Assassins Squaded: Function & Role

Lol so I'm having lots of fun with my sin especially with the stealth mode skills :P but after using them a few times while squaded, it kind of made me realize that an assassin in a squad is very likely to get other squad members killed if your assassin doesn't know what he/she is doing.

Take for example the following situation:

You are squaded with a cleric who has your back, healing and throwing down some nice DD. All of a sudden you multi agro and decide to force stealth with shadow escape but the cleric doesn't realize you've done this (thinking you still have agro)... *cleric dead*. If the assassin wishes to stop stealth mode (by hitting shadow walk while already in stealth mode), he/she must wait until he/she is NO LONGER IN COMBAT, that is, the red flashing around your name has stopped. Otherwise, the assassin can drop stealth by engaging in combat.

Other skills the assassin has are also likely to cause issues on the battlefield such as the teleportation skills, shadow jump/teleport which not only can be used on mobs but on other players, pets, NPCs, and most targetable objects. Teleporting accidentally into a group of mobs is a very likely scenario which may cause other classes to think twice about setting up a PuG squad with an assassin. (fortunately for other classes, assassins can't use teleportation while in instances)

While the assassin is a powerful DD, its effectiveness in a squad is extremely dependent upon the actual skill of the player (unlike other DD classes which simply spam skills regularly).

Pulling "agro": Due to an assassin's high damage output, he/she is very likely to pull agro away from the actual tank causing death. An assassin can prevent this by either, regulating their attacks with respect to the tanks ability to hold agro, using stealth mode appropriately (given the low HP of assassins, the player will have to act extremely quickly to survive taking agro especially against stronger mobs/bosses (it is very important at this point for the assassin to be fully buffed with Deaden Nerves)).

Being a successful squad member: Basically an assassin serves as a physical DD much like an archer . Other than that, the assassin serves as a rapid response combat regulator much like a BM, that is, he/she has the role of protecting the squad from multi-agros, tank agro-loss (either to the mages or archers), and support which can include regular stunning, amplifying, immobilization, silence, sleep. The only team buff the assassin possesses is Bloodpaint which he/she should maintain on the BMs, barbs, and assassins as much as possible since it offers a minor regenerative effect.

Though, with an appropriate armor setup, it theoretically is possible for an assassin to tank but I don't believe that it would be very efficient, given the skills he/she has. I suppose skills like Focused mind and Tidal Protection could make a bit of a difference but even then, the assassin was not built for that kind of punishment.

This might put things in perspective for all starting assassins:

The assassin has 31 skills.
Of these 31 skills there's:

1 Chi-gain skill (Inner Harmony)
1 Transformation (Tide Form)
2 Teleport skills (Shadow Jump, Shadow Teleport)
2 Accelerate skills (Wind Push, Maze Steps)
2 Stealth skills (Shadow Walk, Shadow Escape)
3 Passive skills (Dagger Devotion, Sharp Observer, Cat-Like Tread)
6 Buffs (Self: Wolf Emblem, Focused Mind, Deaden Nerves, Chill of the Deep,Tidal Protection. Others+Self: Bloodpaint)
14 Attack skills (Twin Strikes, Puncture Wound, Slipstream Strike, Raving Slash, Deep Sting, Knife Throw, Rib Strike, Tackling Slash, Throatcut, Earthen Rift, Rising Dragon, Subsea Strike, Headhunt, Power Dash)

The sheer amount of attack skill evidently points to the primary function of the assassin class but it's not that simple. Many of the skill the assassin possesses have useful functions that every squad member should know. On top of damaging the enemy, the effect of each skill can be seen below:

Twin Strikes [N/A]
Puncture Wound [bleed]
Slipstream Strike [N/A]
Raving Slash [accelerate]
Deep Sting [sleep]
Knife Throw [ranged, interrupt]
Rib Strike [slow enemy attack]
Tackling Slash [immobilize, chi-gain*]
Throatcut [interrupt, silence]
Earthen Rift [AoE]
Rising Dragon [chi-gain]
Subsea Strike [AoE, amplify]
Headhunt [stun]
Power Dash [increase crit rate]

( A [*] symbol represents an edit)

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