Star Trek Online Elite TFO Tutorials: Infected Space Single Target

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04:33 - Run Start
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[@giantdutchviking]

Thanks for doing these vids, hope you dont mind if I ask some questions:
- you state to briefly attack the assimilator above the transformer then focus the transformer (aka not killing the assimilator). On the right you state you forgot to briefly attack the assimilator so your teammates had to finish it. If you're flying a single target build and only briefly target the assimilator, wouldnt your teammates need to kill the left assimilator as well as you only briefly attack it and then focus on the transformer? In other words, why only briefly focus the assimilator and not just kill it?
- you mention flanking a lot, iirc the white arrow on the top target image shows you're flanking or does it show which side you should be hitting to flank it? I'm even more confused at 7:10 in the vid, the white arrow moves from the "top" shield to the "bottom" shield, were you still flanking it the whole time?
Hope this isnt as vague as I think I described it, can't seem to full wake up today.

[@stobetter]

Questions are great!
1) The reason I don't usually finish the Assimilators off before moving to Transformer is that the Transformers are "juicier" targets since they don't have shields. They'll take more damage with all of the debuff floating around, and the AOE from the tank and other players will usually finish off the assimilators, which speeds up the run. On coordinated runs, we'll have a small gravity well pulling spheres into the transformer, so small AOEs will also hit more targets by a faster switch to Assimilator. It's a speed thing for DPS chasing; there's nothing wrong with finishing off the Assimilator, it's just a little slower if you can trust your team.
2) Flanking is usually shown by the white arrow point downward. It's a little slow to update so I didn't start flanking the cube until 7:10 as I came about. If you have your damage floaters on, the yellow string of "flankflankflankflankflank....." above the target is another good indicator.

[@giantdutchviking]

@@stobetter sweet, I've been going through you guys' guides (mechanics ppt) and specific build guides quite constantly, really appreciate all you guys do for the community/noobs like me.
And thanks for anwersering. I doubt we'll ever do speed runs on console but wouldnt mind trying to get more organised runs in, these vids help a bunch