IMHO shd - it all comes down to your own preferred playstyle

I have played a tank for years in many mmpgs (started way back in UO) - and I have grown to like 'in your face melee' - and that is exactly how I play my team - no matter if they are squishies or healers - EVERYONE melees - I know the melee dmg off say a clothy is not the best but IMHO every bit helps

Locks are definately considered the 'king' of aoe - and like you mentioned, they are basically 'set and forget' - once they are locked on they can just blast away - Asg, could you provide a few comments re the lock and how you find playing it please so we get a balanced view of both sides of the coin?

As for rogues, they really need to be close and in behind to do the damage (but that's just a practise thing)

The way I think about rogues is the same way I think about the rest of the team - just leave everyone on /follow so they are in a blob - range pull some mob and either drag through your team or do a shuffle back then forward, spin - either way the mob will end up between the tank and the 'blob' - all within melee range - this exact techinique works just as well if you /stop the blob (i.e., disconnect the /follow) and body pull to your team

Another thing I like about rogues (and I use all the time) is smuggle - now this can (AND WILL) get your team into trouble (normally at the worst possible time) but it does save a lot of trash clearing if your just after a 'speed run' in a dungeon - I tend to have smuggle on my mouse toggle (logitech G5) - so one quick flick and I can group stealth on the run (the on the run is the important part - i.e., I don't have to keep stopping to cast like some clothies which actually does save a fair amount of time IMHO)

I honestly have had no exp with RAF so can't help you in that area - I do recall a lengthy post on RAF in the past though so a mini-search might turn up some info for you

@ Mooni - the only reason I haven't mentioned the crusader line is simply because shd has a zerk and looks like they are enjoying it - simply, that's the reason why we are all playing (to have a bit of fun) so no good peeing on their parade