>And yet I've still never seen a Spectre with a losing record.
>Even with the changes to the PK range, I'd rate them near the
>top of that power curve.]

I'm not saying spectres are weak, but just because all spectres have a good record doesn't mean they're strong or near the top of the power curse. It could be the people playing the spectres who are at the top of the powe curve, not neccesarily the spectres themselves. If I were to play a spectre, I can pretty much guarutee you that I wouldn't have a positive record.

Killing with a necromancer requires a lot more preps and skill than many other classes, and a lot of people give up early. So you're getting a selection effect because only the more skilled people stick around to get to spectre. This artificially inflates how good spectres seem.
Not that spectres aren't powerful enough, but to be honest, there's a lot of classes I'm more afraid of at level 46.