They're both cool classes.
Rogues get dual wield and double attack spam, big backstabs, disciplines, hide, sneak, poisons, and some other little tricks to keep you interested. They're stellar DPS in both groups and raids. But they can't solo, and they don't fit well into too many duos or trios; you need either snare+fear or tank+healer to function. And while rogues are desired by groups, since ALL the rogues are LFG it can be harder to find a spot in one than you would expect.
Wizards get big nukes, bigger nukes, and biggest nukes. They can do (nearly) unresistable damage, they get ports and evacs. They're as great on raids as rogues, and they can also solo pretty well. Plus, AE groups. And they get big improvements in Velious (translocates, bane spells, flowing thought items). But they don't play too well with anyone else while XPing. Duo, trio, full group... they'd all prefer someone other than a wizard.
Don't mind the XP difference. It's pretty minimal really. You won't really notice any XP penalty unless you're playing a hybrid. Also, they'll both have their struggles without twinking. Rogues moreso, although at least you only need a weapon and a haste item to do your role unlike other melee who need full sets of gear to take hits too and such. Wizards without twinking will lack jboots and clicky staff and the mana pool to do quadding sometimes.
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