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Right now rogues are topping DPS charts, but I do not think this makes the class OP or superior.

Here is why:
Rogues have no buffs, so they can't benefit their group in that aspect. Also, we are a squishy melee class that dies easily and we require more healing than most DPSs.

If rogues did not have high DPS then inviting them to a raid would not be worth it.

Also, fan of knives, our only AoE, is only good for quick AoE pulls... it cannot be used for a long period of time (unlike hunter, mage, warlock, and other AoEs) because we run out of energy.
On top of that, the assassination PvE rotation is way more difficult than most rotations (I've played various classes at level 80, so this I know).

Fact: A good rogue can top a good fury war/hunter in dps.

Reality:80%-90% of WoW rogues suck. Of course, this can go both ways in that only half are good at pve but suck at pvp and the other half vice versa (with a cherry pick for both aspects, if lucky).

In the four years I've played WoW? A rogue doesn't need buffs because he has SO MUCH control. Sure, they are the least desired in raids but when you think about it, how many good rogues do you know that can make top 5 dps? Or, rather, have good dps output PLUS listening skills (which a lot of players seem to lack)? They may have an unfair advantage in the pve aspects due to the overwhelming amount of melee dps that Blizz has failed to restrict however you put a rogue in an arena and he can (or should) be able to take out someone that is equiv geared/skilled to him.

A rogue is superior if the player makes it superior but if you take it down to basics, a rogue is one of the more op classes. I still think ret pallies should have never been megasuperpowered buffed even pre-Wrath but I guess Blizz needs to listen to the majority of the population that just doesn't understand mechanics.

Yep I'm usually at the very top of the charts... but when I DPS on other toons I'm usually on top them too. Every class has potential, and I think the issue is that most WoW players in general suck (not just rogues)... hell, most PEOPLE suck in general. This world is an overload of idiot.

With how easy it is to get a Medallion of the Horde (or Alliance or whatever) now, and rogues being so dependant on stun locking (with every single one of our stuns having some sort of condition and/or cooldown) I don't think we're OP at all. Paladins, however, have stuns, yet they can fight just fine without even using them because they're wearing plate and have more HP. I also think frost mages are more "OP" than rogues in PvP because they have so many movement impairing moves (including frostbolt, which has no CD) so they can easily kite melee classes, damage resistance. high crits, and that mirror mage thingy.

I'm not QQing about mages and paladins though. I think if you learn how to play your class you can be just as "OP" as anyone.

EDIT: And it seems like a lot of people have trouble with druid bears too... lol. Which is probably something worth complaining about because they just stand there and absorb damage and they have thorns and stuff... disarming them doesn't really help either because their moves don't require weapons. What really makes this annoying is that PvPing as a druid bear doesn't really take any skill. neutral
There's a druid bear nub on my server who was dueling people outside Org... he won almost every time.. against priests, death knights, rogues, mages, warlocks... probably some others too. The whole time he was basically just standing in place and jumping around... and using charge if someone tried to kite him.

I beat him, but only because I used mutiple cool downs and bleeded him to death. Lol, and to prove what a nub he is, he claimed he DCed during the duel. rofl

I'm gonna go with DKs But Ret/Prot Pallies are nuts too. On my server Emerald Dream rp/pvp The most common 2v2 arena or pve group is a DK and a Pally.. and it scares me... I mean.. seriously.. WAY OP. eek

I'm a survival hunter, and I gotta say, even though the answer is clearly death knights, I'm heading with rogues on this one.

Damn sapping.
And stunlock.

I can handle DK's pretty easily, actually, same with ret paladins.
Because I can get away.

Rogues.. I'm dead before I can move half the time. D;

The true question is not which is best when you know how to play... but which has the best face-to-roll value. IMO that's either ret pally or pretty much any lock.

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