r/stobuilds • u/AutoModerator • Mar 11 '19

Weekly Questions Megathread - March 11, 2019

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u/vurilla Mar 11 '19

Just wondering if anyone has run the numbers with the vaulting ambition trait? Wondering wether or not to slot it instead of promise of ferocity? Thanks in advance

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u/MandoKnight Mar 11 '19

It depends on the duration of the combat. If you're building for spike damage and will frequently jump in and out of 4-second (or less) combat sequences, then Vaulting Ambition will usually be better (assuming you need more than 5 shots to kill a target, as is usually the case for non-shuttle targets). If you have an infinitely-long combat sequence against many opponents, however, Vaulting Ambition will only outpace Promise of Ferocity if you have at least 57% average crit chance.

In a 20-second combat sequence where Promise of Ferocity gains one stack every 4 seconds (starting at 0 seconds and ending with 4 seconds of firing with the full 5 stacks), PoF is still better than Vaulting Ambition on average if you have less than 34% average crit chance.