at tl5 there are toons with such hi ar a single drain doesnt matter there either. I agree with the premise of this post. Traders in PvP need to be addressed, especially lowby, but if you make the changes also effect them in PvM like proposed you are going to cripple the profession into a buff totem that cant solo.
Perhaps you could keep the lvl lock in PvP, and adjust the time that the drain lasts in PvP, but leave the rest alone in PvM. I have a TL6 trader that is in ok gear, and in PvM if i dont land my drains pretty quick its gonna be a quite fight with me headed to the reclaim. I cant imagine trying to fight and basically being religated to buffing others(which looks like i wont be getting the crit love) and while endlessly cycling my drains.
Hate to say it, but like many others I dont see myself continuing to work on my trader after this. Sad thing is i was finally really starting to enjoy and learn the profession. I dont see all of the changes as bad, and understand that the game as a whole is getting a nerf stick. But i just cant see this working out at all for those of us that like to solo a bit.
Also, was i the only person that was suprised that traders didnt get the Trade Skill/Nano skill swap?