Itemization

[Quark]

Keep in mind that rogue damage also scales up by weapon.  Rogues aren't supposed to get the same dps off the same equipment as casters; Skyshroud Leggings offers +11 dps and Shadowcraft Pants offers only +2.5, but no one disputes that they belong in the same category.  Proportionately, the gap begins to close as +damage is required to stack higher.

Of course, many Rogues avoid SC for just the reason that it's not adding enough damage compared to other blues. Only SC worth wearing, once you have your choice of blues, is the cap. That and my biggest pet peeve about Dagger Rogues right now - until MC, we're not scaling damage as we go. Barman Shanker is the Rogue weapon, and it's from freaking BRD.

Recognized.  However, you only need a few such items for PvE.  Once you've gotten around 3k/6k, the int and stam become, as they've started to become on current items, essentially meaningless.  1% spell crit and 1% spell hit spread things out a little, but again, there's only so much spell hit you can use.  Rogue items can replace +tohit with dodge or an incremental increase in previous stats; casters have to pile damage.

I don't want dodge, I don't want any more +hit. I want crit, attack power, and hp. That's it. The difference isn't in how many things we want. It's that strength and agility further my goals - crit and ap - while int and spi don't further yours.