I'm a huge rogue fan played it many different ways and the very best way to play i found out was 1 simple way, can u guess it?

caster but don't b fooled cause i said caster with the right equipment ur caster can go to melee in less than 3 secs and then it could become a nice hybrid or melee character for those solo times or as a backup healer in catas

rogues stats are all pretty much usable the way they are
strength 30
dex 60
Intel 25 pump all points here there is a good reason
vit 35


if u go caster u can cast and kill late in the game very well just like a mage and as usual get the best ee gear on a charm u can get with bonus mods to help ur casters well as an intel armor. since u are using a rogue u do not have to limit urself to just a robe or a staff u can find huge Intel on other items that ppl take for granted and consider junk like a 30 Intel lvl 15 axe is and would b a wonderful weapon to use compared to a mages weapon which 30 Intel is hard to find now a days at lvl 15. rogues can keep ur options open for intel weapons and armor.

Hybrid just switching around some gear can make u a hybrid ust get dual stat weapons armor and charms sure they might b a little expensive but thats all the more reason if u want to do more than 1 thing. get either ee/Intel weapons or ee/Hm weapons. armor would b to ur choosing what mods would fit ur rogue whether it b str/dex/Intel/hm/ee/vit ur choice. same as charm its ur choice depends on the hybrid u want to build.


melee its simple just get some dex gear and maybe a little str gear dual mods on a weapon might b kinda hard to get with ee on it such as str/ee or dex/ee but try. as a weapon get as high of ee as u can. armor there are like lvl 15 30 dex robes out there and they should b cheap with that ur at 90 dex already and if u get at least a 15 dex charm that at least 105 dex to get some good crit hits with base str or u can mix it up and use a str charm or vice versa going back to pumping all points in Intel is that u can have a nice heal charm and heal urself and keep the battle going so ur rogue can b a very versatile killer/healer/tank any way u want to build a character rogues are the best and it should b very cheap to outfit any rogue to do what ever. just gonna make an example here are some gear shots of each build and consider there is way better gear out there just is just some of my junk.

Caster

Angelic tempered diamond axe
Level Req: 45
Damage: 388 to 465

+120% Enhanced Effect
+52 Intelligence
+1 to 9 Mana per Kill
+2% Quick Draw


Mythical dragon skull scale armor
Level Req: 55
Defense: 20 to 81

+47 Intelligence
+4% Experience Gained
+1 Critical Strike
+1% Life Steal
+21% Heal Mastery


Rare ice XIV
Level Req: 55
Spell Damage: 389 to 467
Mana Cost: 135

+143% Enhanced Effect
+7 Critical Strike


Angelic wild heal XIV
Level Req: 55
Heals: 87 to 878
Mana Cost: 135

+206% Enhanced Effect
+88 Max Mana
+1 Magic Luck
+1% Mind Numb


Melee

just a simple setup

Magical godwood staff plain ee
Level Req: 55
Damage: 206 to 551

+233% Enhanced Effect

Magical spiderthread padded robe plain dex to hit at least 120 dex for crits
Level Req: 55
Defense: 0 to 35

+61 Dexterity

Magical lightning XIV and a little str to help pound some shots in
Level Req: 55
Spell Damage: 21 to 212
Mana Cost: 135

+58 Strength


Angelic wild heal XIV and ofc u have to heal at high lvls
Level Req: 55
Heals: 87 to 878
Mana Cost: 135

+206% Enhanced Effect
+88 Max Mana
+1 Magic Luck
+1% Mind Numb

Hybrid

can go either way u want them to go this is just an example

Angelic tempered diamond axe
Level Req: 45
Damage: 388 to 465

+120% Enhanced Effect
+52 Intelligence
+1 to 9 Mana per Kill
+2% Quick Draw

Rare fossilized scale armor
Level Req: 40
Defense: 17 to 68

+45 Dexterity
+39 Vitality


Magical lightning XIV
Level Req: 55
Spell Damage: 21 to 212
Mana Cost: 135

+58 Strength



Angelic wild heal XIV
Level Req: 55
Heals: 87 to 878
Mana Cost: 135

+206% Enhanced Effect
+88 Max Mana
+1 Magic Luck
+1% Mind Numb

This post was edited by threesomes on Aug 8 2009 03:57am

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trying rogue for the first time here, gotta say i am a fan of the caster route

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pure melee in SC
stats
aim for 90/120 dex (tested several times 90 100 110 120 dex with middle/high end gear and i d advise 100)
rest str
vita base
int base

stat dex till u get to 100 including the dex from you 55 gear.

weapons
from III to 55 aim for high ee anything else is a welcome bonus ofc
type : Daggers they are, if you are like i use to be 'melee ONLY', the most efficient (the best opportunity for high low dmg and yet still high criti) & useful (rogue / samy / x / monk / ninja => 4 class u ll only need an axe set for paly / HH) type of weapon. Downside : they are quite expensive or at least use to be.

armors
even if robes are better because u can use them all along your path to alchemist, scale/leather will be a lot more effective and cheaper so it s wiser to prefer them over robes.
from III to 55 aim for high STR (III=>20 20+ 20=>40 40+ 40=>71 50+) OR,starting level 20, and don't listen to those morons who says otherwise, str/dex+LS (aiming for at least 14+ls & 50+str/dex counting stats from both armor & charm and why not weapon), which is STILL very effective
note : from III to 15/20 HIGH (aim for 500++) life mixed with STR is also an option (better one up to me)

armors
from III to 55 aim for high STR (III=>20 20+ 20=>40 40+ 40=>71 50+) OR,starting level 20, and don't listen to those morons who says otherwise, str/dex+LS (aiming for at least 14+ls & 50+str/dex counting stats from both armor & charm and why not weapon), which is STILL very effective
note : from III to 15/20 HIGH (aim for 500++) life mixed with STR is also an option (better one up to me)


don't forget that u ll have to aim for 100 dex @ 55 counting base dex + dex on items so be sure to calculate the exact number of stats u ll give out in dex.

This post was edited by seabA on Aug 12 2009 04:46am

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