Revome med comms from loadout for all faction spawns

[half lily]

I swear at 80% of the time at least 1 of the 3 factions is listening to med comms for get easy targets or cords as they know the other factions will have med comms as well, it makes what should be a safe channel where civs can get medical help without being jumped into common 2.0.
The factions would still be able to loot the comms but at least this would make it so med comms can no be used as a cords/status leak channel that easily.

[fiery geyser]

**YOOO SOMEONE'S REPORTING TO THIS GUY'S DEATH!! **

LETS JUMP THE DOCTOR FOR FREE FENT

[arctic escarp]

okay

I will buy comms from a vendor then

I don't disagree entirely but this is not the solution

[edgy wyvern]

❌, just make death rattles properly send the message to the faction radio only

[arctic escarp]

already does, they get dedicated implants for each faction that start in them

this only impacts civilians

[real mica]

make special vendors for the two teams then

pretty much just a better handheld radar and no med comms

[arctic escarp]

I will go to MD to buy med comms

[real mica]

then you'll probably get called out if anyones there

[arctic escarp]

as a proverbial "abuser"

[real mica]

if not

yeah you get the comms

[arctic escarp]

its a safe zone

what are they going to do, shoot me?

[real mica]

tsf gets to not be pacified

in safe zones

so the raiders can kill without being fough back

[arctic escarp]

I don't really see the issue with other factions having med comms, yeah, sure, they can rob medships helping people but they could do that without med comms

its not like medships get IFF computers

[real mica]

True

[arctic escarp]

besides

doesn't make sense

non-med civvies would have to have their comms restricted which would prevent people from helping each other sometimes

[arctic escarp]

besides

USSP and TSF respond to medcalls too

rarely but they can do

[worldly ravine]

The custom vender and such seems like content bloat for a not so good reason, especially since medcomms doesn’t impact combat factions too much and because of its crazily easy access

[arctic escarp]

ye

[half lily]

Uh the original idea was to just remove them from faction loadouts, there is a big difference with people starting with the comms right away and having to loot it
If we want to make it med only then just remove it entirely from loadouts (except for doc) and add med comms to the medical ships so when you buy them you also get med comms

[serene slate]

Pretty sure when we get TT in, it's going to have a TT specific channel for them

So med might become Trauma Team exclusive

[arctic escarp]

mediocre

limits medical work to only TT members and those that pay for it

[edgy wyvern]

i swear i still see marine death rattles going off through medical radio

[edgy wyvern]

except you don't have to loot it

you can buy it for 20 credits at every station with a spacevend

which includes all faction bases

[arctic escarp]

cause they also can start with a med tracker implant in their bag too

its not forced tho

[edgy wyvern]

has that STILL not been changed to be the faction specific one?

why the fuck

[arctic escarp]

the faction specific one starts pre-implanted

they get both

or well

one forced

the other a choice

seems fine to me

[half lily]

Again there is a big difference between spawning with it or having to loot it
If you think this is such a big problem we can remove it from vending machines as well

[arctic escarp]

Seems arbritary to me.

Medical comms aren't a secure channel

[edgy wyvern]

there isn't really a difference between paying 20 credits for it in character creation of paying 20 credits for it 10 tiles away after spawning

[arctic escarp]

And until trauma team becomes a thing they sadly have no reason to be one

[edgy wyvern]

this too