Starting new on green, rogue as first character?

[Issar]

Hey Amir, and welcome!

Here are a couple of things to consider.

1. On the green server, while we are starting to see twinks, people are still lightly geared. Not having a twinked character does not put you at a disadvantage when grouping.

2. Gear is pretty bad for rogues in early classic. Get a giant snake fang, then save up for a Dragoon Dirk. After that save up for a Serrated Bone Dirk or something in the 200p range. After that, keep saving for a Polished Steel Dirk, which you should have plenty for by level 27 (you will bag your SBD in groups when it starts proc'ing). Then start saving for an FBSS. You don't have spells, so you can push all of your plat into a dagger/haste fund.

3. Strength gear will come naturally. In groups, you will almost always be able to get an str buff. I wouldn't invest much plat into str, as the return from dagger damage & ratio, and from haste is much greater. If you roll a barb or a dwarf, you'll likely be around 200str unbuffed by the time you're 50.

4. You will likely do little tanking in groups, so armor can be overrated. However you will certainly take hits and having a suit of banded armor early on will help with mitigation.

5. Rogues are an XP positive class, meaning that even a Barbarian Rogue brings a bonus rather than a harsh penalty that hybrids bring. So groups will welcome you.

6. You posted this in the Technical Discussion forum, so you probably won't get many responses here. I would recommend posting in either Green Server Discussion or in the DPS Class forums at the bottom of the Forums List.

Best of luck!