What drives a poor reputation for the Rogue class?

[Psyren]

For those who find the class lacking, what specifically drives that opinion? What do you think it needs?

Cunning Strike and Weapon Mastery

...Ok, to elaborate - What they needed most were ways to be more of team player in combat beyond getting their extra damage when an ally is near {target}, which Cunning Strike's suite of debuffs help them do. As for why - lacking spells in most cases, offensive subclass abilities in most cases, and the ability to be a solid frontliner (low defenses, low grapple/shove ability, weak strength etc) they weren't get a lot to do in combat utility-wise. CS and WM help to bridge that gap.

WM didn't do as much on the debuff front, however Nick Mastery does go quite a ways to alleviating their bonus action crowding problem.