Thanks a lot Nemu ! this great feedback, it will help a lot.
I do have a level 50 blaster Radiation/atomic that i play sometimes and i am always in melee spaming my pbaoe. It is a lot of fun. The idea behind my water/evergy blaster and why i want to play range has nothing to do about being afraid to get close. It is more a question of RP/backstory type of thing.
Again, huge thanks ! I will for sure study it.