I play engie, a profession I really like even if I'm dead meat in pvp. However, I would like to see some a little more creative usage of tradeskills for us.
The weapons, armor, nanos and jewellery we can make today can be a source of income, but our engineering skills are worth nada in a fight. Granted, the pets help out, but they are more pain than gain in team missions - and they are rather boring as they are all created from the same template and do the same things.
I would like to see more gadgets, like the virral egg. Give me gadgets. Things that whirr, spark and buzz, requires complit, ME and/or EE to use, and has to be built from scratch with parts from the engineer shop (not nano created).
Could be the "Miniature nuclear device" - thing that, when dropped on the ground gives a hefty area damage (with a mindboggling animation of course) after 10 sec
Could be the "Old Texas mean chainsaw" - heavy weapon, ME dependent thingy, that gives -1 in self DoT because of vibration damage and exhaust fumes
And, of course, I want the "Oil-stained multi-pocketed coverall" - the yellow engie suit that gives 20+ all tradeskills, engineer only , which drops from, say, TK
Smen