For the sake of someone replying i have a trick arrow defender, it is defensive set it can be useful and work well in the right teams i am certain, i think it should have more use in RV out of all the PvP zones, in other PvP zones you become a bit of a target because villains wont like you for how much you nerf their toons whilst they are fighting your team mates.
Certain effects do work better on a controller because they are control type like ice arrow, the extra hold might be nice and poison gas arrow having sleeps in it to lower dps might be better too.
I have a mind controller and tbh that on its own is great so its easy to take just what maybe useful to you from trick archery that you can use between control effects. The action times of the bow and arrow between controls i see as its main downfall but its how you play it that counts.
He will honor his words; he will definitely carry out his actions. What he promises he will fulfill. He does not care about his bodily self, putting his life and death aside to come forward for another's troubled besiegement. He does not boast about his ability, or shamelessly extol his own virtues. - Sima Qian.
I know nothing about Mind / TA I'm afraid.
But I know a few people that do 
I have just made a Mind/Trick Arrow controller. Can any high level controllers offer advice on the good powers, it seems like it might be a good secondary.
@Unthing ... Mostly on Union.