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HappyHavocMan
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Good day, afternoon, or evening to all.
I've been playing CoH on and off since the game's release, and I had just recently decided to return (yet again) to the game after trying to play WoW with some family (I hated healing on that game...lol).
Now, as I said, I've played on and off for quite some time, usually playing my Empath as a main healer for teams. Now, I've noticed throughout my career that I'm a rather unique person with a certain power: Absorb Pain. Most will opt to wait until high levels to get Absorb Pain, or possibly, never get the power. However, I not only chose to get the power, but I had the power by level 4 (I chose to stick to healing powers whenever they became available).
Now, most people tend not to question my choice in Absorb; in most cases, the team's glad I have this "last minute save". However, when I noticed just how few people had the power, I started asking around. Most of the time, we jumped straight to our missions, and I rarely got any answer. When I did get some answers, they were mixed... most stuck to these two arguements:
- Didn't like what Absorb would do to their health.
- Argued that Heal Other could be properly enhanced to work just as effectively.
Anyways, the GameAmp soceity has never failed to give me feedback in the past, so, if you wouldn't mind....
In short: Why does so few people like Absorb Pain? And why do most of those people that do have Absorb, wait until higher levels to get it?
All input will be welcome. Maybe I'm just meeting all the people that dislike Absorb, and I'm not meeting those that like it.
Thanks much,
Happy Havoc Man!
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| 11/25/07 20:10 |
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Epsilon Unit
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Well, they dont like it becuase it takes away your ability to heal yourself, which could kill them and then everyone dies becuase theres no healer, although i support the choice of this power, ive only played a ill/emp so i never really had to deal with aggro which means damage which means damage you cant heal youself back which is why most dislike Absorb Pain, but to tell the truth its a superb heal for a pure of non pure healer
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| 11/26/07 01:13 |
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RonJ73
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I think the issue is that Heal Other can be slotted to heal almost as well, and Heal Other recharges quickly enough where it's up fast enough to keep the team going. Once you get your buffs, plus Heal Other and the Healing Aura, as helpful as Absorb Pain IS, you really don't need it.
I'd say, if you have room for it, which a Pure Healer easily would, take it. If you don't, it's skippable. If you're NOT a Pure Healer, Absorb Pain is kinda dangerous to use. It's a great "Oh Crap" power though.
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| 11/26/07 05:08 |
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Lightfoot27
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Yeah, I would be one of those emps who doesn't have it. I respeced out of it because of my affinity for large groups and my healing strategy consists of spamming heal aura in the middle of the ruckus while tossing Heal others out as needed. This puts me right in there with the AoE's and absorb pain was a death nail for me with those tactics. I decided I could get better use with another power, and now with IO's I've rolled out several of the doctored wounds sets for the recharge increase, and now my heals fire amazingly quick. Of course the goal would be almost perma hasten, but it will be a while before I have the cash for that.
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| 11/26/07 09:28 |
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Solarix
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my friend used to play a pure emp, and got AP to deal with tankers, especially dull pained or granite ones. if their health is increased, heal other will do very little to help them, especially later when they have roughly a billion hp.
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| 11/26/07 09:57 |
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HappyHavocMan
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Thanks to all for feedback. I Rated everyone that responded.
OK, the reasoning makes a little more sense to me now.... then again, I also am used to the lower levels, where the enhancements provided to me are nowhere nearly strong enough for me to fire off Heal Other as quickly as you all described. Frankly, I love AP, but now I'll at least be able to appreciate those that choose not to get it.
Again, thanks to all of you.
Cheers!!!
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| 11/26/07 10:52 |
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Med-Alert
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I play a Pure Healer and Absorb Pain is perfect for the Tanker that just ran out of Endurance, or the Blaster that jumped the gun and how has all the aggro.
As said earlier, fighting emps can't afford it. If they draw even a LITTLE aggro, they're toasted. However, that's not to say that it's a bad power. Is the third of 4 heals and it works really well. I hover about above the thick of battle and people love my AP. I've only died from using it once, and that was to save the tanker that was on the boss in the final fight and if the tanker went down, we all went down. I died, the team lived, it was worth it.
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