The Rogue's Gallery

[Treesh]

Gouge:  This move is confusing at first.  It stuns the opponent into inactivity, but if you attack, it is cancelled.  It is basically used either to build back energy in a 1-on-1 confrontation, or to end combat and run.  Often followed with Sprint.[right][snapback]62723[/snapback][/right]

You forgot to mention the best use of gouge - gouge and then move around behind for a backstab. It's excellent to use to maneuver yourself into better position when soloing and not just for crowd control, although it's great for CC as well. :)

Pick Pocket:  Only works on humans and humanoids, and is worthless to begin with.  This skill pays off in instances, especially when you’re not getting much loot, because it draws from a separate treasure table and it doesn’t “steal” treasure from the group.  It basically gives minor bonus items, such as gems.  Some quests require practice of this skill.[right][snapback]62723[/snapback][/right]

Pick pocket is not useless at the beginning. You can get necessary (if you're soloing) health pots from those low level humanoids (especially if you are a human rogue) and it will also help you bring in a lot more money at the beginning. But please, if you're in a group who tends to go on murderous rampages frequently (the whole less chat more splat mentality), don't slow them down by trying to pickpocket everything.

Edit: I forgot to mention that not all humanoids have pockets to pick. Wendigos, for example, don't have pockets even though they are humanoid. Of course, they are also a humanoid that you can skin so they're a little different anyway. ;)

Slice and Dice:  Finishing move that increases attack speed.  If you’re facing an agile or high-level mob and you can’t land many hits, I recommend frequent Slice and Dice activations over an Eviscerate.  You’ll land more blows and do more overall damage.[right][snapback]62723[/snapback][/right]

I absolutely love slice and dice with my rogues. I use it as soon as I have one combo points. Very few fights (at least one on one or one on two encounters) last long enough for that tiny slice and dice to wear off.

Sprint:  This is your life-saving skill – sprint away from the opponent until their image icon disappears from your screen, then a few seconds more.  You can return after you heal and stealth/approach again.  Some people recommend this for speeding up travel, but I do not.  It has a long cooldown and you never know when you’re going to need it.  Save it for emergencies, unless you are certain you’ll only be in town for the next 5 minutes or so.

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I use sprint for travel frequently because if I get ambushed on the way, it's either a small enough group that I can take care of it without needing sprint or it's such a huge group that even sprint won't save me because I'll get dazed and slowed and they'll work me over anyway. Sprint is great for getting your butt out of a nasty situation, but those nasty situations don't happen that much anyway. If you are in a group, you don't sprint away anyway unless the tank(s) tell everyone to bug out.

BTW, I just want to say that I absolutely love playing a rogue. :) Soloing and grouping with one are completely different though. I play my group NE rogue soooo much differently than my solo gnome rogue. The NE has to do her talents different too because of the completely different tactics used in group play.