I find that TF and Bonesmasher usually aren't used that much on teams and I didn't take Explosive blast. I usually avoid using Torrent due to uncontrolled KB on teams and only focus on ST.
With any decent team you should have enough buffs or debuffs going to be putting stuff down with speed using only the 1st two blasts and Burst.
My playstyle changes if I'm solo or teamed. My melee attacks take priority when solo. ( I stealth missions a lot) Blasts take over on teams due to the increase in melee numbers and fact that by the time I could get a TF off the scrappers had everything down!
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yeah thats how I normally play also and i remember soloing one time and TF did most of the work but on teams prety useless... but Thanks was makeing sure I wasnt only one
TF isn't all that great in the DPA dept, and won't be used much on high DPS teams, but BS sure as hell would. EP is your best ST attack, but BS is still far better than any of your ranged attacks for pure DPA/DPS. If you're looking to fill the boss killer role (and eschewing your AoEs), I'd definitely look to EP, BS, Burst & Blast to fill out your chain.
ET is also a really nice DPA cone because of the fast animation if you can manage the KB. In fact, it's possibly the best DPA blaster cone out there, including Flamethrower, Full Auto, Fire Breath, etc. I haven't redone my DPA calculations w/Arcanatime, but using straight damage/animation, ET was higher than the other cones, so if the terrain or situation calls for it, I'd use it as much as possible. Stick in a FF +rech proc for a bit more recharge in your life too.
TF, otoh, has good, but not great DPA. It's prolly not worth the end cost for just damage and animates too slowly for fast moving teams. Now its stun is invaluable on slower teams or solo, so I'd still keep it slotted, but I'd drop it from my chain on a fast team.
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Well I love to play my energy blaster and I have 2 dif builds for him and im wondering could he be a good member to a team with just my single target attacks I didnt take any AoE and didnt take Bone smasher or TF... this is all for my pvp build... and I find him way funner then my pve build so i normaly just play the pvp build in pve missions, so what im getting at is how helpfull is just ST attacks for a team?