Rogues: Need help with Backstabbing
 

I'm a level 12 rogue leveling with my level 11 druid friend. We did some kiting last night which worked very effectively, but I ran into one problem: I can't seem to backstab, at all, when the mob is moving. Any tips on how to consistently backstab while a mob is being kited?

Thanks!

Try strafing. Your friend would need to strafe too, but that way you should have more success.

In a couple levels your druid will have SoW too, so that'll help.

Try tapping the left or right key right before hitting backstab.

The client only updates it's position to the server every so often when running in a straight line.

Casters frequently use this trick to avoid interruptions when kiting.

Thanks guys! I'll give it a shot.

Very good information to know, thanks.

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It's pretty odd. Every time I've dueled or PVP'd as a warrior I've been completely useless. Id swing/hit once every 30 seconds to a minute even though he looks to have been in my sights for most of that time. Almost every kick seemed to land though.

Ive found it helpful to stack yourself pretty much directly ontop of the mob when trying to BS it while moving.

The strafe/diagonal technique works quite well!