Rogues - Some questions

[Muggens]

Wait, what is a Deadly Strike?

[RDawg816]

It's a critical hit rogues get with throwing weapons. Most rogues go with bows (for the damage and stats) but "cool" rogues use shurikens or knives/daggers. Deadly strikes don't happen with bows, but bows typically do more damage overall anyways.

[Pezy]

Throwing weapons also have woefully low range. A good bow with some fletched arrows has 3-4x the range of your standard fare throwing weapon.

[Muggens]

Ok thanks for clearing that up for me. I use a bow if Im pulling, but what kinda shurikens or daggers do these "cool" rogues use?

[Samoht]

Originally Posted by Muggens [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Ok thanks for clearing that up for me. I use a bow if Im pulling, but what kinda shurikens or daggers do these "cool" rogues use?

They don't. Rogues use bows with stats and long range arrows strictly for pulling - never to DPS. The thrown weapons make a white crit emote on a deadly strike. Some people just like to see their own name spammed. That kind of vanity is the complete opposite of "cool" though.

[RDawg816]

Shurikens are the go to for most people. Some use daggers/knives because they can be summoned.

EverQuest is a roleplaying game. In that regard, most rogues should use throwing weapons. Instead, many choose to min-max, whereas some like the range for pulling, etc. There are a lot of reasons for both weapons.

At the end of the day, you're playing a game for your enjoyment. Asking for advice or opinions is fine, but do what you want with that information.

[Jimjam]

Forged Javelins are pretty easy to make and IIRC stackable. Something like 125 or 200 range. Not much of a roguely weapon, but tbh the thrown weapon ranges are pretty useless for pulling.

[Phantasm]

Auto attack and proxymity aggro are best pulling tools.

[Muggens]

Originally Posted by RDawg816 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

EverQuest is a roleplaying game. In that regard, most rogues should use throwing weapons. Instead, many choose to min-max, whereas some like the range for pulling, etc. There are a lot of reasons for both weapons.

I see where you are coming from, but I dont agree a rogue should use throwing weapons for roleplaying reasons...a "rogue" could just as well use a bow, what ever it takes is what a rogue must do. My old dungeons n dragons rogues carried a bow and other long range weaponry like a blowgun.
Im up for using whatever fits the bill. If I can pull with a throwing weapon now and then it would be cool, but I will ofcourse use a bow if the range implies it. Anything else is stupid and also kinda poor "roleplaying" if you ask me.

I was hoping someone could link me what these rogues carry in their arsenal, but I guess Mrylokars are part of it.

I appricieate all the input coming into this thread =)

[Muggens]

Yes I am into Roleplaying in someways, I take some clues from my old DnD chars, who was always rogue. I do my "solo missions", its very rogueish behaviour to me, inside lowlevel dungeons to grab small magical items to use, fex.

I am not MinMaxing in anyway, so carrying stuff around that helps me out in a solo(not for exp) situation is nice.