Cookie Cutter Builds

[Kevin]

::nods::

However, it does give me enough information to go the other way with things (for example, going 31 points in Combat for Rogues instead of the 8 listed here...)
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31 point combat rogues are still very powerful. Slice and Dice stacked with Blade flurry is one of the fastest kill 2 mob methods I have ever seen. You just lose some utility with it.

Actually it is very very hard to build a "bad" rogue. Rogues don't have bad talents really. They have several viable play styles but you need to approach what you do differently with each build. This is a good thing. A combat rogue does not play like an assassination rogue or subtlety rogue.

Keep in mind that many cookie cutter builds are for PvP reasons as well. Since pretty much any build can work in PvE, it's maximizing PvP damage or utility that a lot of the cookie cutters are going for.