Uhh, careful there. You make it sound as if all blasters were better off in I5 than in I4. I know I wasn't. Of course my blaster was a concept build, and there is only one concept left after ED. And that concept I don't like.
Are we less powerful? yes
Are the devs encouraging teams and tactics? yes
Is this Still the Best SuperHero game ever made? yes
Is defiance woth a tinker's damn? no
Are cutomizable power effects more interesting to me than my former power level? yes
Forest Lord lvl 50 Rad/Rad Defender
Nova Wind lvl 36 Fire/Energy Blaster
+hordes of others