Rogue question

[AzraelX]

SO my rogue is only level 16 and I feel like the damage is not there compared to LANCER and PUG. Do Rogues get better? Also I noticed I die easier as rogue than as a lancer or PUG?? is this common?

[Ruri]

Yes and Yes. Once you get Nin at 30 you start getting ninjutsu and can do a lot more dmg. And rogue/nin have low hp and defense so they die quicker than a lancer but its not a huge different imo.

[Werhusky]

Hmm I leveled my rougue prenerfs so cant really say but can be a lack of crossskills (Internal release) and gear as well (try to keep your ilvl max 5 below your recent level if you wanna output dps, if more you always get "misses" that interupt combos due to low accuracy).
And yes nins (rog) are the dragoons (dem misstimes jumps ^^) as they are dex built melee they cant take a lot of damage. Therefore you get hide, perfect dodge and as nin then shokuchi to dodge/evade damage. Compared to monk / Dragoon ull have as nin with the ninjutsu more possibility to do ranged damage while dodging as well.

[Spawnie]

i think the best jutsu for ninja is at 45 the 15% attack speed increase or whatever it is once u get that u notice a vastly different damage output

[Darkstride]

Ninja has great damage potential, you just have to get your Rogue to 30.

Mug & Jugulate: off GCD, weave them in.
Trick Attack: 10% damage bonus
Ninjutsu: solid damage, single and AoE
Mutilate and Shadow Fang: Dots
Huton: 15% attack speed bonus
Kassatsu: guaranteed Ninjustsu Crit
Dancing Edge: slash damage bonus
..and make sure you always have one of your poisons active


As for survival, it's less dependent on position than Dragoon or Pugilist so you can actually move more freely. You might be less tough than an armored DRG, but than the solution to that problem is just don't get hit ;-)

[Asheilin]

another thing is your Kiss of the Viper/Wasp abilities. Its only a 5% buff at lower levels for one 10% for the other until 40+ then they go to 20% at different levels; this changes damage output a great deal as 98% of your abilities get buffed off having a Kiss active.