Just to chime in, hammer shot is a filler in your rotation. It's primary purpose for a combat medic is to build 30 charges so you can activate your supercharged skill. I like to use hammer shot on the main tank's target at the beginning of a fight and then switch to use it to top off teammates later in the fight. Similar to scoundrel's diagnostic scan, the healing component of hammer shot is just a little added bonus. Also, at level 40ish, commando has enough tools to feel like a solid healer.

"Thanks for healing." "No I don't want to run off and pretent to kill stuff, I want to guard this healer and taunt people who attack him."

You do realize that both scoundrel and combat medic have an ability that is channeled for about three seconds to replenish resources in addition to giving a small heal, right? Scoundrel has diagnostic scan and combat medic has rail shot. They work just fine when the resource replenisher is on cooldown. I like that better than having to dip into my health pool to increase my resources during sticky situations where a raid is taking masive amounts of damage.

I began noticing this a day or two ago and it is continuing today. Same thing - I have flying fists 2/2 and round two 2/2, hitting bleeding targets and upperhand is getting consumed.

Vark Becmitre - scrappin' scoundrel. Unscramble the letters and you get the character who inspired my scoundrel - Bret Marevrick.