Some thoughts on the early rogue

[FoxBat]

So far, backstab has been pretty much a failure.  Most aggressive critters will not let you get close enough to them (stealthed, of course) to use it.

I think stealth is intentionally built to fail when you get close.

To use backstab, you either need someone else to melee, or you need to use the gouge skill to stun them. With a little practice, you can gouge a monster from the front, circle around to it's back, and pull off a backstab.