I completely disagree with just about every point in the OP.
I dont have time to pick apart every single aspect but i'll cover some of the main ones.
It genuinely beggers belief that people are still complaining that taos aren't a dps class and that solo lvling on a tao is slow. A tao is, always has been and imo always SHOULD be a support class. If you want dps then you should reroll a sin, although you'll no doubt complain that you burn pots/dura too fast on another class.
On the subject of damage, ive see taos sfbing for 80 damage when poisoned. Then factor in that green poison absolutely cains on here, and you can set your deva on your target, and you can curse them. Finally, poison cloud ticks for 50-80 at lvl 2 or 3. That's good damage if you ask me for an AOE spell that also greens targets (see previous comment about how good green poison is on this server). Plus at lvl 3 the cooldown is something silly like 5 seconds. You say the damage is random, but that's like a warrior complaining that his hits are also random cause sometimes he hits 300 with FS but sometimes he hits 40. Have you tried with luck7+?
Finally, i dont want to give too much away, but i know of several taos who level faster solo than with a warr/sin partner.
Taos are most definitely NOT redundant on here for pvp, in fact quite the opposite. Curse, red poison and puri can completely swing the balance of a fight.
I dont mean to sound confrontational, but i honestly think it sounds like you want taos to be a support class, a survival class AND a dps class, and that's just mad. They are a strong class atm, and perhaps you need to look at the way you're playing it if you're really not happy. I do think you should consider whether tao is the right class for you if you a) want to do pure dps and b) want to solo level regularly.
