1) Since combat revamp, all classes are able to solo solo mobs(1 arrow down). Here are the core differences between the classes at a glance:
Assasin - Best DPS of the scout class (along with rangers). They have a lot of high dmg attacks and stealth based positional attacks. You would also get a fluff pet rat at some point. You get a cool ability in later levels that completely kills a weaker opponent. As far as for fighting heroic mobs, I couldn't help you...but I'm assuming like most of us, unless you know some really good tricks/tactics, its not adviseable.
Swash - Mid DPS of scouts (better than bard classes) I hear brigands are a bit better at dmg output, but I cannot confirm. Our DPS is still amazing. And swashes have a lot more utility spells. Some that come to mind, group sneak, mez, ect.... Swash fluff spells are kind of lame but aside from that I think its a very good class. I think swash is the most versatile among the scout class. We get taunts....so in a pinch you can steal agro from a healer, or even MT if you need to (although I wouldn't advise unless you have a really good healer). I dont know about assasins attacks, but a lot of swash attacks have debuffs associated with them, so while im doing dmg to the mob, I'm helping others dmg it as well.
2) You can weild any dual weild slash or pierce weapon. For some reason scouts cannot use blunt weapons. I would suggest using one of each, on one hand to increase both skills as you level and on the other because some later mobs are immune to some kind of damage.
3) Assasin is considered higher DPS....and I totally agree for short battles. They have a lot of high dmg attacks with high reuse timers. I think swashies can keep up...probably still a little below, but I can stand toe to toe
Also you should consider what city you want to belong to....asasins are freeport only and rogues are qeynos only. I chose swash because it fits my RP style more, it kind of depends if you want to be the quiet assasin, good at what you do, feared by all....or a lovable mischievous swash, always getting into trouble. As far as groups go, I don't think there's a big preference between the two, I never have a problem finding a group, we are pretty much interchangeable dps.
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