As much as I hate to say so, he sort of has a point. On the surface, the later thug skills don't seem nearly as attractive as the earlier ones. If I went thug I'd either stop at cheapshot, parting block, or *maybe* third attack. And I'd have a hard time rationalizing spending that many more points in thug just to get third attack.

But, maybe this is okay. In the same way that some specs, focii, etc. aren't for everyone, maybe a full-path thug isn't for everyone either.