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3) Hide cannot be used in boss fights. No matter who engages first, the moment the boss is approached, its name appears on the whole party's aggro list and as such, Hide is rendered unusable. I know that at later levels, Ninja gets a trait to use Sneak Attack without Hide, but doesn't this make Hide a nearly pointless ability altogether? I don't know, I'd like to see it exploited more often.
I can answer this one: Rogue was released now because Yoshi felt the lack of a "scout" class in PvP. Hide is mostly a PvP skill, since NINs get a ninjutsu that allows them to use sneak/trick atk even w/o Hide.