09 Feb 2008 at 04:40 - 4
I'd say a properly built assassin can out damage a warrior vs a single target. A warrior is going to be more survivable, though. In the AoE category, I'd say an elementalist, followed close behind by a ritualist would be the case. There are certain circumstances where a specific build under specific conditions would out damage one of the professions mentioned, but we're talking general trends here.
For instance, if we're talking extreme cases, I'd say a MM necro w/ 10 minions and some other buffs would out damage any other profession. Similarly, a ranger specced a certain way could probably inflict very high DPS vs a single target through a combination of conditions, raw damage, and other bonuses through use of crit-chance increasing skills, etc.