What drives a poor reputation for the Rogue class?

[Snowbluff]

I can't speak for 4e - but in 3.5, all Rogues could UMD, not just a single subclass, and getting your hands on magic items (especially consumables) to use it with was much easier / more readily assumed due to WBL being a baseline expectation. Moreover, their offense had a higher ceiling when optimized since sneak attack triggers on every hit rather than once per turn.

4e rogues are pretty decent with some nice attacks, but it's also where the "can only use dinky weapons" rules come from. They also were no ranger, as they only had a limited number of additional taps and a more conditional damaging feature.