Quote:And always always always hit first, right? With such a low AC, I mean. OK this is based on the assumption that permanent blocklock (permablock?) is possible, which goes against your statement below.
No, not really. Permablock is impossible in the PVP setting due to, as I said, the lousy MP implementation. It's easy to go out of sync. But it doesn't matter, basically you and your enemy will alternate blows, and with both having perfect block, the one with elemental damage will be denting health away faster than the other. A Rogue, with its naturally high dexterity, will be able to block anything you can throw at her.
Edit: To be clear, when I say permablock, it means block-lock, as in being busy doing nothing but block. It is entirely possible to achieve 100% chance of blocking, which is the root of all this after all. But even with 100% blocking, due to the lack of sync, your opponent won't be able to have you permanently blocking and doing nothing (and vice versa)
I think I found the problem with your next paragraph. Here I'm talking Sword/Shield vs. Sword/Shield, whereas I think you're thinking about bows:
Quote:Och aye? I have problems stunning warriors with my rogue (clvl 48, over 100 average damage). Since I have no problems stunning arties, is it possible that I keep missing the warriors despite the fact they're only around 5 squares away?
The reason why you have problems stun-locking warriors is that their hit recovery speed is the same as your fire speed (with a vanilla bow, you might have better luck with a bow of swiftness but don't sweat it), and their block speed is insanely fast (well, as fast as a Rogue with a shield of blocking). The reason why you seem to miss more with the bow is that there's a bug in Diablo that makes all characters and monsters unhittable by ranged attacks when they're moving horizontally on the screen, so a warrior can simply recover from your hit, sidestep and avoid getting hit by your arrows.
Always use Sword(of haste)/Shield(of blocking, Stormshield or Holy Defender) against Warriors with a Rogue. And never against a Sorceror :)