This is the priority I use when choosing Perks. It is based on the philosophy, “kill them before they kill you,” and prioritizes DPS/offensive Perks over the less relevant defensive Perks. Even though the defensive perks should not be slept on (they do provide significant defense), I think most players will see more benefit from […]
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Melee Build (Tactical)
The original version of this post from 2020 is here. This updated rambling reflects how I do melee in 2026. The Mind Meld Device from the Discovery reputation finally makes melee more than just a Barbie choice in STO! I intended this build to test the limits of pure melee, so all of the kits […]
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Belly of the Beast Solo(ish)
This TFO has been a favorite for me right out of the gate. I am so hungry for challenging content in STO and this really hit the spot! It has been quite a jolt for much of the community so I wanted to share what I’ve discovered, in the hope that better understanding will lead […]
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Fleet Akira Heavy Strike Wing Escort (T6)
Because of it’s limited 4/3 weapons layout, I ruled out a torpedo (which I always try to include for fun). To me, a Cannon: Scatter Volley build has always fit this ship best. It’s a little heavy on the Tac seating, but the bigger issue is the outdated and inferior specialization seating. Having only a […]
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Away Team Keybinds
Control your bridge officers (boffs) with one key. I use the “B” key, because B is for Bridge Officer! B Tell all pets (boffs and any combat pets) to attack your current target. Shift+B On the first press, set a waypoint for your first boff. On the next press, set a waypoint for your second […]
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Comparing Careers
This is a collection and comparison of the differences between the Tactical, Science, and Engineer career choices. This is an important decision because of the considerable time (measured in months and years) and money (measured in the thousands of $) investments required to take a character all the way to “the max”. And many of […]
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Elite Bridge Officers
This is a comparison of an Elite-upgraded Bridge Officer (BOFF) to standard BOFFs and other pets. Consider the following two parses: Here are the numbers for the four BOFFs from the first parse: Bridge Officer Damage DPS Standard BOFF 4 94287 87.72 Elite BOFF 90353 84.07 Standard BOFF 2 85454 79.51 Standard BOFF 3 82597 […]
I put this together a couple months ago and it has become my go-to ship for getting things done quickly. It’s fast and very powerful. So far, I’ve managed 765k DPS in ISE channel runs. SPACE Basic Information Data Ship Name D.V. Rotten Banana Ship Class Legendary Jem’Hadar Vanguard Pilot Attack Ship Ship Tier T6-X […]
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BOFF Remodulation
Mission: A Gathering Darkness, Elite difficulty (The Rescue checkpoint) My standard Away Team, except that I broke their Omega armor set by giving each one a random armor. This was to prevent the Omega set’s built-in remodulation. Each BOFF has a Fractal Remodulator (from Defera). The test: I do not use any weapon or damaging […]