More Talent Questions

[Dulben]

Ok...so I went through the talent builder a couple of times. What I came up with (below) is based mostly on how I'm playing now. I am the tank/damage dealer for my group using a mace and a dagger (at the moment). Most of the stuff I'm fighting (at 18) is dying so fast I very rarely get to use either my backstab (since I'm never behind the mob) or my Eviscerate. Matter of fact I rarely get more than two Combo points built up. I'm not sure how much PvP I will be doing, but I'm guessing I'm going to continue (for a while anyways) as the point man in combat.

Sorry, prattling on here...

So any one have any advice on modifications?

Class: Rogue
Level: 60

Assassination Talents (24 points)

Improved Eviscerate - 3/3 points
Increases the damage done by your Eviscerate ability by 15%.

Malice - 5/5 points
Increases your critical strike chance by 5%.

Remorseless Attacks - 3/5 points
After killing an opponent that yields experience, gives you a 24% increased
critical strike chance on your next Sinister Strike, Backstab, Ambush, or
Ghostly Strike.

Improved Slice and Dice - 3/3 points
Increases the duration of your Slice and Dice ability by 45%.

Lethality - 5/5 points
Increases the critical strike damage bonus of your Sinister Strike, Gouge,
Backstab, Ambush, Ghostly Strike, or Hemorrhage ability by 30%.

Improved Instant Poison - 2/5 points
Increases the chance to apply Instant Poison to your target by 4%.

Vile Poisons - 2/5 points
Increases the damage dealt by your poisons by 6%.

Cold Blood - 1/1 point
When activated, increases the critical strike chance of your next Sinister
Strike, Backstab, Ambush, or Eviscerate by 100%.


Combat Talents (22 points)

Improved Sinister Strike - 2/2 points
Reduces the Energy cost of your Sinister Strike ability by 5 Energy.

Improved Gouge - 3/3 points
Increases the effect duration of your Gouge ability by 1.5 seconds.

Precision - 5/5 points
Increases your chance to hit with melee weapons by 5%.

Deflection - 5/5 points
Increases your Parry chance by 5%.

Riposte - 1/1 point
A strike that becomes active after parrying an opponent's attack. This attack
deals 150% weapon damage and disarms the target for 6 seconds.

Dual Wield Specialization - 5/5 points
Increases the damage done by your offhand weapon by 50%.

Blade Flurry - 1/1 point
Increases your attack speed by 20%. In addition, attacks strike an additional
nearby opponent. Lasts 15 seconds.


Subtlety Talents (5 points)

Camouflage - 5/5 points
Increases your speed while stealthed by 15%.

EDIT: Ok...I revamped this with the suggested changes. I think I sorta understand why - got confused with Kidney Punch/Rupture. Any other comments would be appreciated!

Thanks,

Dulben

[OorTael5]

I think you need to majorly retool your assassination tree. Dump Improved Expose Armor and Remorseless Attack (and Kidney Shot if you ask me) and pick up Malice and Lethality for sure. Also I personally think Murder points are better spent elsewhere.

I personally like MoD better than Camo, but that's a preference choice really.

[Colvin]

If you're grouping, do you use gouge? Don't really see a reason for improved gouge.
Do you use Slice and Dice a good bit? I never use it, but if you do, I guess Improved S&D is ok; but you also have Improved Evis. It seems you would basically use only one of those talents Once you get some combo points, you either go S&D or Evis.
Camo-you will have two skill upgrades at level 20 and 40 to raise your stealth speed. I only put 2 points in Camo, and speed is fine for me.
Personally, I think MoD is important.

[Legna]

He took gouge because it is the only feasible choice for the start of that tree. It is kind of just what you are stuck with.

I would dump the improved instant poison points and put them both into vile poisons to increase your damage.

For a tanking rogue, I think everything else looks pretty good to me, although I am not totally sure why you even took camo. I would probably drop that as you aren't going to be going into the sub tree you could put the points elsewhere to much greater effectiveness. The MoD and Camo are both in the same category as improved gouge. You take them if you want the tree, but don't take them for their abilities.

-L