If you don't want to play medic because a damage dealing item was nerfed, then don't. That's the whole intent.
There aren't many things as frustrating as wanting to be healed by a medic that has no interest in doing so because healing would cut into their damage dealt per round.
I haven't seen many medics since and I myself just don't want to play the class because of the damage nerf. Less heals are going around than before.
You probably haven't played on SH1, then.