How do deal with Combat-Rogues

[Selz]

Hey

Ive just played some 5s vs a team that was way under our rating, they had this combat rogue "Fan of Knife spammer" who silenced me on all my toons they really had crap gear but i just couldnt do anything agasint it, not even heal or dps

So what can i do agasint such a rogue

If you have any exprience with such a rogue id love to hear some advice ty.

[Twyman]

I am still a novice imo... but what i do whenever there is a rogue, I put lighting shield on, healing totems, 2 remove poisions totems, have stagered magma totems down. Once the rogue is on me, i put 5 fire nova totems down, cast 5 chain heals, then when the nova's explode i use 5 thonderstorms. He is getting hit with 10 strong spells at the same time. Not sure if this is a great plan, but it has worked for me.

[asonimie]

These teams will wreck you if you don't react super quickly

First of all: Get ur healer away from you. No more AOE heal spamming, he needs to boogie out of the area. Spread out, use your box formation key. This match is all about quick reaction so spread quick before their team sets up positions. Once you're spread, it becomes trivial. The no-skill rogue will continue to spam FOK on a lone shaman, because he has noob tunnel vision and thats all he can think to do, while the rest of your team goes to work.

Honestly, from what I've seen (ran into 2 of these comps), the teams themselves aren't usually very good. If they are a team that is hard anyways... then youre probably screwed.. logout and come back later. If they suck - once you spread out they will start dropping like flies.

[Mokoi]

spread out? FoK has like a 5y range, so just move out of it..

[Ualaa]

If you have a spread out key, or are using the formations in Keyclone on a keybind...

Basically, set it up so the F12 key (or pick one) does:
Toon A: Forward
Toon B: Backward
Toon C: Strafe Left
Toon D: Strafe Right
Toon E: Nothing.

So you're spammed with Fan of Knives.
You spread your team out, by having them all move in different directions.
Then you turn towards the rogue, via Interact with Target & Click to Move.
Immediately press a movement key to end your movement in their direction.

Then you kill the rogue, or even if you don't, he will inconvenience one of your toons but not the rest.