What drives a poor reputation for the Rogue class?

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Reactive defense spells (shield, silvery barbs, and the less-cited but also potent absorb elements) definitely contribute a lot of power to casters, but as far as the original discussion goes re:flexibility, they still have a ton of options in terms of proactive defense, support, and offensive approaches. The average full caster is still head and shoulders above the rogue in terms of the tools at their disposable.