Warlocks Getting Buffed

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I've got to agree here.  Playing with Etheramwen earlier today (she's 44) and she hit some same level critter for over 1k damage with two hits - ambush and then a backstab.  Yeah, both were crits, but she's only 44 and certainly doesn't have really uber gear.  If a level 60 rogue can't put out that amount of damage that quickly, they (or their equipment) are severely lacking.
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As more and more Rogues get their "uber daggers," more and more cloth wearers are going to have problems. Last night I obtained a Keris of Zul'Serak in LBRS, which is comparable to Barman Shanker. This was replacing my Lifeforce Dirk. I instantly had aggro problems, and commonly went "Ambush - 1064 damage. Backstab - 768 damage". Average combined damage (Ambush at 66% crit, Backstab at 30%) was probably over 1200, and that's in the first 1-4 seconds of battle (depending on timing of the energy regeneration). I wonder why my Backstab crit was that high, though, given that my base is about 20% and I have no talents for Backstab.

This dagger really makes me want to get the Improved Backstab talent, but that would cost me Seal Fate and using Backstab over SS has already killed my Combo Point generation.