WotLK Rogues in pvp?

[Vukodlak]

I don't much care for PvE, but how good are rogues in pvp (wotlk as the title says)? Heard they were basically CC bots with no damage. And my memory from 3 years ago seems to confirm that.

Arenas/duels/bg's?

[Bilan]

I'm pretty interested in this question as well. I'm considering rolling a Rogue on Lord but I don't want to waste my time if I won't be terribly useful in PvP outside of offering CC which other classes can do as well as contribute DPS.

[ShaliD]

As a subtlety rogue you basicly have total control over all PvP situations with the best CC and movability in the game. If you play it right and every minute you can do sick burst damage.
As muti rogue you maintin high pressure damage to every target, you lose a little control and movability but you still have very good CC.
Rogues are very viable and Rogue/Priest in 2s are amazing and PMR is also very strong in 3's

[Alesxigladlawl]

Rogue is one of the dominant class if played propery.
Actually Disc/Rogue or SPriest/Rogue can pretty much counter everything.
Any proper geared and experienced rogue is able to kill all healers.
Sayng that rogue got no burst it's crazy, especially if you decide to play shadowdance spec.
ABout 3v3 Rogues can be squishy against Shadowmournes, but overall comps such as RLS and RMP are able to destroy everything if played propery.

[Skappel]

with the best CC and movability in the game.

Rogues have the worst mobility in Wotlk.

Anyone who is capable of managing their cooldowns as a rogue will do fine.

[Bilan]

Sayng that rogue got no burst it's crazy, especially if you decide to play shadowdance spec.

If you're referring to what I said, that's mostly my own ignorance/incompetence at the class.

[AlyssaNikole]

can you give a link to or create a muti rogue build for me?

[zeldoric]

How has a rogue got poor mobility? i play basic bg's and i do find i can move around well especially with shadow step and sprint/vanish. but as mentioned i seam to have no good dps( i am low geared) but i can go in there and passify the warriors and stun them enough so the clothies can burst them. pallies i just RUN and fast

[Marco08]

If u like rogues in pvp, don't play them in wotlk. You need a lot of skill and u will always have some problems against wars and rets. Try cata or mop ;)

[Weep]

Bit of a late reply, but I guess what you want to hear about rogues is some advantages & disadvantages, plus a summary of their general role in PVP & difficulty. Also I am focusing this on a subtlety rogue as they are the most viable at high levels in PVP. So... starting with the advatanges/disadvantages:

Advantages

• Class with the best control on your target overall in WotLK. By this I mean almost constantly being able to keep AT LEAST 1 person CC'd, either in a stun (http://wotlk.openwow.com/spell=1833/http://wotlk.openwow.com/spell=8643, disorientate (http://wotlk.openwow.com/spell=51724/http://wotlk.openwow.com/spell=1776), disarm (http://wotlk.openwow.com/spell=51722) or a fear (http://wotlk.openwow.com/spell=2094).
• Very high burst capability (if decently geared). Paired with their 50% damage reduction through http://wotlk.openwow.com/spell=13218 & ability to stop casts via http://wotlk.openwow.com/spell=1766, this makes them very good at not only dealing damage but also delaying & reducing heals.
• Very good at avoiding ALL types of damage (through cooldowns such as http://wotlk.openwow.com/spell=31224 & http://wotlk.openwow.com/spell=26669), escaping (with http://wotlk.openwow.com/spell=26889 mostly) & severely limiting an enemy's damage (through CC mentioned above), making them hard to target & deal a lot damage to, especially in a relatively short fight.

Disadvantages

• Take A LOT of damage. Probably the squishiest class IF caught in a stun without a trinket or caught out of position without cooldowns. This is due to not only their lack of passive damage reduction talents & using only leather gear, but also they are generally played with low resilience (as allows them to do high damage).
• One of the highest skill cap classes in WotLK. They are not only one the hardest classes to learn to play decently, but also one of the hardest to master as well. This does mean that if you do master it, you tend to stand out more though! And some people may enjoy the challenge of a harder class.

To sum up, rogues are very strong in all areas of PVP (duels, arena, BGs & world PVP) but require quite a lot of skill to be good at. Play one if you enjoy, in a BG, being able to escape from almost all bad situations , and like getting pick offs. In arena if you like mostly having quick arena games & want the ability to achieve high ratings if played well with a good partner. In duels, this class is VERY weak against primarily ret paladins, it is also somewhat weak against warriors. Apart from that it should do quite well! That's about it, hope it helps =]