Why aren't rogues top DPS?

[Cyrano]

I'll put my DPS up against a monk /shrug.

[Hasbinbad]

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

I'll put my DPS up against a monk /shrug.

I'll put my dps up against yours! [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]
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[Cheps]

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

Will this be improved at all in the near future, or are rogues put in the same category as rangers?

Us rangers are fine, thank you.

[Virtuosos]

rogues are great, i dont think i could play one though....i love and always have loved my paladin both in live and here, no other class will ever compare [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

[guineapig]

I find that on raids the exp group is the group with the rogue(s) pretty much hands down. Have a rogue and monk in the same group and you are basically getting exp every single kill.

[xorbier]

I'd always heard monk dps is roughly 18% less than a rogue. Also rogue dps owns and is probably the best in game if geared properly.

[Buhbuh]

Monk damage is very high and consistent. Rogues are somewhat high and then have the high burst damage as well.

You'll be hard pressed to find a better DPS class in PvE with a Ragebringer in your main hand though. Those double backstabs are severely brutal. On low level mobs you got assassinate as well, which isn't really a big deal for raiding purposes but is a nice little thing to have.

Also, Monks didn't receive triple attack at 60 until a patch in Velious, so really, you're looking at Rogues with the advantage through and through.

Even more so in Velious when Rogues take some primal. Their damage is insane. I remember in PvP when they'd proc primal as well. It was very hard for Rogues to have their hits miss/ not hit for max.

Monks were always my favorite choice in PvE/ PvP though. I thoroughly enjoyed leading raids and the great utility/ survivability, even in sticky situationsthatswhatshesaid.

[Chodan]

what does he mean

[Buhbuh]

Yeah, I think solo monks may have the edge because their worn and epic stack. In a raid though, Rogues/ monks are way up there in DPS together. I think Rogues take it usually though. I'd always be pulling as a monk or assist pulling.

[guineapig]

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

I found that slightly odd that rogues aren't the top damage class with their narrow skill-set. Usually there's some sort of compromise with a variety of factors. For a DPS class these are normally scaling DPS vs. Utility for inter-class balance.

In my opinion, and most of those that I've queried, rogues aren't considered to be in the top 3 of DPS dealers in classic. With Wiz, Mage, and Monk competing for the top 3. With exceptions of course based on skill levels and gear.

So then, why do rogues end up in the bottom of all of the DPS category?

Did Verant forget to include some skills that make rogues as much of a threat as the other DPS classes? Were rogues intended to be a primarily utility class to be used in dungeons to unlock key doors and disarm lethal traps that were never implemented?

Will this be improved at all in the near future, or are rogues put in the same category as rangers?

To sum it up, I think everyone agrees that the above is completely incorrect.