Posts with tag fist weapons

Far back in the misty recesses of time, we brought unto you this story of a WoW Item Creator, and lo, many items were created by players. And it may or may not have been good, I'll leave that one up to you to figure out. Now, however, news has reached us from across the sands of time (well, okay, Dan O'Halloran told me about it, sheesh, a guy can't even ham it up anymore) of a new and graphically superior item creation site. Wowitemcreator.com has a much slicker look and is easier to use, and even stores items such as the Hunting Rifle of Ronda, the handy Gnome in a Box, and something I just made to reference my post about fist weapons, the Fist of Tcafow.

You, too, can have fun creating all sorts of serious or less than serious creations, or just use the site to fill in holes in itemization that have always bugged you. Don't think there's enough dedicated plate for a paladin tank? Now you can fix that!

Friends, countrymen (and women), lend me yer... eyes! Today I come to you with the first installment of our shiny new Rogue column, Encrypted Text. As the weeks go by, Elizabeth W. and I will share Rogue tips, tricks, gear, and more about all things stealthy and stabby. You'll get lots of Information spanning levels 1 to 70, based on questions we get, interesting forum posts, and more. (As such, if you have any questions or suggestions for Encrypted Text, you know the drill!)

Before we get rolling, allow me to steal just a moment of your time and give you a bit of information about my history (and passions) as a Rogue. My main Rogue is a L70 Troll who I have spent the last year and a half leveling and raiding under different Combat variants for the most part. I also have a L23 Blood Elf Rogue on Zangarmarsh who will be my test subject for builds once she gets to a respectable level. Currently, I am running a Swords variant on my main and do a respectable amount of damage with her. While I know many folks will immediately scream "but Swords don't fit the sneaky stabby thing, and you disable attacks that way" at me. Yes, I am aware of that. Playing up the assassin personae can definitely be a lot of fun. However, as I am primarily about PvE content, and still spend a great deal of time soloing between instances (motes - you know I love 'em) I find Combat Swords to be an excellent build for what I generally want to achieve. I do not want to mess around with having to worry about positioning or timing -- especially when in a situation where I am competing for taps. I want to walk up, pilfer through the mob's pockets, drop an opening Cheap Shot (love that noise) get my Combo Points, throw my (Improved) Slice & Dice, and proceed to Cuisinart my target into a pile of sparkly win at my feet.

If this sounds like fun to you, then keep reading. Past the jump I'll share some of what I consider to be the crucial things that anyone considering rolling a Rogue for the first time needs to know. (For those of you who are battle-proven Rogue veterans, feel free to join us and add your own observations!)