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> I have a brand spankin' new rogue and I have some questions. I would
> greatly appreciate any feedback.
Woohoo!! Congrats, rogues are a fun class to play.
> 1) How does "sneak" work exactly? Can I sneak across someone's line of
> sight? What is the difference between "Sneak" and "Hide" that comes later?
Sneak, when successful, makes you walk "quietly" (slowly) by/near mobs without
being seen. However, usually if you are in the mobs line of sight it doesn't
work that often. It's great for sneaking behind mobs to get past them.
Hide, by itself, makes you invisible but you can't move. If you Hide AND Sneak
(forget which order you need to do it in; i have it hot keyed :) ), you can
bascially walk around invis. :) Be sure to keep both skills MAXED. It's a
real life and corpse saver.
I have fun hide/sneaking up to mobs and attempting to pickpocket them. :)
> 2) I do not yet have the "Backstab" ability. Does it do me any good to
> attack monsters from behind without the ability yet? I have been making an
> effort to do just that, but should I not even bother?
Contrary to belief, hitting a mob from behind does give extra bonus. About
2 years ago Verant posted there is an extra (if slight) benefit from attacking
behind; lower AC? While fighting mutiple mobs, people have noticed that they
get hit harder from behind than in front. Stick a green mob behind you, and note
the average damage. Then turn around; the average damage is less. This is why most
ppl try to get the mobs all in front of them instead of having some behind them.
Though the mob templates differ from characters, the principle is the same.
Now when you get the backstab ability, you'll really wreak havoc! :)
> 3) I noticed that "Disarm Traps" is a later ability, but I cannot recall
> having ever seen or heard of a trap in EQ. Can anyone give an example of
> where and when this ability would come in handy? And how do I know that
> there is a trap around to disarm in the first place?
The Disarm Traps skill was basically a non usuable skill, until the Velious
expansion launched. The Disarm Traps skill will come in very handy in the
land of Velious. Hmmm.. then again, our group usually sets them off so we
can have something to kill (assuming mobs spawn when triggered).
As far as the old world (non expansion lands), I don't know of any traps to
practice skills on. I know of a locked door in freeport, by the docks, that
you can probably practice lock picking, but that's about it.
> Sorry for being so naive, but thanks for any help.
Bah, better to ask questions than be a useless rogue; and believe me, i've
ran into some doozies.
Keep those piercing skills up! And if you can afford it, grab a bow and fletching
kit and make some arrows. It makes pulling mobs eaiser. The one thing I found
really annoying was sneaking into position to fight a mob only to have it casted
on by some caster a mile away. Now I just "appear" out of no where, fling the bow,
kill the mob, and disappear again. :)
Good luck,
-Knight