Swashy or Brigand?

[Xandr]

<p>Hello everyone.</p><p>I've been wanting to make a new class, but i can't pick between swashbuckler or brigand, becase i don't know which class is better even after doing research. Please post your opinions and why which class you say is better. I also want the class that has less spells where you have to use stealth or attack from behind, because that gets annoying,<img src="/smilies/136dd33cba83140c7ce38db096d05aed.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /></p><p>Thanks,</p><p>Xandr <img src="/smilies/e8a506dc4ad763aca51bec4ca7dc8560.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /></p>

[quasigenx]

If you don't want to have to get behind the mob, don't play a swashie or a brigand. I would suggest a zerker or a bruiser.

[Lyasa]

position is a part of rogue dps, you'll deal with it or you'll suck.

[Soljorn]

Between the two the swashbuckler has less positional ca's, the majority of your ca's will hit from the front

[khufure]

Swashbuckler does more AE damage, debuffs the mob's ability to do damage, and is Qeynos.  Swashbucklers have a hate transfer to in-group member. Brigand specializes in single target, debuffs the mob so you do more damage to it, and is freeport.  Brigands have a self hate reduction. Both classes have lots of utility and are valuable in groups or raids.

[Xandr]

I can deal with the positioning attacks once i get use to it,<img src="/smilies/8a80c6485cd926be453217d59a84a888.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /> but which do you recommend on a beginner at a scout class and which do you think is better and why?

[Trist]

<p>I think you will adapt to a swashy pretty easily, they only have 1 attack that you have to be in stealth & I think 2 (maybe 3) you have to be on the side or behind, I have never played a Brig before, but my first toon was a swashy & they are pretty easy to learn, with walk the plank in the Strength or Agility AA line (cant remember which line its in) takes care of 1 (or 2 if your fast) of the backstabs as it makes your enemy turn its back to you for an attack (or two if your quick) & they get a mez which you can use for a quick backstab, a swashy is very easy to solo, basically all the swashy attacks are from the front except a few & they get some great debuffs to, my swashy is by far my favorite toon</p>