Heh so I was on vent that night but I ain't as quick witted to respond. lol But this topic's been on the back of my mind so I'll just blurt stuff out here.

Rogues are easy. Easiest dps class imo, which is part of the reason why rogues can top damage most of the time. Most only really have to pay attention to 3-5 timers, 3-5 buttons to mash. And I've raided in every raid spec there is cept for maces. Don't have to care about mana, cast times, swing timers, rage starvation, shot clipping, pets, buffing, other ppl's health bars, etc. In the most dire of situations where ppl are out of "gas", rogues can still dps (barring the get the fuck out of there situations). We are an unlimited source of dps.

But getting the most dps out of a rogue is another matter. Why are the top dps rogues in top guilds? Why can bad healers stick with top guilds? Because of natural selection. There's a fuck ton of rogues out there. If you can't strive to the top, then look, there's another one right around the corner. Bad healer? Replace him? Well typical follow up question, where do you find another? Guilds will tend to work most strats around what healers (and tanks) are capable of, not what dps does.

No mount ;(

Well by the time anyone serious reads this, it's probably too late. But I'd like to make a few notes on the racials and their effects on PvE. They're all not that far off from each other (in order of 10-20 dps), but for the min-maxer, there are some points to consider. So in order, what I think would make the best PvE rogues.

The Top 3

Orc - Blood Fury, increases attack power by X but reduces healing effects by 50% for 15 sec, 2 min CD. Attack Power scales with level with the formula 2 + lvl*4, so at level 70, it's 282 AP. This I feel overall gives the best reliable dps boost. It's basically a free trinket type ability that you can coordinate to burst damage with your other CDs.

Human - 5 Expertise with Swords and Maces. With Sword spec currently being the best PvE spec, this talent effectively gives you 1.25% more hit. In a raid buffed tank and spank scenario, this talent can provide the most dps.

Troll - Increases attack speed by 10%, 20%, or 30% for 15 sec depending on current hp, lower hp gives more speed, costs 10 energy, 3 minute CD. Now potentially, this can be the best racial, but to get full use out of it reliably is another matter. You'd have to take enough damage and pop it then, but you may get healed before that happens. You'd need a Patchwerk-type fight to truly maximize this. Most of the time, it is just popped whenever it's off CD.

The Next 2

Blood Elf - Arcane Torrent, gives you 30 energy back, 2 min CD. It's decent, nothing huge, basically an extra attack out of it.

Night Elf - No particular racial, but Night Elves have the highest base agility out of all the rogues. Only a few more for that extra stat of dps.

The Hard to Quantify