IMHO, while it would be 'nice' to be able to visually subclass in .NET, the omission of it has been greatly exaggerated. ;)
As I said before, it gives one a small opportunity to get a little more familiar with the language and framework. It's important for VFP people to realize that .NET is generally more 'code-centric'. Besides, how much time does one really spend add/modifying subclasses in the course of a month anyway?
Kevin