well, jeah i to think shooting beams at meleeing people is considered lame.
teleport is my best friend, i use it 50% of my time playing.
people allways hate it when someone butts in when you just finished melee.
example, you enter a melee, get in a few combo´s kicks punches, you blast away, after that it is my natural response to hit powerup, then a guy who has been waiting for an opportunity hits you from a side point which is out of sight.
that is the thing that is happening to me lately. and thats the kind of thing I consider lame.
using teleport in a fight isnt lame. its just tactical playing