Phasers are super versatile but they need to be programmed. That’s not something you want to be doing on the battlefield - which is why the default function is “point and click to shoot”.
And most of the time we see phasers used - aside from the occasional stone heating or vaporising - it’s in a battle situation where reaction time matters. Tuvok had a moment to set things up, but in most other situations, that moment might be deciding if you live or die.
Phasers are super versatile but they need to be programmed. That’s not something you want to be doing on the battlefield - which is why the default function is “point and click to shoot”.
And most of the time we see phasers used - aside from the occasional stone heating or vaporising - it’s in a battle situation where reaction time matters. Tuvok had a moment to set things up, but in most other situations, that moment might be deciding if you live or die.