This is an attempt to get more specific build advice. It's based on the complaint/feedback thread that I have currently in General where I express my frustration with my attempt to build an evocation-based archmage, which is turning out both to be too weak at high levels, and hampered by the messed up spells used for the high level evocation SLAs.

I'm currently 18 and spec'ced as an AM with Evocation primary and Conjuration secondary. I have Arcane Bolt and Blast, all five Evocation SLAs and grease/web for Conjuration. I have a lot of metas since they are free on (most of the SLAs).

This character actually does very well on bosses. Very little is immune to the damage I hurl, and I can contribute quite a bit when I'm facing only one or two mobs. It is with high-HP trash that I am having a lot of difficulty. Especially because of the long cooldowns, and because Cyclonic Blast is screwed up and some 25% of the time does 1/10 of the damage it's supposed to.

I need to decide whether to respec as AM, or go to PM. Frankly, I really don't want to go necro because everyone does necro and I don't have the gear or past lives to be really good at it. I want to be able to contribute in a different way, but I'm not sure what is viable at end game except for necronecronecro. Is there another type of build that is actually useful and can contribute to a group in some way other than level draining and instakills?

Or maybe I should just forget about it and TR again.

Anyway, your thoughts would be appreciated.