Spending points on dexterity has its pros and cons. If dodging more is what you want and it's working for you, go for it. And since you're dps, the added attack from the dexterity will help you land more of your hits, increasing your dps slightly.
Through my experience as a tank, defense definitely helps me; I've been relying on it ever since I started playing soon after the game's release. Back then, the only defense came from dexterity. I was laughed at by some but then they ate their words. Now, there are equipment with defense bonuses so I don't put any direct points there. However, I have restatted to dps a few times and loved the added attack when I'd include dexterity. But also keep in mind that frenzy increases your attack significantly as well! Good luck and hope this helped.
This is all u need to know, although i dont suggest dex for attack, just like defence, attack now has many more boosts from gear, and skills, and dex adds 1 point for attack while it adds 2 points for defence (so even 100 dex is 100 attack only)
and there was some defence gear (frozen, es, nothing that common and good tho like now), and there wasnt def form, and for attack as well frenzy was crap and not much gear, so yea dex would be more useful back then.
As for now, u dont need any dex, neither as tank or dps, but u will need attack and defence, u will have to max ur mainhand ability (if axe then max axes), get some attack gear, and yes i recommend frenzy since it adds insane amount of attack.
What i could suggest is, that if ur going to use stats brace (vit-str, str-foc, etc.), get either the vit-dex (most recommended, adds vit which is ur main stat and dex which is another great stat), or vit-foc (vit again, and foc could save u energy on other gear, which could get u defence), so yea both foc and dex arent totally useless, just less useful.
@Solumbum, there are many great warriors here, some even at lower lvls, and atm i dont think anyone is better than sirblaze (dont think anyone ever did), i just comment more often.