Ukaserex

Heh, I recall a time when I was vying for an assistantship during grad school. A large amount of international students at my school were competing for the same spot. I told my advisor that I had the spot locked. He asked what made me think so. I told him, "I speak English gooder than them do." (I was kidding, of course. They speak English much gooder than me.)

And? What would be so horrible about that? I think that would be great. I think a blaster having a self heal at level 10 would be fantastic! And I think a scrapper with AB would be the most fun EVER!

I say we throw all these archtypes out the window and just make the toons be able to select any power from any typical AT.

Let me get me some siphon speed, siphon power, granite armor, bitter ice blast, and fire ball.

Sorry, I was being silly. The serious me is back now.
I think the OP is really just irritated at the lack of population on his server during the times he/she plays. I know I've got a new earth/ice controller who doesn't really want to choose the cold barrier for that very reason.

What good will SB do my new kin/ice defender? If I rarely team, not much good at all. But, then, why would I have named him Buff Daddy if he has no buffs?

The three build option is available, as mentioned previously, but it's annoying because of the stupid timer before you can change the build back, and having to find a trainer to do so in the first place. Ought to be able to open up the powers or enhancement window and select a build from there.

I read your initial post, and this response to what others stated. I gave it some thought, mainly from my own experience playing a blaster during the incarnate trials and some of the weekly tfs that I've run in the past few months.

My very first 50 is an emp/elec. I still play him, though not as often as my blaster(s) because I prefer blasting to buffing as a primary. And, I think you have a small point. My level 50 ice blaster has tier 4 in all the incarnate slots. And even before the level shift, with a purple inspiration, I could tank for about 31 seconds.

When I first started playing this game, I would always look for the empath, because the buffs and heals were something I understood, and could see the results more easily, and I never ran into a wall with AB like I did with the kin's SB. Lately, I don't look for any teammates because I find I just don't need them. Leveling is faster and easier for me when solo - if only because I don't have to wait for the teams to form (or to form them). (oops, I digressed)

Anyways, I think you have a small point, but now, you can learn to be a real defender instead of just using your primary. Sure, secondaries would be used in a secondary fashion, but if the primary support isn't needed, then use the secondaries.
In my opinion, at level 50, all the AT's should be self-sufficient. Teaming should be something we want to do, not something we must do.

First, I've got to say, you're aptly named. I think your post is a little bit "outta control".
Second, I think I would be remiss if I didn't tell you that you're not alone. There are a lot of players who have a great deal of difficulty during the trials.

I'd like to focus on this part of your post:
If you log on to this poor squishy of yours and click on Powers, then Combat Attributes. This will bring up a series of pieces of information that will provide you with some insight on your defense percentage, resistance percentage and many other facts.

I might be providing a measure of insult, because I'm assuming you aren't familiar with these features, based on your comment. If you were already familiar, I apologize.

I'd also like to suggest that perhaps the league mates that are with you are not holding up their end of the bargain. Remember, a tank can only handle aggro from so many bad guys. I believe that cap is at 17, possibly 16, I can't recall at present. Typically, on a trial, I try to let the aggro managers head into the fray first. I wait about 3 to5 seconds before I cast any debuffs. And, I always carry breakfrees, because I never trust the other support toons to buff me. Inspirations are quite useful, and they drop frequently. I typically wait until they're flashing before I take another. Sometimes, I don't take any.

I've got two squishies that have their tier 4 incarnate slots filled. One is a blaster, the other an Ill/rad controller.

Mind you, I got their alpha slots filled first, so in a sense, they're "level shifted" before the trials went live.

If you still haven't level shifted via the alpha slot, I'd recommend avoiding the trials and do the weekly tfs (and other level 50 tfs) until you get the alpha slot filled. I think you'll have better success that route, and more fun.

And, fun is, after all, the point of playing.

Hey, I never said I wanted a cash refund - I just want the time. My free time, like everyone else's has a limit. When maintenance bites into that free time, I want to be able to use that time I paid for later, without paying for it again. If they close the servers for x hours, then our sub times should be extended for x hours. Maybe this way, they won't do a tiny update on Tuesday and then have maintenance on Thursday when they could easily do both during the same two hour window.

But, as a buddy tells me, I could have leveled a toon with all the time I spend here whining about fair play or lack thereof. :P

Not true. They can, and should pro-rate days (or hours) of game time credit for those hours we're unable to play.
It's ridiculous that we pay for game time and are just to accept these down times as necessary evils. They're not - at least not with the frequency we're having to presently tolerate.

Oh my. This makes sense -- but I do hope you're wrong.