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Lore-wise, the Rogue class is about physically hiding, not hidden information, which is something anyone is technically capable of. Rogue's sneakiness and propensity for ambushes is embodied by Stealth.

Mechanically, secrets are just stuff that triggers on the opponent's turn. And let's face it, a lot of the time there's nothing surprising about them.

 I'm not sure I agree with that.  Rogues run the spy networks, and have an entire tree named Subtlety.

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Lore wise it makes sense, but in terms of actual gameplay it might be tough. The reason is that Blizzard wants to make each class have secrets at their own unique mana cost, and a secret that costed more than 3 would be awful without insane synergy. Maybe 0 mana secrets would be cool, but then the second problem is that 0 mana rogue spells can be extremely problematic and they would have to print like 5 of them to make them actually secret. Maybe they should have done it from the beginning, but now it is never going to happen.

Druids have secrets too. Fatespinner has got a build-in secret.

So the best could be, rogues get secrets by creatures like druids Fatespinner. I find the concept of Secrets by minions good. And rogue NEED secrets. But in this game, druid is gettin all, rogues nothing.

Gadgetzan Auctioneer is in the classic set, he's here to stay. They've also nerfed him, so I highly doubt that they will put him in the hall of fame.

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Gadgetzan Auctioneer is in the classic set, he's here to stay. They've also nerfed him, so I highly doubt that they will put him in the hall of fame.

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Lore-wise, the Rogue class is about physically hiding, not hidden information, which is something anyone is technically capable of. Rogue's sneakiness and propensity for ambushes is embodied by Stealth.

Mechanically, secrets are just stuff that triggers on the opponent's turn. And let's face it, a lot of the time there's nothing surprising about them.

 I'm not sure I agree with that.  Rogues run the spy networks, and have an entire tree named Subtlety.

 Subtlety is about physically hiding, i.e., stealth.

And while it's true that Rogues are involved in a lot of espionage missions (because they are good at physically hiding), they are not the only ones who do so. Literally anyone can be a spy. That is why you never know who the spies are. Everyone has secrets.

In fact, a dishonorable Rogue might be especially bad at keeping secrets if he thought that squealing would serve his own interests.

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They originally had secrets and then they gave them to paladin for class identity.  They would have ended up with 1 mana secrets and considering how miracle rogues have been resistant up to today, it would have been busted

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 It's really hard to argue that any class would rely on secrets tactically more so than the Rogue.

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 It's really hard to argue that any class would rely on secrets tactically more so than the Rogue.

 

If it makes you feel better, just replace the keyword "secret" with "countermove" in your head, and we can all get on with our lives, because no matter what you call them, Rogues are not going to get them.

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Because some drunk dev thought it would be more appropriate to give them to the Noble, Righteous & Straightforward Paladins instead...

Still banging my head against the wall about that decision, especially once you realise 2 of those secrets have anti-synergy with the paladin hero power...

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Priests steal stuff, Paladins keep secrets.

Rogues? They tend gardens.

 Sherazin, Corpse Flower approves