Swashbuckler as stealth and mechanics specialist: viable or not?

[DigitalDemon]

So, after abandoning my first attempted playthrough with a Mindstalker, I've almost decided on rolling a Swashbuckler once the hotfix scheduled for this Tuesday is released, but one thing bothers me. I want my PC to specialize in mechanics as primary active skill, and stealth as secondary active skill. Unfortunately, Swashbuckler only gets 1 starting point in each. Will it be sufficient to keep up with the checks in the game, assuming I'm going to level mechanics first and keep stealth trailing by a couple of points? Based on my initial exploration of a couple of starting areas, it seems that the game expects you to start with at least 2 in mechanics. It's achievable for the Swashbuckler, but does require picking a background that I'm not particularly happy with, and then I'll be stuck with only 1 starting point in stealth anyway. Does it mean that I absolutely have to roll a single-class Rogue who starts with 2 mechanics and 2 stealth, or will I be able to catch up with the check difficulty curve later with my Swashbuckler? Any advice from people who have already completed the game or progressed far enough in it would be greatly appreciated Don't want to waste another playthrough by picking a class that won't be able to fulfil its intended role.

Edited May 14, 2018 by DigitalDemon

[youspoonybard]

So, after abandoning my first attempted playthrough with a Mindstalker, I've almost decided on rolling a Swashbuckler once the hotfix scheduled for this Tuesday is released, but one thing bothers me. I want my PC to specialize in mechanics as primary active skill, and stealth as secondary active skill. Unfortunately, Swashbuckler only gets 1 starting point in each. Will it be sufficient to keep up with the checks in the game, assuming I'm going to level mechanics first and keep stealth trailing by a couple of points? Based on my initial exploration of a couple of starting areas, it seems that the game expects you to start with at least 2 in mechanics. It's achievable for the Swashbuckler, but does require picking a background that I'm not particularly happy with, and then I'll be stuck with only 1 starting point in stealth anyway. Does it mean that I absolutely have to roll a single-class Rogue who starts with 2 mechanics and 2 stealth, or will I be able to catch up with the check difficulty curve later with my Swashbuckler? Any advice from people who have already completed the game or progressed far enough in it would be greatly appreciated Don't want to waste another playthrough by picking a class that won't be able to fulfil its intended role.

 

You'll be fine. Ranks don't get more expensive like they did in PoE1, and mechanics ranks from other party members will help you unlock things better as well.