View Full Version : SAFEHOUSE NEWS: The Vanguard Rogue: Straight from the Source
SHStaff
03-03-06, 07:50 PM
SUMMARY: At Fanguard San Diego 2006, Fricka and I got to talk to Darrin
McPherson about our favorite topic, Da Rogue. Within, you'll find all
the info you need to know about the Rogue in Vanguard. What they do,
why they rule, and what to expect. <a href="http://www.thesafehouse.org/articles/interviews/article_42.php">At last, The Vanguard Rogue.</a> <br>
View full article (http://www.thesafehouse.org/news/Vanguard/news_253.php)
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Peregin Falcon
03-03-06, 11:36 PM
Great write-up guys :pimp
San Kshun
03-04-06, 04:36 AM
Did you get any indication if being in stealth also meant having a movement speed reduction? If so, does the speed penalty reduce with level, ala EQ1?
Flash Powder sounds like our rogue tax. Hopefully, it won't be too expensive, and won't take up too many inventory slots. Also, I hope it will be available in many places.
With the lack of teleports, running halfway across a continent to stock up on an almost-required item would be a real pain.
1. Sorry, did not ask how Stealth affects run speed.
2. The majority of your rogue tools are stolen from the enemies you fight every where, more than they are bought.
San Kshun
03-04-06, 08:17 PM
2. The majority of your rogue tools are stolen from the enemies you fight every where, more than they are bought.
As long as every non-Rogue mob I fight drops flash powder, I'm willing to suspend my disbelief that a non-Rogue mob would be carrying flash powder.
If every mob has a diamond for me to pickpocket, I'd be willing to suspend my belief that diamonds are rare, too! :-)
Maertil
03-06-06, 06:56 AM
The Vanguard Rogue is sounding good. Scrolls allowing you some limited forms of magic to use should be pretty interesting. The fighting animations, high damage from stealth, utility to fulfill your class role all sound good too. Now I just want more info!!
This is how I read the part on flash powder. 1) If you have someone else holding the mob's (or group of mobs) agro and you use flash powder the mobs are distracted and you can enter stealth mode. 2) If you have agro and use flash powder nothing happens? Is that right?
It would be nice if in the case of #2 it would stun the mobs for a second or two to aid in your escape or something... If your the type that needs to run from a fight on occasion. Prolly getting ahead of myself and the game - will be cool to see how this all works out once release is finally here.
2) If you have agro and use flash powder nothing happens? Is that right?
That is correct. Your way of thinking about it was actually how I first read it too...but the more I thought about it, being able to stun mobs with your flash powder would probably be very overpowered...otherwise Rogue's wouldn't need a meatshield to do anything stealth related.
Leather only or chain too?
Nice rogue write up. I really like what learned about the Vanguard rogue. Keep up the great work.
Nenjin, lad, this is some great infiltration work ye've done (and ye too, Fricka me lass)! Keep it up and nobody gets thwapped! *Remmi scowls*
You have to catch me to thwap me, gramps! :p
You have to catch me to thwap me, gramps! :p
Catch ye? Not me, lad. That's what the traps are fer! HAR!
Brelkor
03-09-06, 11:53 AM
Catch ye? Not me, lad. That's what the traps are fer! HAR!
bwhahahaha!
Classic.