic tool tip works for other games with similar revive systems too.
Cyrious u are my fave ps2 youtuber
Please keep up ure content it is exceptional
Thanks very much man! More to come soon.
Cyrious Gaming oh yeah and btw cyrious i was thinking that u should do an uncut series like Wrel just playing the game whilst u commentate over it
New to your channel, glad you upload a lot. Do you play vanu or nc at all or just pure tr ?
I have a BR 51 NC, and a BR 39 VS. But admitted I do not get on them much, just don't have the time. I have promised more VS and NC content to people, so hopefully I can get to that in the future.
This may be a different topic from the video but, Is the T1A Unity worth the grind? How's it any different from the T1 Cycler?
The T1 Cycler is drastically better in my opinion. I don't even know why, I think they are very similar guns, but the Cycler just feels so much tighter when you use it. The Unity feels like it wants to bloom like crazy.
NOW, its still worth the grind. Because the Cycler, the TRV, the TAR, the TORQ-9, and the Cycler Burst variant, are all fun as shit weapons to use. I enjoyed completing every one of the AR Auraxiums, because all of the TR assault rifles are so good. But I would say the Unity is worse than all 5 of those. On this one its about the journey, not the reward.
thanks for the tips on loadout, ive been jumping around the classes even tho i know medic/infil is wat i started on back in beta but hav felt i could never really get things done not i c that i was doing some things wrong
Hey man, thanx for the great vid. Gives me a clear idea on the functioning of a combat medic. Out of curiousity: will you make an advanced guide on the heavy assault class? I know there are vids out there which provide some info on that. But your vids go into decent detail explainiing the classes with gameplay and commentary. Thanx bro.
I will be doing a Heavy Assault video! Not sure when, but I have most of the footage already.
Awesome!
Ah the nice music of EVE, love it!
thank you fellow pocket medic who is always healing me while i shoot baddies with MCG. :)
Hi. Thank you for the tutorial. I’m a long time RTS(BW, SC2) player and if there’s a reason I’ve been playing this FPS(if any FPS) recently is because of how comprehensive this game is about many facts. I don’t feel intimidated by the skill gap, but I feel rather encouraged. The combat medic is my fave class and I’ve built my character around high mobility and fast reviving. Like I go in take care of the dude, revive 4-6 people in 3 secs and get my gun back to head shot some curious mf who showed up as well. Lol.
Right on!
Hey man, thanks a lot for all the advise, I joined PS2 recently and your videos are great. Do you have a background in the army? you talk like a soldier haha see you in the battlefield..thanks!
Actually got me interested in learning the class now.
Right on.
First off what a badass if he didn't tell me what was going on then I would have no clue on their plan. They so organized they should fight in the middle east. Second this was perfect timing bc I wan bout to start my combat medic derective. Huge help love your vids
Haha thanks man! Glad I can be helpful.
I play every faction and in general I feel like TR has the worst weapons in most areas but I have to say I love nearly all Assault Rifles of the TR. They have a great fire power and are pretty accurate not like the TR carbines which mostly aren't that accurate. I love playing medic in general as it's a real badass class plus it can be a game changer when it comes down to capture a facility (sadly most people take medics for granted and are not grateful at all, even more they blame the medic when they run out like maniacs and die with no chance of getting rivived -.-) but with the TR medic I think it's the most fun because of the amazing weapons it has.
I agree man. The Carbines and LMGs just have to much horizontal recoil to really feel nice. The ARs just really shine in the TR arsenal.
Would the Regen nade be useful for a carapace medic or would it be a waste?
Yes, actually. I can't say I have used it much myself, but regen grenades play really well in full carapace squads. Where your heavies are running carapace with resist shield as well. Get massive AE healing when everyone is running carapace.
Cyrious Gaming aight thank you
Great guide, though I feel you're understating the advantages of the carapace/combat surgeon combos.
Just in the video alone, I can count near double digit instances where you would die without the advantages of that combo, especially in the point hold at the end. This combo is basically ASC on steroids, while not having to run ASC at all, being able to go with nanoweave.
With the only disadvantage being that max effectiveness lasts only as long as you have restoration kits, and chip damage being annoying. But, 4 resto kits are enough to get you through a point push, easily.
A regular, new player without this combo is not gonna be a medium assault, not nearly as effective. Running around susceptible to EMPs, half health, slowly rechargable shields and no way to quickly recharge the nano-regen device are big disadvantages in my opinion. Not to mention the 20% damage resistance for small arms on revives during point holds and regular combat..
People really, really, really overvalue Carapace. I agree, the EMP immunity is big. But unless you have a whole squad running Carapace, you are not gaining a massive advantage over anyone. Once you run out of the 4 medkits, you are straight up worse off then having a shield.
Its a powerful combo for sure, but I would not call it overpowered.
Thanks for the reply.
What would be a good combo without carapace? The thing is hard to get.
The classic HA setup, assimilate + battle-hardened? Speaking as the frontline, second row (staying behind HA spearheads) combat medic.
I would probably go combat surgeon and Battle hardened if you were going without Carapace. Combat surgeon just has so many perks, especially if its max rank.
great combat medic for the TR :D
A bit more accurately, you have about 6 seconds to revive someone as a medic. Average players don't wait for revives because they're rare and most players are fighting what is effectively trench warfare, meaning that if they die there's no point to getting a revive since you'll just get mowed down again.
Haha that is true.
Can't wait to see more medics!
Yeah, sort of a psychology experiment as well. See if we can get more people out there reviving. :)
Damn good vid, keep it up!
i dont like being the medic (sometimes) because no one dies when I'm a medic, but literally as soon as i change my class, people decide that they want to die like WTF???
Figures right?
isnt the sunderer anti air+medic combo the best cert maker? thats what i do and make like 450+ certs each session and wonder how i am making so many certs so quickly
I run the same loadout as your Flak with Regen field. The only change is I tend to use a shotgun with that loadout. Like you said, crammed in those tiny point rooms; a shotgun really does shine the the chaos.
Yep, those triple stacks sure blow. Shotguns work well in them.
Give me a Butcher and a hardlight barrier at the top of a staircase though? om nom nom nom
Thx for this guide, just that the implant aren't that easy to get but at least now I know the way I should play it.
You're welcome!
I'm new to the game so sorry for not knowing but how do you get those implants?
I run Survivalist+Athlete with a Grenade bandolier & usually run vanu's nasty battle rifle. I try to cover my team/allies rear & pop a revive grenade when possible. Love hail Mary revival grenades lol
It was pretty hard to get auraxium the medic because medics are so rare on NC and VS on Miller. Took me so long. And when I finally found one I just got an assist on him cause every other TR medic was trying to kill him
Hey cyrious, why were running counter-intel, twice XD is there some sort of hidden advantage
Good stuff as usual dude!
Thanks!