I mean, do you like her with her commonly associated Ms. Marvel powerset, or just her absorbing powers.
 
For years, ever since her first appearance I believe  she had Ms. Marvels powers..then rose to fame through the X-Men cartoon by being the super powered "bruiser" of the team, well, she was a lot more than that, but you can't deny she was the teams powerhouse. With all of this she is more than not known for being able to fly, super strength etc..
 
Then, it seemed when the movie came out, Rogue just having her standard abilities became popular again, she was depowered in the comics briefly, she was this way in the X-Men Evolution animated show and Wolverine and the X-Men, now I understand she has a a great degree of control or something along those lines in the comic.
 
I was just curious what do you think works better for the character?

I personally prefer for Rogue's powers to simply be that of temporarily stealing other characters' powers. I think that helps maintain her uniqueness. I don't quite like her having Ms. Marvel's powers, even though the Rogue from the X-Men TAS (90s) was excellent.

I liked her 90's powerset.

For me, it depends. I liked Rogue for how original I perceived her in the comics I had. She was the team heavy hitter. Powerhouse. Tank. Colossus was as well, aside from not being able to fly, but he was huge musclebound dude. Plus made of armor lol So I liked the novelty of this this sassy, hot headed, teenage powerhouse. She wasn't wearing a flag, and she didn't have the morals of a person in their 50's. (this was young SC's view of things) lol and she still had her absorption powers and still used them, and was still badass (against Magus, Nimrod) and they do say that powers do not maketh the character, and that's true to some extent, but Rogues accentuated and aided her characteristics and personality tremendously. Whether it was her flying away in an emotional meltdown, to her being sassy and flirty as she would kiss the window pane of Air Force One during the middle of a softball game. She durability allowed her to be reckless and headstrong and was an easy way to avoid her being too powerful. She would rush into things without a proper plan. She could handle being punched into orbit... but get scared if it seemed like someone could touch her skin... great contrast, to demonstrate how such a small gesture could be so scary to someone who could have a building collapse on them and smile.  So I do like 80's Rogue (I say 80's Rogue because she had Ms Marvel's powers but they used their powers so differently, I mean, Carol had/has energy powers on top, and is a disciplined fighter, and Rogue is much more of a slugger and even the handbooks reflect that at the time she was stronger in strength - I mean... I don't really see either character weakening the other as far as originality here)  
 
Then, I also like current Rogue. A lot. Tricker though, as far as consistency goes. Oh and she has grown and evolved as a character personality wise. So 80's power set might just be a bit too much... there would be a crux somewhere. Rogue is smarter know, more disciplined, more cunning, more experienced and emotionally stronger. She has to be far more careful and considerate, without super durability and she isn't as fast or agile. So if she had her 80's power set now... well either her new character developed traits would be diminished, her powers would be undermined, or the plot would be strained (power balance with out characters) and right now, a good writer can still allow her moments of old (her moments against Moonstone, Children of Vault) and new twists of old class power stacking, like against Bastion, and Predator X and that Utopia monster.  
 
The problem though is that Rogue went though a, what I consider a horrible character period. Pre Carey. Absorption only or with Sunfire powers. So many story lines where she essentially just played the victim or was bland and dull. Woe is me. For some reason, it seems creatively, writers viewed that Rogue's best traits were ones to have readers relate and empathize with her. Wasn't Rogue much more cooler and iconic as an empowered character? Still plagued with an ability to touch or be touched, she wouldn't let that stop her from being loud, proud, sassy and stubborn, vivacious member of the X-Men. One with a soft vulnerable edge. One that did throw tantrums now and then, but one that fought against that and recognized that many other characters had it worse. Rogue who brought Gateway a sandwich cause he had been sitting out in the sun for a few days lol and so, I think there is a correlation between her powers and how she was written, even though the two things aren't linked inherently. That will continue to be my fear for the character whenever Carey is  not writing her lol 
 
So I like and am okay with current powers. I wouldn't be adverse to Rogue having some minor permanent powers, like durability, flight and speed, because I think that makes writers write her character better, even on a subconscious level, or barring that, a Rogue that is actually as efficient and effective as someone with her powers and a brain should/would be (Second Coming, Nightcrawlers death, Vanisher was unreliable, and Cyclops needed Pixie for himself - Rogue takes both characters powers for herself, and Boom, Hope and Nightcrawler are on Utopia hours earlier) (and I know that can't/wouldn't happen because plot logic =/= real world logic)    
 
 
@lykopis said:

I like Rogue's power as it stands now. She can absorb multiple powers at a time (limitedly if god-level) and has control. Perfect. They last for approximately 12 hours and fade, although it hasn't been made absolutely clear if she keeps memories, feelings, etc of people she purposefully siphoned.

I think her character's mutation has been put through enough already with the untouchablility and the angst. She is a A-lister that deserves to be left as is (outside of story-arc involvement). So help me if they take her control away again.

For me, it depends. I liked Rogue for how original I perceived her in the comics I had. She was the team heavy hitter. Powerhouse. Tank. Colossus was as well, aside from not being able to fly, but he was huge musclebound dude. Plus made of armor lol So I liked the novelty of this this sassy, hot headed, teenage powerhouse. She wasn't wearing a flag, and she didn't have the morals of a person in their 50's. (this was young SC's view of things) lol and she still had her absorption powers and still used them, and was still badass (against Magus, Nimrod) and they do say that powers do not maketh the character, and that's true to some extent, but Rogues accentuated and aided her characteristics and personality tremendously. Whether it was her flying away in an emotional meltdown, to her being sassy and flirty as she would kiss the window pane of Air Force One during the middle of a softball game. She durability allowed her to be reckless and headstrong and was an easy way to avoid her being too powerful. She would rush into things without a proper plan. She could handle being punched into orbit... but get scared if it seemed like someone could touch her skin... great contrast, to demonstrate how such a small gesture could be so scary to someone who could have a building collapse on them and smile.  So I do like 80's Rogue (I say 80's Rogue because she had Ms Marvel's powers but they used their powers so differently, I mean, Carol had/has energy powers on top, and is a disciplined fighter, and Rogue is much more of a slugger and even the handbooks reflect that at the time she was stronger in strength - I mean... I don't really see either character weakening the other as far as originality here)