I dunno about you folks but I love my Lancer, we are like the second highest DD in game with archer being top DD. On top of that we have pretty good defense with being able to wear plate armor effectively, and certain skills like Distraction.

Then we also have a prety decent amount of CC skills, which right now are not the most useful but will be when they add PvP. We have second furthest Range of DoW. Then we have stamina management and TP management skills for ourselves, party members, and mobs. We can also provide ourselves with continuous healing (life surge) that really isn't that bad at all. We can also AoE effectively without having to worry about instantly dieing upon pulling agro. Then we have Collusion which we can use to assist tanks on building hate or help to swap hate over to another.

I dunno I would say we are a pretty diverse class that brings a lot to a party. The only thing I wish we had was Jump.

PS: we f'n look awesome!