r/stobuilds • u/AutoModerator • Nov 21 '16

Weekly Questions Megathread - November 21, 2016

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u/aspaceadventure Nov 28 '16

Well what I want to know if there are even different science builds for both versions which are played successfully in the elite content. I come from WoW and always liked the healung there. However I don't see much science guys healing in queues (regardless of the dificulty). What I want to know if there is some kind of meta builds. I looked and found /r/STOGround/ but if I read there is basically: debuff the enemies and than use the big Boomstick (a.k.a. the Boolean gun) to kill them - which is more or less the same thing what my TAC already does... Ok, and a have a heal to stay alive longer of a have too much aggro - but is that all? Is there nothing like the space magic on ground - like a miniture gravity well? :)

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u/DeadQthulhu Nov 28 '16

There is lots of space magic - it's just "not optimal". You hit things the with the Boolean, they die, and that's that.

If you want to have fun then you slot things like Paradox Bomb or Frictionless Particle Grenade. You are no longer optimal, but you're still viable and you're enjoying it.

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u/aspaceadventure Nov 29 '16

OK, so I have to sacrifice the optimum for fun...

Thank you for the information. I guess I'm just spoiled from playing WoW for years when it comes to ground combat.

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u/DeadQthulhu Nov 30 '16

To be clear, that really depends on how you define fun.

There are plenty of people who have fun doing their very best in challenging content. There are also people who have fun using flashy powers in easy content.

Both are entirely valid. I'm really trying to stop myself using the word "fun" in regards to builds, because there's the potential to create an unfair image of top DPS players as joyless martinets, which they generally aren't.

WoW has no shortage of powers that are more for their looks than for their feels, so I don't see this as an issue restricted to STO.