The Ele was my first profession and is also my main, but i haven't played him very often the last three or more month. I only use him when doing guild missions, or when running a zerg in WvW. I'm a altoholic, i try to level one of each profession and take every path available to see all the content. This takes quite a lot of time :)
With the new content out, i wanted to take my Ele to southsun cove to get the achievements and so far i hate it. With all the nerfs to RTL, my ability to avoid mobs, or running away before dying are a lot harder now. I think i died 4 times in an hour playtime, even though i run the bunker build. The reef drakes with their annyoing confusion, the karka with their large health pool. I don't do enough damage, i don't have enough condition removal and i still feel squishy especialy after leveling a warrior to 80 in the last couple of weeks. Either Warrior is OP or Ele got nerfed to death.
Now i'm looking for another way to play my ele, my problem is i don't find any useful traits in fire or air, water and arcane are to powerful to give up the 30 points. I saw they buffed signets, but traiting into them looses me some of my few condition removals. There is the build with the Lightning Hammer, i don't know about that yet, it doesn't feel like playing an ele anymore.
If you have suggestions please let me know, i'm in dispair.
Markus