Rouge seems like a very cool class, but reading it over reminds me of Thief for FFXI. Thief is the joke class of FFXI.
They do terrible damage and rely on two special abilities that they get way later in their levels. Without those two abilities (Sneak Attack & Trick Attack) Thief would be nothing. Personally, with the cool down time of SATA Thief is a waste of a class and a huge joke in a party. Theif does as much damage as a White Mage (FFXI healer class). Which did less then 10 damage points per hit. That is really bad.
Is Rouge any different? Is Rouge the answer to FFXI Thief?