12-01-2005, 01:10 AM
Little Faith,Nov 30 2005, 12:35 PM Wrote:Even though the rogue is undeniably optimized towards archery, she is also quite capable as a sword and shield warrior or even a sort of mage. She was clearly intended to be a jack-of-all-trades and not just a ranged warrior.
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I have no informed comments to make on German usage (I guess Sourceror would have something valuable to say were he still around), but regarding rogues, I think they were intended to be primarily archers with good secondary magical skills. This laudable intention --- one of which I'm sure the Sisters of the Sightless Eye would have entirely approved --- was slightly eviscerated by the ridiculously overpowered nature of spells in Diablo (especially fireball and chain lightning), and the fact that dex (presumably intended for archery), not strength, turned out to be far and away the most important attribute for melee (because of its effects on to-hit and blocking).