Hi everyone,
I am trying to create a perfect balanced party but I am kinda stuck...I am the type of person who just thinks 10 times before I even actually start the game so trying to figure out how should I set my party up.

So far I am thinking to play 4 man party:
1) pyro/geo glass cannon mage
2) dex based melee rogue
3) water/air mage (I heard there is guy I can hire early in game)
4) 2 handed warrior tank (another to hire early)

Anyone experienced can give me an advice if such party has good synergy and is overall a good choice? (planning to play on hard)

Also Ive seen many topics that ppl say melee dex based rogues are underpowered, is it true? Would it be better to play a bow rogue rather then melee?

Another thing I wanted to ask is how important are skills like leadership, crafting, lockpicking? If yes then what characters should have leadership/crafting/trading? Should it be those that we create in the beginning or can be those that can be hired?

Also if melee rogue is viable, could anyone advice me how to build a good rogue or point me to some thread with a good build?

thx so much in advance