What drives a poor reputation for the Rogue class?

[Blatant Beast]

Thank you for posting the prospective 2024 changes Psyren.
I will say the changes are a start, but I do think a few more ambitious changes also would have been accepted by the community.

I wish WotC would design classes with Narrative Focus abilities, things like Contacts and Favors, built into the class chassis.

High level spell casters, receive big narrative influencing powers through spells. Any cleric, druid, or Sorcerer that has access to the Earthquake spell for example, is literally a big mover and shaker in the world.

The post 1960’s Ocean 11 movie series, Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy, The Usual Suspects, Mafia movies, Triad movies, Mission Impossible films, Indiana Jones films, etc, etc, all commonly depict roguish characters as having contacts they can call upon, or even organizational ties.

WM and CS, while a start, are not the boldest of features design wise, in my opinion.