What Primary..?

So, I just came back to the game -- typically more of a brute/scrapper player (all 4 of my 50's are of the brute/scrapper variety, well, save for my 49 fire/kin controller, but she doesn't count) -- and i've always been interested in MM's, never really managed to raise on properly though.. figure now that it's been a year, i'll just latch onto an MM and not have to worry about getting pulled to the face-punch dark side.

PRoblem is.. I dunno what primary to use, I have atm

I have 100% confirmed (barring any compelling arugments) that i'm going /Time for my secondary, it's new, it's shiny, it's got heals, it's got nice buffs, it's got slows and it's got -res/def, it's got errything.

40 Bots/Traps
33 Thugs/Dark
various others 1-25

What i'm looking to do with it:

1.) (most importantly): Incarnate trials, I'd prefer to feel like i'm actually contributing somethign to an itrial, instead of filling in a spot.

2.) Farm-ish, soloing on x8 is fine -- but doing farm maps solo is always a fun experience.

3.) (really is just #1) -- Be a contributing member of a team -- my bots/traps is powerful, but PGT doesn't STOP most mobs, an caltrops is tiny.. so my assault bot spreads the mobs, which is more of an annoyance than a help.

4.) Be able to solo efficiently/quickly


So, from what i've gathered. (again, all speculation, feel free to point out any mistakes in logic)

Ninja, Necro: Fits #1 (high dps output, at least from ninjas), doesn't really fit #2/#3 (lack of AoE dps hurts theme in these two areas.) #4 is iffy,

Mercs.. no.

Robots/Thugs Both possible, between the thugs manuvers and the bots bubbles, foresight + TJ will cap def, TJ + TD will cap mobs on slow allowing burn patches to.. burn, seems to be the best fit.

Demons.... I don't know about, input would be welcome on demons.

bots or thugs really kinda take lead as far as aoe dmg. but ive heard the assault bots KB factor can work against distortion field unless you lock down mobs.

any MM can solo..any can solo harder missions...some just take longer.

but since both set also come with inherent def buffs they are natural for /time as well,and necro getting a big nod as well with the -tohit

my vote goes to thugs as top choice, with necro as close second since they synergize well. bots are awesome but i just prefer the not-most popular sets.

We need a new primary! >:-(

I ran ninja/time up to 23 or so and enjoyed it a lot. It was sometimes fiddlier the I really care or, but fun - fast, and full of useful stuff when grouping as well as soloing. And I enjoyed the ninja as minions for being so fleet on their feet.