Chrono questions..
Well, Chrono allows you to mix Phants with Shatters, and there’s talks of Alacrity/Quickness sharing builds. There’s a few threads floating around, they aren’t hard to find (and I’m too lazy to link them ATM).
Chronomancer makes Mesmer an actual competitive choice in PvE.
Anyone who says Zerk is the average Joe build is an average Joe.