I like the idea of destroying doors and chests but whats the point of taking rogue with lockpicking skills if it makes no difference at all (beside some time)?
I can say that it forces me to not invest point in it.
You want to play without thief/rogue, thats fine but I think that you should not be able to have the same possibilites as somebody who takes rogue with lockpicking.
You're right but you can't open a chest/door my way if a NPC is near. That's the real advantage of this skill in my humble opinion. This is intended to steal.
