I looked up some 2012+ high-PK shifters and what their focii where:
Narissorin Offense/Air
Oshui Air/Offense
Halifan Offense/Air
Zameida Water/Offense
Buereunus Water/Air
Xasivus Defense/Offense
Obregon Air/Offense
Sehdara Air/Offense
Solec Defense/Defense
Haphellna Defense/Defense
Valdifer Utility/Air
Yuno Air/Offense
Nuerria Utility/Air
Tanzer Air/Offense
10 of 14 had air as a focus. Curious why you said it's not as useful due to lower numbers. Can't kill people if you can't find people, right? Seems like air would help with that.
Second question: for those that chose air and offense, why choose air first? I guess hoping to get a minor air form that's still useful at hero?
Feel like in order to be happy without air as a focus you'd almost have to have something that can hide/sneak, in order to get the drop on people.
How effective can the class be now that Scion is gone? Scarab gets nightwalkers, but despoil and volley seem like kind of a big deal.