Just hit 32 today, and I've got to say I'm doing just fine. Vs same lvl to +2 I've got no problems except +2 bosses. At +3 they start pounding on me. I grabbed combat jumping (old numbers show the defence % is quite effective) and weave (might respect that on the next respec TF). I figured every single % I can get is a good % no matter how small. And so far it seems to work even though the numbers speak against it. Once I get Energy Drain and Conserve Power I'll respec away Stamina as well. I never had the problems described here about being 2-killed by either Lts or Bosses. Only AVs and Heroes managed to do that. And that was only due to toggle drops.
