Personally I really don't like the Assassin kit except for the role-playing value. They get far fewer thief skill points per level so unless you specialise them in a single area they'll be almost useless at the start of the game. However if you have another thief (perhaps a fighter/thief or mage/thief) specialising in locks and traps, then an assassin specialising in stealth might be very useful (I've never tried this though)
If you're soloing as an assassin you'll probably level up so fast, though, that the reduced skill points don't matter!
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