With the pistols docs have pretty neat option for damage at high levels, and against high HP mobs with some sacrifices on setup we can do some pretty nice damage. If you go the rezi route you can even do very nice damage, though the sacrifices are a bit bigger.
I'll accept your point about leveling docs though. I never really saw it as a problem as i ch tanked everything but leveling docs could use damage additions to make them more desireable for teams that rush through missions not needing a doc.
Without sliding into the fanboy demenaor, I think fc did show some nice additions and work being done on ao, especially compared to the months before sil took up the throne. There are things I'm unhappy with, GTH being one of them, but I don't think FC deserves the "never fix bugs, never listen, never acknowledge" kind of treatment. Maybe the game will take a turn to your liking again in the future.