User blog comment:Fistful of Force/The thing about AD carries/@comment-4442345-20120720214953/@comment-4434378-20120721015022

The thing is though, that Ranged AD can build many more damage items than say Udyr or Olaf, while still surviving fights. So that they still wind up doing really great damage. Its why you see Tanky-DPS less favored in competitive games.