01-17-2012, 01:50 PM
Without taking into account any identified items or shrines, a rogue will equal a warrior's melee accuracy when dex = 100. Hypothetically, this could be achieved at the earliest by clvl15, but not realistic since you would likely put a few points into str.
The greater accuracy and block percentage is advantageous, but this is offset by not having fast block and insufficient damage to stun. As such, the problem I have encountered with solo IM SS rogue is that your shield takes a hefty beating without you being able to retaliate due to block lock. This becomes increasingly obvious from the caves onwards. Another downside is being unable to repair, so you could easily find yourself without a shield unless you keep a spare.
It becomes much more viable when you have either a good melee weapon or one of the unique fast block shields.
I would use a bow 99.9% of the time in hell, adopting the one monster at a time tactic. Melee monsters are quite easy to pick off from range using run and gun tactics, and it can be done fairly quickly with a rogue's bow accuracy. Not 100% sure about this, but even if your rogue can block everything, without fast block you can get hit from the monsters with low cooldowns, like acid beast types and storm demons.
The greater accuracy and block percentage is advantageous, but this is offset by not having fast block and insufficient damage to stun. As such, the problem I have encountered with solo IM SS rogue is that your shield takes a hefty beating without you being able to retaliate due to block lock. This becomes increasingly obvious from the caves onwards. Another downside is being unable to repair, so you could easily find yourself without a shield unless you keep a spare.
It becomes much more viable when you have either a good melee weapon or one of the unique fast block shields.
I would use a bow 99.9% of the time in hell, adopting the one monster at a time tactic. Melee monsters are quite easy to pick off from range using run and gun tactics, and it can be done fairly quickly with a rogue's bow accuracy. Not 100% sure about this, but even if your rogue can block everything, without fast block you can get hit from the monsters with low cooldowns, like acid beast types and storm demons.