Insurgents should heal from the weapon cache

[05grottim]

Hi guys someone posted this earlier but it was locked because he didnt have enough posts and i've been thinking about it aswell. This is what stiffymagnum had to say:


Insurgents have multiple weapons available on the caches, yet they cannot get a maxi-pad to heal up. However, if they grab an american kit, they can then replenish their field dressings. I think the caches should heal an insurgent like an American can in their main reload spot. What do you all think?

[burghUK]

i agree nantucket!

[Zrix]

You know, I want to say that that is what the collaborator is for, hence this is not needed.

But, I know that almost no one plays civvie. It's kinda boring because people are so used to you not being there that they just ignore you. And it's almost like you get punished just for being spawned.

So I have to say that I think this would be a good change. And the increase of people running back to the cache should help the coalition find it, so it kinda balances itself out.

[Matze:O:G:H]

you are right. weapon cache should heal ins.

[05grottim]

tbh id just prefer to see a simple heal like the US troops can get.

[DesmoLocke]

I never understood why the Insurgents can't have 1 field dressing. The Collaborator class still needs improvement to make it worthwhile to play for most. Surely 1 bandage wouldn't adversely affect gameplay?

[Snook]

Why not a healing place at the mosque's? Would provide some fun manic driving there. Also seeing a repair station for insurgents would be really good too.

Or even near/inside a hideout for healing? I'm sure therres space to bunk up with the commander

[Cassius]

Irl insurgents have no medevac or even medic to speak of, or access to the basic first aid material.

[Smegburt_funkledink]

Despite all the realism points being put forward, the main point that 05grottim has brought up is that insurgents can heal themselves at a cache with a US/ GB kit but not with their own.

So, whilst your squad mate that has stolen an M4 can heal himself at the weapons cache, you with your AK cannot.

For that reason alone, I kindof agree with the suggestion.

[SevenOfDiamonds]

Yeah, because in real life inurgents have doctors sitting at the cache waiting to heal their injured... It is more likely if there actually was a doctor at a cache he would give the wounded insurgent a suicide vest and send him on his way. Now that is an idea.

Why not a healing place at the mosque's?

That makes much more sense then at a cache.

[DesmoLocke]

Irl insurgents have no access to the basic first aid material.

Yeah, because in real life inurgents have doctors sitting at the cache waiting to heal their injured...

You're telling us that they can't scrounge up some band-aids or gauze pads? I don't think so. You think an insurgent doesn't have the basic knowledge to wrap a wound with a cloth to control the bleeding? I hardly think "in real life", insurgents would let themselves bleed out after turning an ankle on West Fallujah's sidewalks (I know they're being fixed).

What would the negative be in giving them one bandage? I don't think "field dressing spam" would be a problem.
I can see a Blufor squad watching enemy movement more closely after an engagement in hopes of seeing injured insurgents run to the cache to get more bandages. Or, on the flip side, the insurgents would be forced to do the "noble" thing and bleed out in order to keep the cache location undiscovered. I would just like to have the choice rather than knowing that as soon as I get some blood on my screen that its a done deal because most people all but refuse to play collaborator (another story). There have been more times than I can count when one stray bullet clips ya after you are behind a wall. Thank you BF2 hitboxes. I really don't think giving Insurgents one field dressing would destroy gameplay.

[Snook]

if there actually was a doctor at a cache he would give the wounded insurgent a suicide vest and send him on his way.

I love it!

But yeah I'm sure that in mosques in this situation there would be some priests willing to give basic medical attention to people. Maybe.

[05grottim]

even if it isnt entirely realistic guys you've gotta realise that IT'S STILL A GAME. It's no fun being shot once and then just waiting to bleed out. At least give the insurgents a chance by allowing them to heal at the caches. People just leave servers when they have to go insurgents because they never get a chance to be in more than one firefight before they bleed out. I think healing from a cache is a must IMO

[sparks50]

Great suggestion. It would be a very good gameplay mechanic to make the cache healing.

[DannyIMK]

good idea, because now once you got shot there is rareli civilian. there should be proper medic with gun or pistol

[Tartantyco]

-Not sure tying anything else up to caches is a good idea though, how about hideouts instead. I think there's already too much of a dependence on caches for insurgents, to the point where it's counterproductive, and there should be less dependence on them. Insurgents are supposed to be mobile and dynamic, right now they're just a bunch of guys standing around the cache because it's the only source of support for them, and that is one of the things that makes playing as INS really annoying.

[Outlawz7]

Now, do you really think that someone with the money buy a rifle and bullets for it, and the time to keep it in working order and use it against an invading/occupying force will lack any kind of clothing?

Have you ever seen pictures of any insurgents anywhere? Lots of them are wearing clothes.

That's awesome, I was under the impression the insurgents fight nude.

Meh just give Insurgent kits a field dressing, but it should look more like a basic first aid for civilians than a military field dressing.

[05grottim]

id still like to see the caches have healing abilities. I mean with all that ammo on ther im sure they would have field dressings aswell.