- Talented Blind (AOE Damage amplification)
- 1 Talent point in poison stacks (Damage amplification)
- Among the best single target DPS
Im not saying the DPS, assassins clearly have better dot than other classes.
So yes, for a single boss or pvp, assassin is good.
My point is, it lacks the sense of usefulness in group, in particularly when you face a lot of mob, assassin is nowhere close to warrior in terms of aoe damage. Putting Blind skill aside, assassin doesnt have other significant role in the group, thus warrior is more a logical option.
In paper, assassin normally could compensate this shortage by getting less damage (dodge+health steal over time), in other words, it executes less damages and receives also less damage. Their role is then inbetween warrior and tank, something like holder. However yeah, the dodge cap is very low, around 35% from 1 passive (15%) and 1 active skill (20%), so imo this is currently not actually a viable option.
Note: Getting the same value of dodge bonus in evasion skill either by using medium or heavy armor is beyond me 
The other way around to make assassins more useful is by adding some area weakening skill (e.g.: buff a skill like chemistry into some sort of area skill). In this way, assassin role became a weakener.
Edited by Narciss, 01 May 2014 - 23:25.