DarkDestr0yer61 Posted September 18, 2015 Share Posted September 18, 2015 Question: What do you prefer promoting your thief into, Rogues or Assassins?My thoughts: I have to admit, as much as I like using the Assassin class, I don't like losing the ability to steal items from the enemy.... That was a big issue I had with Matthew is that he hit level 20, but I didn't want to promote him because I didn't want to lose that ability. I was perfectly fine with using Jaffar since he was already an assassin. I'm not sure if silencer is good enough to choose that over Rogue either. I'll admit, I have yet to beat Sacred Stones, but judging on how Jaffar turned out, he one-shots enemies with a critical regardless of whether or not silencer procs.(Keep in mind that I may be dumb... I think Rogues keep the ability to steal items from enemies. If not, then well, never mind then) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azz Posted September 18, 2015 Share Posted September 18, 2015 I make Colm an Assassin purely cause I like to have one of each class, and I find Marisa and Joshua make better Swordmaster so yeah.I also tend to use Rennac anyways but I never promote Colm till I get Rennac cause like you said stealing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ENS Posted September 18, 2015 Share Posted September 18, 2015 (edited) You can buy lockpicks on the overworld, so a thief itself is vaguely useless. Also Assassin lose the stealing, which is the only true reason you would use a thief in SS. Edited September 18, 2015 by ENS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkDestr0yer61 Posted September 18, 2015 Author Share Posted September 18, 2015 What you said makes sense, and I'll probably end up doing the same thing in all honesty when I get Rennac. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadow Mir Posted September 18, 2015 Share Posted September 18, 2015 (edited) Rogue, since the ability to not need keys or picks sounds much more helpful than an unreliable OHKO. Edited September 18, 2015 by Levant Colthearts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SSbardock84 Posted September 18, 2015 Share Posted September 18, 2015 While rouges are helpful with getting chests open without lockpicks I usually choose Assassins. Lethality is one of my favorite skills and I think the Assassins look cooler. I usually don't even run out of lockpicks except Blazing Sword. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Refa Posted September 19, 2015 Share Posted September 19, 2015 Rogues because the assassin sprite is fucking Jaffar and you all know it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadowflare Posted September 19, 2015 Share Posted September 19, 2015 Does it matter? FE8's cast is OP as is. You've got Seth. That's all you need. And besides, unlimited training! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkDestr0yer61 Posted September 19, 2015 Author Share Posted September 19, 2015 Does it matter? FE8's cast is OP as is. You've got Seth. That's all you need. And besides, unlimited training! Yeah... The game does have Seth, but i rather not use him Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SSbardock84 Posted September 19, 2015 Share Posted September 19, 2015 Rogues because the assassin sprite is fucking Jaffar and you all know it. Lol that's true. But I liked Jaffar so it doesn't really bother me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrystalPoke Posted September 19, 2015 Share Posted September 19, 2015 I like having one unit of each class, so I usually have a Rogue and an Assassin, but if I can only pick one, then I guess I'll go with Assassin, I prefer having a badass and offensive unit over a dodgy but weaker unit. Though I like both of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icemario Posted September 19, 2015 Share Posted September 19, 2015 Admittedly I don't remember much FE8, but Thieves are mainly useful because of their stealing, so by taking that away you get a Swordsmaster with a 50% glorified critical aka an Assassin, and you don't really need those imo when normal crits tend to finish enemies anyway and Swordsmasters aren't rare. So I would say Rogue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
secondworld Posted September 19, 2015 Share Posted September 19, 2015 If you pick Assassin over Rogue you're trading useful utility for only slightly better combat, but that slightly better combat is still mediocre. Rogue is clearly superior. The only time having an Assassin beneficial in any meaningful way is if your other thieves are dead and you still want to lock pick doors and chests. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shin Posted September 19, 2015 Share Posted September 19, 2015 Colm's not really that great at fighting anyway, and Swordmasters tend to outdo assassins. They're not terribly different, so it's usually whatever I'm in the mood for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paper Jam Posted September 21, 2015 Share Posted September 21, 2015 While rouges are helpful with getting chests open without lockpicks I usually choose Assassins. Lethality is one of my favorite skills and I think the Assassins look cooler. I usually don't even run out of lockpicks except Blazing Sword. There are enough enemy thieves with lockpicks (for you to steal) in FE7 that you aren't even very likely to run out of lockpicks in that game either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tamanoir Posted September 21, 2015 Share Posted September 21, 2015 (edited) If you pick Assassin over Rogue you're trading useful utility for only slightly better combat, but that slightly better combat is still mediocre. Rogue is clearly superior. The only time having an Assassin beneficial in any meaningful way is if your other thieves are dead and you still want to lock pick doors and chests. Colm gain Shamshir uses, and the rare Lethality proc. Assassin gain 1 HP VS 1 Skill for Rogue, so Rogue have the advantage here. Clearly not worth it. Myrmidon are actually worse as Assassin than Swordmaster Rogues because the assassin sprite is fucking Jaffar and you all know it. And that's why I like Legault so much... Marissa can also be an Assassin but her Swordmaster sprite is better. But if you really want an assassin, she's the best choice (Now Assassin vs Swordmaster is another debate.) (Colm lack the Skill to poc Lethality anyway.) If she gets strength screwed, it can allow her not to be completely useless. Edited September 21, 2015 by Tamanoir Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ϲharlie Posted September 22, 2015 Share Posted September 22, 2015 Rogues because the assassin sprite is fucking Jaffar and you all know it.That's very true, but only assassin Marisa bothers me. They could have at least recolored Legault's sprite for her... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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