Freeze the leaderboards if you have to, but make them accessible.

[Easilyconfused]

The leaderboards are an important tool to building a hero. What is the point in taking them down? Makes no sense. Just freeze them if you have to. For example, I am building my first BH. I want to look at what the leaders do, not sift through tons of old BH posts and try to discern a consistent approach. Just makes no sense.

It also makes no sense that I can't see what my best time was, or the stats/time of my last played trial. Once I exit the game/character, I can never see what occurred in the past. (the leaderboard provides that but only during an event)

This whole approach seems rather player unfriendly. What is the point?

[Anjaeka]

It’s all in an effort to remove the incentives for cheaters and also so the developers don’t have to listen to us bitching about cheaters on the leaderboard 24/7. I’m not saying I agree, just what their reasoning was.
FWIW, I’m in the same boat trying to play a different class than I normally do. It sucks not having the LB to use as a tool. Especially with the new gear sets and enchantments.