Can a shadow knight be a DPS class?

[Kulharr]

<p>I know SK's are mostly a life tap tank... But can they achieve at being a powerful DPS class if you specialize and focus?  For example, specializing purley in strength, int and 100% offense in all aspects... Could this work end game? Would it be competetive?  Or will I always be lacking?</p>

[Hamervelder]

SK's are the red-headed stepchildren of tanks.  Anything you can do, a rogue can do better.

[DwarvesR]

<cite>Kulharin@Venekor wrote:</cite><blockquote><p>I know SK's are mostly a life tap tank... But can they achieve at being a powerful DPS class if you specialize and focus?  For example, specializing purley in strength, int and 100% offense in all aspects... Could this work end game? Would it be competetive?  Or will I always be lacking?</p></blockquote>Through about mid-60's I could out-dps scouts while tanking.At 70 I could hold aggro, but was less dps thant scouts.at 80, I cry at how low my dps is anymore :'(Aerallik has posted that we will be getting a dps boost in TSO.  Hopefully it will be a decent one.

[Cruelangel]

I noticed the same trend, I'm curious tho, how much are the early 70 SKs parsing?

[Nole]

Pre-70 when I could AoE stuff, DPS was pretty good. At 70+ you start to fall behind hard.