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well im currently level 17 and well i wanted to pick one can someone help me choose one and also what are the PROS and CONS to each. Another thing is wat are the best builds u can reccomend for each. And also im into a lot of PVP,PVE, and Instances. Plz help
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ok i dont know the pros and cons of each too well but i can give you a genreal idea i guess.
from what i know.
daggers have a lower top end damage than swords. and seeing as how your at a lower level you might wanna stick with swords. and probably do a combat/sub or assn/combat build because it is easier for leveling. swords will do better damage when you use most of your intant skills. id say you stick to combat build until you are about 50. then you may respec if you wish or keep going with that build.
as for specific builds, im not sure of a single build that goes to all three of your choices. if anythin i would assume a combat rogue. just because they can adapt easily and less fragile as opposed to a subtle rogue.
from the great Nooblestick
that probably will help you out more than what i said and also jsut read his guide and it should answer probably most of your questions
http://wow.allakhazam.com/db/class.html?wclass=4;mid=1168843786135015300;num=84;page=1
Edited, Mar 28th 2007 8:05pm by xgkithe
from what i know.
daggers have a lower top end damage than swords. and seeing as how your at a lower level you might wanna stick with swords. and probably do a combat/sub or assn/combat build because it is easier for leveling. swords will do better damage when you use most of your intant skills. id say you stick to combat build until you are about 50. then you may respec if you wish or keep going with that build.
as for specific builds, im not sure of a single build that goes to all three of your choices. if anythin i would assume a combat rogue. just because they can adapt easily and less fragile as opposed to a subtle rogue.
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Choose Your Weapon!
A very common question these days. Rogues can use a great many weapon types, so it's completely understandable to want to know which you should use when you first start. The answer, however, is not quite so simple. You ultimately must make the decision yourself, but I can help you to do that by explaining what each weapon excels at.
There are four weapon types (excluding ranged) that you can use as a Rogue. One-Handed Swords, One-Handed Maces, Daggers and Fist Weapons. Each type has its strengths, though most Rogues either use Daggers or Swords. Maces are less common, but still more or less mainstream. Fist Weapons are rarely used at all, as good ones are hard to come by.
Daggers
A very popular choice. Daggers excel at doing a lot of damage in a very short period of time. Ambush, Backstab and Mutilate have ridiculously high base damage, along with exceptional crit chance for the first two. Daggers, however, have been plagued by poor Combo Point generation, which made the talent Seal Fate a popular pick. With the addition of Mutilate (the single most energy efficient CP generation), this is no longer such a huge problem for Dagger builds. Daggers also have the highest crit chance of any weapon, as the Dagger talents such as Improved Backstab/Ambush and Dagger Specialization add crit chance, and lots of it. Daggers make for excellent raiding builds, and good PvP builds. Mutilate is a very nice jack-of-all-trades build, and also happens to be superb for raiding.
Swords
Probably the best weapon to use with PvP, as it allows for high instant attack damage without having to be behind your target or stealthed. Particularly slow swords (2.8 or slower) combined with a high attack power (in the 1000 range) can be used with Hemorrhage with great success. Swords are also the strongest grinding build, as you are not reliant on stunning your target to do high damage instant attacks.
A very common question these days. Rogues can use a great many weapon types, so it's completely understandable to want to know which you should use when you first start. The answer, however, is not quite so simple. You ultimately must make the decision yourself, but I can help you to do that by explaining what each weapon excels at.
There are four weapon types (excluding ranged) that you can use as a Rogue. One-Handed Swords, One-Handed Maces, Daggers and Fist Weapons. Each type has its strengths, though most Rogues either use Daggers or Swords. Maces are less common, but still more or less mainstream. Fist Weapons are rarely used at all, as good ones are hard to come by.
Daggers
A very popular choice. Daggers excel at doing a lot of damage in a very short period of time. Ambush, Backstab and Mutilate have ridiculously high base damage, along with exceptional crit chance for the first two. Daggers, however, have been plagued by poor Combo Point generation, which made the talent Seal Fate a popular pick. With the addition of Mutilate (the single most energy efficient CP generation), this is no longer such a huge problem for Dagger builds. Daggers also have the highest crit chance of any weapon, as the Dagger talents such as Improved Backstab/Ambush and Dagger Specialization add crit chance, and lots of it. Daggers make for excellent raiding builds, and good PvP builds. Mutilate is a very nice jack-of-all-trades build, and also happens to be superb for raiding.
Swords
Probably the best weapon to use with PvP, as it allows for high instant attack damage without having to be behind your target or stealthed. Particularly slow swords (2.8 or slower) combined with a high attack power (in the 1000 range) can be used with Hemorrhage with great success. Swords are also the strongest grinding build, as you are not reliant on stunning your target to do high damage instant attacks.
from the great Nooblestick
that probably will help you out more than what i said and also jsut read his guide and it should answer probably most of your questions
http://wow.allakhazam.com/db/class.html?wclass=4;mid=1168843786135015300;num=84;page=1
Edited, Mar 28th 2007 8:05pm by xgkithe
I think lvl 20 is where you get duel wield, but dagger main hand sword fof-hand is the way to go.
Actually, I think it's level 10 for a rogue, and 20 for a warrior. I'm not sure about hunters.
ya its lvl 10 for dual wield rouge and u get dual wield for hunters in ur talents
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