I want make plasma better and unlock more features for her, i think that plasma can be more friendly for players and wanted in party.
You're right plasma is designed to be a dps and today he is a fakin support in group pvp and buffer for fighter.fighter is pvp version of turtle while turtle can stand against fighter *thinking*
Dw can win in 1 vs 1 vs most of class especially vs plasma or karma just by using reflect and some skills.
Fighters or swords can grind and pve easy with good build, karma can grind easy with pve build here is no pvp or pve classes all depends of your build and equip, and on plasma you dont have choice, amen.
Youre generalizing too much, alp those facts you mentioned are based on individual players. The same way how some people can make classes viable in pve and pvp, there are people who can and already have made plasma great in party pvp, 1v1 pvp, pve farm and dungeon pve. The only difference is that plasma is outclassed in the field its made for by a good few classes, hence not much put effort into the class as it is.
An example is where you mentioned "dw can win in 1v1 vs most classes" true, however you would need good status and upgrade gear as well as accessories to suit (reflect), but in over farm (where the class is ideal) you can literally do it with +0 gear.
Of course this is all opinion but i think making plasma stand out more where its made for (i would assume pve, since it already stands out in group PvP) would bring more people towards the class.
Also plasmas are great for 1v1 PvP, having shout as an i-frame and KD spamming makes it great...the issue is that its a rip off weaker karma there, very little variance in their skills and karma has the skill lock, so maybe a re-work to make it differemt from plasma would be nice