Originally posted by: Neechoo Cheeska
Seems in PvP stealth would be useless. Many times people are in the open and running around. In AoC's system, is it even possible to stealth to them? What if you have to drop down a ledge or something to get to them, is it going to unstealth you?
Yes, it will unstealth you. However, this is a good thing, since playing an assassin/barbarian class is actually going to seperate the men from the boys. Any noob can play a rogue in WoW, but only the really skilled will shine. Same goes here. HOWEVER, ALL classes can stealth to some degree. Even a mage. However, unlike the rogue archtypes (Assassin/Barbarian/Ranger) they used Stamina when stealthing. So they'll run out. And in AoC, when you run out of Stamina, you run out of breath. Which gives you a -100% chance to evade, movement penalties, etc.
Originally posted by: Neechoo Cheeska
In WoW, you have Vanish which (when it works) gives you a chance to re-enter stealth and get away even when surrounded by a group of enemies. Is there any mechanic like that in AoC? Or once you're out of stealth in a group of 2 or more, you're dead?
Here's the deal with Assassins...
There is no "Vanish" like in WoW. Once you pop out, you pop out and proceed to ginsu knife your opponents. However, when Funcom says they are the highest DPS class of them all, they weren't kidding. With the proper skill, feats, etc. you can easily take on multiple opponents. For instance, near the last levels, there's a feat that allows you to confuse an opponent (Player or NPC) which as a player, makes your friend next to you look like the attacker. They WILL start attacking their friend thinking they are you. Some really funny shit to watch. Trust me.
Assassin's have a LOT of burst DPS, but are squishy too. Oh, and we also get to use a crossbow at level 5, where all other classes get it at 50. Except the ranger, obviously.
Originally posted by: Neechoo Cheeska
From what I've read, stealth in AoC is limited to pure 1-on-1 encounters where the stealther doesn't have to move too much to get to the target. That might be okay for PvE, but for PvP where people are constantly moving around, and in groups, it just seems too limiting.
Nope, it's not like that at all. It may be a bit harder to stealth around (Using bushes, don't stand next to a torch, all common sense shit) but your movement rate is about 90% normal movement. You move quick as shit in stealth. Only problem I can see is, if your target is sprinting around (But that uses Stamina, so they can only sprint around for a few seconds at a time)
Originally posted by: Neechoo Cheeska
I'd like to be proven wrong, as I'd like a 2nd game to play in addition to WoW, but I won't play anything other than a stealth class, and the stealth mechanics in AoC from what I've read just seem too restrictive.
Thoughts?
I used to think so too, before I had to sign a particular agreement which I am not allowed to speak of *cough*, and I'm not worried at all anymore. I was a rogue in WoW too, and I love rogue classes. AoC assassin's are fun to play. Trust me.
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