How to solo twink a rogue?

[TheBlob]

So I'd like to start a rogue and maybe give him a little hand, especially in regards to weapons. I like to farm/quest things myself and very rarely buy anything (51+ spells are the biggest exception). What are items that would help out a newbie rogue and that are attainable with:

A level 60 Magician;
a level 57 Druid;
or a level 52 Monk?

So far, I see the Burning Rapier quest. What is the easiest way to MQ it? Any other items that are more worth it? The Iksar Berzerker Club is also not bad.

For haste: I can camp FBSS with my Magician.
For regen: Is camping Iksar Ceremonial Chestplate viable with a 57 druid? I feel like it might be difficult with the limited track range.

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Cheers!

[kjs86z2]

Without a Fungi I don't see a point.

[sammoHung]

I soloed my rogue 1-60. I had a Fungi tunic, and also had enough to buy a Ragebringer MQ at level 46 - but I was able to do it fairly easily. (Not easy compared to monk, mage, dru though)

a) Master the side-stab or step-through stab.
I used the side-stab, because I could never get the step-through stab working. After the mob swings, there's a tiny delay where they don't move - use that tiny delay to strafe to the side of mob and backstab, OR step-through the mob and backstab.

b) Spine Break poison is OP
Spine break is a low skill poison that can be used all the way while levelling (once you get make poison skill) Spine break is 50% slow and a root. They are expensive to make, but worth it, imo.

c) Stick to outdoor zones and use intimidation
Intimidate is actually pretty reliable. If you side-strafe while chasing a feared mob, you are more likely to hit than if you followed directly behind.

For gear - Get a high damage mainhand and a fast offhand. Gear is a spectrum, and rogues are either the worst, or second worst solo class, depending on who you ask. I think the ability to hide/sneak and the backstab gives a slight advantage over warrior - but either way it will be a slog.

[Snaggles]

You can get a Seb Dirk for port plat. Spend plat on spine break or find a duo buddy.
It’s painful with a fungi so I’d probably do that char after you can land one. Or resort to duoing to 60 with a friend.

[Cecily]

Don't level a rogue on a dead EQ server.

[Jimjam]

It seems to me that much of this project is an exuse to camp items, rather than it strictly being about the rogue?

I'd suggest to find SCHW a much easier camp than FBSS. Perhaps you may find it easier to back and forth between your characters to split the camp, but the parts are there and I think you'd be able to take the boss. I'm sure you can think of the best strategy for you with your own characters.

I find the ceremonial iksar chestplate is good until about 30-40. I've seen plenty of druids do the camp. There are other nice loots from the camp too. Maybe have your rogue parked there in case you have a hangman's noose drop (17% no drop head/waist haste)?

Mobs which cast can be pretty decent for rogues if you have a decent dmg stabber - while they cast it is much easier to position to the rear to get in back stab.

Speaking of backstab, it is based off DMG. I think you want to find a more damaging main hander than the burning rapier if you want to xp on things more serious than greens and the lowest blues. Immediately the Harpoon of the Depths jumps out to me 8/25 (Loio from Bloodgill goblins - green xp for the druid, a bit more tricky for the monk). If you can get in on some platehouse I think you can find the Frozen Shard (13 26) or maybe you may find one of your toons can haul loot from skyshrine for Lath Drinor (and other stuff).

[WarpathEQ]

Solo rogue requires a lot of solid gear (to do it in any reasonably efficient manner), especially 40+. I had both a fungi and mrylokars BP (for faster out of combat recovery), epic once equippable, and a variety of other gear and even then it was restricted to only fighting green mobs in open areas with poisons and intimidation RNG on every single fight, and caster like down times between mobs.

I say all that to say that if you are "twinking" with self found gear only your solo rogue aint gonna get too far and will be painful enough to make the overwhelming majority of people quit.

If you really want to do a solo twink rogue proper you're looking at several hundred thousand in gear to get things like flayed barbarian mask, fungi/mrylo BP, epic, horn of hsagra, and full skyshrine armor. Even then you're probably still relying on things like poison, intimidation, and green cons to get all the way to 60.

[Vexenu]

OP isn't asking how to twink a solo Rogue, he's asking how to acquire the best Rogue twink gear while soloing with one of his other characters.

[sammoHung]

Originally Posted by Vexenu [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

OP isn't asking how to twink a solo Rogue, he's asking how to acquire the best Rogue twink gear while soloing with one of his other characters.

I noticed this earlier, he's asking "How to solo twink a rogue" and I read it as "How to solo a twink rogue"

[WarpathEQ]

Originally Posted by Vexenu [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

OP isn't asking how to twink a solo Rogue, he's asking how to acquire the best Rogue twink gear while soloing with one of his other characters.

To which the simple answer is...

You don't

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