......if that was your PoV on rogues then really, you never learned the class to its fullest.
On the other hand, now, Ops. All i see about the ops is that its atracting the more skilled players, players who seek underdog classes to prevail with. I usualy try to do this as its more satisfactory. Then again, as mentionen countless times before, put all this effort into pretty much any other class out there and you will be twice the devastating machine. Sure operatives work pre 50, but after that your screwd against anyone with half a brain.
For another WoW resemblence you could take the early retripaladin. Pre tbc. Without being decked out in epics you really could not compete in ANYTHING unless you severely outgeard/brained your oponents. This is the same deal except even the gear will only take you that far.