WOW,
After reading all this, I'm surprised I do as well as I do. I'm a 27 Kin/psy defender that always ends up being the teams main healer. I do have to agree on Mental blast. The damage is not worth it. I tend to be more of a defensive/balanced defender. In big teams, I'm usually the one healing and buffing. I may occasionally get a shot off, but most times I don't. My psy set as of now is mental blast, Lance,scream,Will Dom. It would appear the next one I am getting is TK blast. I had to lose it in a respect to get a better kin power. Something I have come to regret, for it was the best damage attack I had. It is great for soloing when I have to go that route. Only problem I had with it is some groups HATE the knockback effect. I never understood why, being a kin healer they do it to me all the time when I fire a heal, which means no one gets healed. Do to the fact that I'm usually the only healer in a team I had to get med as a pool power( strictly for rez).
As far as Tornado goes, yes it does sound worthless for soloing; however, there are times wehn I'm in a team it would come in real handy. If for no reason than getting mobs stirred around long enough to get heals off. Then again this is my opinion.
