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kelvin timeline heavy command cruiser viable for science?
deathbykarma
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Yes. No.
This!
Unless you use the Lt. Comm Universal for Science, you'll be one Sci Bridge Officer ability short for that exact layout.
However, the Commander Engineer can use the Hybrid 'Command' abilities and there's a rather nice ability 'Rally Point' that plops down a 'ring' in space and every ally in it gets healed while inside it.
For the most part people are expected to look after themselves. You can use some of your personal heals on other folks, so tossing those their way when you're in good shape can be a gracious play. As to healing from a cruiser... among other things you could just give the shield regeneration team buff instead of weapon power cost reduction. Odds are good any other cruiser present will be casting the DPS-friendly one, so covering the survivability option is kinda of civil.
I'd only really commit to any active off-healing if you have a regular partner who will be playing an escort like a psychotic berserker, such that they do occasionally get scorched, but do so much damage it makes up for you spending clicks keeping them alive.
False. Even though it wouldn't be as good as proper science vessel, by putting your sci officer into Lt. Commander slot, you can do solid exotic dmg with it.
However, as OP specified his intent is not exotic dmg, I have to agree with others - unless you're a dedicated healer for a tougher group content, you don't need much heals at all, especially not from science side.
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That depends on what you mean with "actively bad". Sure, 75%+ of your DPS won't be coming from exotic abilities (unless you specifically gimp yourself by removing weapons) and you probably won't do 100k+, but a solid exotic-hybrid build that carries weight in any queue is doable nevertheless.
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One is limited to three sci consoles and would need to use the lt commander uni boff slot for a sci. Considering how well tac and sci abilities synergize over the temporal spec tree however and we have strategist to keep tac abilities on CD anyway it might work rather nicely.
Perhaps I should give it a try myself, thx OP.
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I am probably odd in that I get sentimental over my T5's. I use most of my T6 unlocks for the Admiralty cards
Anyway, the T6 Connie was an exception and when received it I went from my beloved Recon Sci almost straight over to the new T6 with as few changes in my Boff and gear layouts as I could get away with. Basically I was so happy to get the new ship, and I wanted to fly it 'right now', so I skipped the 'planning phase'. I am tweaking it over time, but none of the process has been dull for me.
Not being a superstar at builds, I still think someone who is a superstar can make a pretty fair test of it, and I think the Connie would be fine. My only reservation to that would be to always consider the possible effects on team mates.
@peterconnorfirst especially, I think you will have fun with it.
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