A word of warning Zirconium. The Assassin profession is the least favorable character to be included in a group so be prepare for a lot of rejection when you wish to join one unless you are the so-called "Critical Shot/Barrage Assassin" who use a bow to spam Ranger bow skills. Assassins die easily in the game giving the profession a bad reputation because they are in the frontline like Warrior but they have less armor so don't think like a tank when you are playing Assassin as primary. Try to master the hit & run tactic and switch to full secondary profession when needed (trust me...some quest/mission is not meant for close range attackers) and you will do fine. On the other hand Assassins excels in PvP due to their spike damage (large damage output in an instance) & the Shadow Arts line of skills help a lot in flag runs & point capturing. Hope this help you make up your mind.