4x Rogue PTR

[asonimie]

Yeah, I wasn't trying to say it was easy--Just that it's relatively simple once you get on a target. With my Paladins I prefer to use all my abilities by hand, so I've got 3-4 different attack buttons to push on top of Sacred Shield, Healing, Bubbles, Freedoms, Hammers, Repentances, etc. Keeping track of your Rogue's cooldowns would be the hardest part to me.

Asinomie, I'm curious how far you think you'll be able to go in 5's? My Paladins just hit 80 and I'm getting them pvp geared as quickly as possible and I'm really envious of the 70% snare and 50% ms effect you get. Defensively I think Rogues are going to be better while cooldowns are up but after that my impression is they'd get smashed.

From what I see on my PTR tests combined with already being a 2k multiboxer in 5v5 - I feel like I could take them all the way. They have some drawbacks, but all the problems that hurt our elementalsham teams are completely ezsauce for rogues (Inability to cast on swarming melee opponents, LOS, MS, Snare, Dependable CC, etc). I see no reason with my team and background I can't match and surpass kromtors 2200 achievement, especially considering I have similar dps but WITH a healer... which makes so much difference. My god mode 5s healer is going to also heal my rogues (his alt) starting off, so our communication and skill level is extremely high over recruiting some noobie healer.

I agree that rogue survivability drops down some once the cooldowns are gone, but the counter argument is the nature of 5s itself. Anyone who does competitive arena games knows that once you drop a target, 5v4 is incredibly easier than 5v5, I'm talking like 300% easier. My belief is that my rogues will be good for 2 guaranteed kills within 10 seconds. If I can't kill two targets with these guys before CDs wear off, then I feel I'm doing something wrong. And no matter what your viewpoint is, 5v4 and 5v3 is pretty much a victory in the bag.