Well if you want to play a melee dps who doesn't tank, you're pretty much left with ranger and rogue (since even monks get asked to tank on a pretty regular basis, especially in groups that are smaller than 6 and at pre-50 levels).
There aren't all that many rogues, and there are even fewer rangers.
Rogues do significantly more damage and level up much more quickly. Rogues have some perks beyond just combat but they aren't exactly vital to the class except for hidesneak (poisons are time consuming and/or expensive to use frequently, lockpick and find traps and stuff don't get used too often, etc).
Ranger perks are lower-level druid spells and archery. They've got some situational solo potential, whereas rogues can't solo at all.
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