High AC on A Rogue?

[Jimjam]

Originally Posted by Robersonroger38 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Not sure on the price haven’t checked it, because plat isn’t a issues what so ever to make now days. Think I made the plat back and some profit from the gems there dropping

I know grouping is much safer exp, but ide rather have a small challenge , plus I afk way to much Lol

I totally feel this. I’m levelling a warrior on red through 59 at bnb/ldc (solb) cos it is easy to pop in for 15 mins or be very afk while playing. Some times I’m spending 50pp on consumables vs a mob unlikely to drop 2pp. It’s worth it cos the mobs not needing a cheeky heal pot balance it out … and even just passing through solA to visit the LS vendors can result in a mountain of pp.

[Cen]

Rogues theoretically should be able to take hits way better then a Ranger with their much higher caps on defensive skills.

This is one of those things that thematically *seem* wrong, but on paper for all intents and purposes the way they designed this games stats, Rangers are squishier, defensively speaking. (Without getting into HP/Stamina that falls into gearsets)

[Snaggles]

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

Rogues theoretically should be able to take hits way better then a Ranger with their much higher caps on defensive skills.

This is one of those things that thematically *seem* wrong, but on paper for all intents and purposes the way they designed this games stats, Rangers are squishier, defensively speaking. (Without getting into HP/Stamina that falls into gearsets)

The issue is that a rogues dps goes up like 40% if they can backstab. For that reason and for lack of aggro spells a rogue-tank is a bit silly. It’s just a fairly durable chain class with poor stat allocation.

A ranger (or shaman) tanking over a rogue isn’t ideal. It if you want to increase kill speed it’s the way to go.

[Cen]

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

The issue is that a rogues dps goes up like 40% if they can backstab. For that reason and for lack of aggro spells a rogue-tank is a bit silly. It’s just a fairly durable chain class with poor stat allocation.

A ranger (or shaman) tanking over a rogue isn’t ideal. It if you want to increase kill speed it’s the way to go.

I should clarify, I don't think a rogue should tank, its just there was the debate a few pages back that rogues die faster then rangers when they get aggro. I'm not so sure that is true.

[Snaggles]

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

I should clarify, I don't think a rogue should tank, its just there was the debate a few pages back that rogues die faster then rangers when they get aggro. I'm not so sure that is true.

Oh it’s not true. Rogues are way more durable than rangers I’ll be the first to agree. It’s just lost opportunity if they are doing 120 frontal “backstabs”.

I’d rather see a cleric load flash of light or chain root than heal a tanking rogue. Not that they can’t, it’s just they shouldn’t have to.

[Solist]

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

I should clarify, I don't think a rogue should tank, its just there was the debate a few pages back that rogues die faster then rangers when they get aggro. I'm not so sure that is true.

Rangers take more damage by quite a large margin.

[greatdane]

That's like saying that any recipe should begin with the acquisition of a stove, and if any recipe doesn't include that, it's a bad recipe.

[Tnair]

One of my favorite 6-man groups ever was me (rogue), three other rogues, an enchanter and a bard, doing stables in CoM. We just swapped aggro around in a circle of hasted backstabs. It was glorious, and we had no trouble making it work. The fun of a 20-yr old game is not meta-based Holy Trinity min-maxing (it's already been done. All of it.) but exploring the non-meta fringes of possibility. Rogues fulfilling a tank role struggle with snap aggro, low health, and loss of dps. That's all. Good/bad/can/can't is all situational.