Popular Opinion: AD assassins are hella overtuned
Tons of damage Tons of mobility Tons of actives Lifesteal Waveclear Low cooldowns Not mana restricted Good scaling? (<--- WTF RITO)
Its not rocket science. AD assassins are busted.
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They can also build the most cost efficient item 
in the game.
Even the AD assassins who might have trouble quickly stacking the armor shred are able to abuse this item because of its amazing mix of stats.
And if they can quickly stack the armor shred, it reduces armor by a % which takes place before lethality application making it op against tanks/Juggers
Good scaling YEP YOU ARE TROLLING. Actives NOPE,lifesteal NOPE, not mana restricted yes they are go play talon or zed since they can't spam abilities.
They also need damage and mobility SINCE THAT IS HOW THEY FUNCTION. They need to get to the backline and there role is to take out a champion fast meaning high burst damage is a must.
Like 100% of this post is basically about Kat and has basically nothing to do with any ad assassin in the game.
It's really sad that you put basically 0 seconds of thought into a post since to get upvotes.
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Tons of damage Tons of mobility Tons of actives Lifesteal Waveclear Low cooldowns Not mana restricted Good scaling? (<--- WTF RITO)
Its not rocket science. AD assassins are busted.
Doesn't matter because most champions have better kits than every ad assassin.
Even the best of them are "Underwhelming" in more situations than they are "good".
Not to mention, AD assassins are less flexible than most mages, as far as building a sound team composition goes.
You can list out positive traits of any cookie cutter item build, champion, rune page or role and make them sound "Busted" but the real importance lies in being able to compare valuable things vs everything else.
There's a reason ad assassins aren't exactly for choice in solo queue or competitive right now. ;)
LOL
AD Assassins virtually can't lose lane if they know their basic combos, and AP assassins don't stand a chance. They've made it such a challenge to snowball as an AP assassin, but an AD Assassin, nothing against it. All that AD they stack for their abilities also impacts their autos. So if AP Assassins close the gap, it's like a secret ability in their back pocket. Akali's lane is garbage, they nerfed her to hell. Katarina's laning phase is nonexistent unless you're bad and stand on her daggers.
Also, AD Assassins have items specifically designed for their kits, AP assassins do not. The power spike AD characters get from just a single lethality item is insane, but it takes 10 -15 minutes to get gunblade (the healing being the only way Akali or Kat can manage to survive lane). It's just completely out of balance. Especially when Luden's became a mage item. Neither Kat or Akali use mana, so losing access to that extra burst hit really hard and sent mages past them. Mages are the class to play right now. No question about it. It feels really sad to shelf a whole class just because they've been jipped for the season.
I agree AD assassins are heavy. And they can build defensive boots like Merc's to evade dmg, AP assassin can't because those sorc shoes are necessary because there is no "AP lethality items." So they lose out on tenacity, too. Not to mention Oblivion orb builds into Morello for grievous wounds, which Kat already has in her kit lol.. AP Assassins just aren't in a good spot, AD assassins have been spoon fed.
Unfortunately that's just how the meta works. They're not strong, and you won't scale playing those characters.
Some are overtuned, but not for the reasons you're listing.
Pretty much the only things that are valid are the ones who are too strong having too much damage in tandem with too much mobility. They can't build lifesteal(at least efficiently), most of them have lackluster waveclear(a few have mediocre and one has good waveclear
), they have INSANE cooldowns early for the most part, they can't build mana pretty much at all and energy is a thing, and lastly they scale about as well as pantheon.
You're forgetting the part where they have terrible backline access, low ranges, weak AoE, and relatively unimpactful CC.
The only real mold breaker on this is Qiyana and the payoff is she requires setup and her damage is dealt over a longer period of time.