Post-Balance Patch Chief Bandit Build?

My build was:

1 Assaulter
1 ME
3 Chakra
6 MG
Max BoT
Max Assaulter
1 PP
Max ME
Max MG
Max PP
21 Chakra

Dunno what you were doing before the patch, but Assaulter has always been a high priority skill for me. I maxed it first back in the day when the only place to train was Tauros, and I was in the process of maxing it right after BoT on my second CB when I quit.

Edit: Assaulter doesn't replace SB, but Assaulter doesn't even serve the same function as SB. CBs need to make use of more than one skill at a time. You're going to be jumping around and spamming BoT to train throughout 3rd job, not SB. Assaulter really helps you position yourself to mob better, so you're going to be using it a lot more than SB. Might as well max its damage out to make good use of the time you're spending moving around.

Doesn't Pickpocket require 3 ME?