Having flown the Mobius for a while, I found it -- surprisingly -- difficult to come up with a good boff layout for my Wells Temporal Science Vessel. For one, because I'm an engineer (who just recently respecced a bit for sci); but primariy, I think, because the boff layout is simply a bit problematic by itself.
Lt. Commander Universal Station: ET1, EPtA2, DEM2
Lieutenant Universal Station: TT1, TT2
Ensign Engineering Station: EPtS1
Lieutenant Science Station: TSS1, HEM2
Commander Science Station: TSS1, PO1, EnS2, GW3
Aka:
Whitestar
The Ensign Engineering Station allows for only thing, really: EPtS1. Now, I could have easily put another EPtS1 in the Lt. Commander Universal Station ensign slot, but that would undercut the effectiveness of EPtA2 (3x EPtS skills competing with each other, whereas 2 is just fine, for a chain). And I really wanted EPtA2 too. After all, I'm in a science vessel, so my usual low aux power level simply won't do. So, I added two purple damage control doffs that shorten the recharge time between EPtX skils (and Photonic Officer 1 helps too). And I'm rather pleased with the result: my aux levels are now at max almost constantly! (with only a few seconds for it to lower a bit). And, because of the shortened recharge time, I don't really miss the second EPtS1 either (especially not with the 2x TSS1 running concurrently).
The 2x TT looks a bit fugly, but can't be helped (as going 'vertical' would mean killing my second engineer station).
Now for science. At first I had Tyken's rift. It shares a cooldown with GW3, though (and I definitely wanted the uninterrupted latter). So, I went with Energy Siphon 2. I wanted Tachyon beam 3 there too, but ppl told me it's TRIBBLE.
I also added a gravimetric scientist doff, to create an extra GW aftershock, and a purple warp corp engineer for improved power levels on use of an EPtX skill.
So, any suggestions?
Comments
Your Engineering Team 1 will conflict with the cooldown of your Tactical Team 1 and 2. Something has to give, and I think it should be Engineering Team. Replace it with Emergency Power to Shields I.
Replace Direct Energy Modulation 2 (it won't be much help to you) with Emergency Power to Auxiliary 3.
Replace Tactical Team 2 with either Beam Overload 2 or Fire at Will 2.
Finally, replace your two purple damage control doffs with two purple conn duty officers (tactical team version shortens the recharge time).
Making these changes will enable you to have Emergency Power to Shields, Emergency Power to Auxiliary, and Tactical Team running all the time,
I, too, am an Engineer.
AP:Beta combined with grav well does some serious dmg...definately more synergy than a DEM2.
maybe add fire at will to spread that AP:Beta to all targets within the grav well.
if you actually want to use only one TT, get 2 conn officers...same effect.
a PH1 and a TSS2 in the commander slot would be my choice.
actually a scramble sensor for targets in the GW, so they shoot at each other may be nice...something i wanted to test myself.
so i would do something like this:
Lt. Commander Universal Station: TT1, FAW2, AP:Beta2
Lieutenant Universal Station: TT1, TS2...or EPtW1/EPtS1 (depending), AuxtSIF1/RSP1
Ensign Engineering Station: EPtW1/EPtS1 (depending)
Lieutenant Science Station: HEM1, TSS2
Commander Science Station: PH1, TSS2/TBR1, ScramS/TSS3, GW3
also your skilltree is way too overloaded with 9 point skills. 6 in most of them is sufficent and lets you keep some for aux performance for instance and others.
Also phasers and antiproton mixing (or is that from the temporal set)? if you fully skill flow capacitator get some polarons/tetryons/polarzed disruptors or so use that synergy.
Yep, that is always an unfortunate side-effect of chaining TT. ET1 doesn't do much good, anyway.
Hmm, I don't see how you can run 2x EPtS and 2x EPtA concurrently, as they all share the same cooldown. I.e.: it will work for 2x EPtS, and 2x TT1. But I don''t see how I could possibly squeeze 2x EPtA in the mix as well.
Going with Emergency Power to Shields and Emergency Power to Auxiliary
Step 1> Activate 1st EPtA... puts 1st EPtS on a 15 second cooldown.
Step 2> When 1st EPtS cooldown ends, activate; it puts 2nd EPtA on 15 second cooldown.
Step 3> When 2nd EPtA cooldown ends, activate; it starts a 15 second cooldown on 2nd EPtS
Step 4> When 2nd EPtS cooldown ends, activate; it starts a 15 second cooldown on 1st EPtA.
Step 5> When 1st EPtA cooldown ends, activate; again it starts a 15 second cooldoan on 1st EPtS.
Its a constant cycle.
It is better explained here: http://sto-forum.perfectworld.com/showthread.php?t=224469
Thanks for your advice!
Lt. Commander Universal Station: TT1, BFAW2, APB2
Lieutenant Universal Station: ET1, EPtA
Ensign Engineering Station: EPtS1
Lieutenant Science Station: HEM1, TSS2
Commander Science Station: TSS1, PH1, ScramS, GW3
With 2x purple damage control doffs that shorten the recharge time between EPtX skils, and 2x 'Hamlet' tacts for reduced TT time. And a purple one for the aftershock with GW3.
Now a word on the setup:
* Your idea to replace DEM2 for ATB2 was excellent! (And I could achieve this simply by swapping stations)
* HEM2 is rarely needed indeed, so I went with HEM1, TSS2 (little extra shield never hurts, as TSS not as powerful as EPtS to start with)
* Apart from only needing 1x TT1 now, another boon that comes with the 'Hamlets' is the +10 buff to attack patterns; so the APB2 is now even stengthened by the dual Hamlet doffs!
P.S. The 'phaser' in my above loadout was just a remnant of an earlier build; please, disregard it. It's an all AP boat (plus a quantum). I updated the loadout accordingly.
Thanks again for the advice. Good stuff here.
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lt universal boff: THY1, THY2
lt cmd universal boff: TT1, BO2, BO3
ensign eng: ET1
lt sci boff: TSS1, TSS2
cmd sci boff: PH1, HE2, GW1, GW3
front weapons: 2xDBB 1xquantum torpedo
rear weapons: 2xBA, 1x photon torpedo
omega shield
borg engine and deflector
eng console: 2xneutronium alloy 1xborg console
sci console: tripler cylinder, 2xfield generator, 1xfiel emitter amplifier
moreover I use 2 purple conn officer (TT version) to reduce at 15sec the TT cooldown
this way I have high shield's regeneration rate and thanks to TT, the 2 conn officer and TSS the ship rcan tank for a while. My only problem is the shared cooldown between TT and ET... but ET is still usefull.
Playing STO spamming FAW is like playing chess using always the computer's suggested moves
It's hard to work a beam overload build + pure sci, as you're going to have to choose between either (near) max aux or max weps power.
Also, THY1, THY2? THY1 isn't that good, really; but, more importantly, if you're going to be using a second tact boff, the ensign slot should really just contain 'the other' TT1. Save yourself 2 doffs in the process.
Also, ET1 on ensign eng? You have no EPtS at all! A bold choice!
using only one TT and 2 purple conn officers I gain one ability
and actually I do not need EPtS, TSS is good enough and I have a high shield's regeneration rate... May be in pvp I have to change something, but I use my sci toon in pve only.
at the moment that build is good for elite stf but it is not the final one... I have some ideas to try.
Playing STO spamming FAW is like playing chess using always the computer's suggested moves
universal lt cmd: TT1, TS2, TS3
eng ensign: EPtS1
Universal lt: HE1, TBR1
sci lt: HE1, TSS2
sci cmd: PH1, TSS2, GW1, GW3
It works good as support ship and based on combatlog, in a CSE I had 7500dps
but using torpedo is easy to deal a great damage if your target has no shields... not so easy if your target has shields.
Playing STO spamming FAW is like playing chess using always the computer's suggested moves
I like it much better.
Personally, it would be hard for me to justify 2x hazard emitters, though. You sometimes really do need 1, but 2?
to help my teammates... when I use HE, the second has a reduced cooldown (you know)... However I am still looking for a better balance.
Playing STO spamming FAW is like playing chess using always the computer's suggested moves
That makes sense.