I don't think you guys are giving the secondary powersets the credit they deserve. I think Ice is an awesome secondary, just cause of Ice Patch.
SS/cloak + Ice Patch = soloing glory
Not only that Secondary powersets give us melee not because we should be in the fray, but incase we are caught in the fray. If you are surrounded it is always good to have an extra attack.
That's how I look at it atleast.