Kuurus_SH

I could be wrong, but I interperet that as simply having the buff while they are in range of the bot/drone. I don't think they are becoming buff bots who cast this on you to go out into the zone and fight.

So no, it's not true. While away from the bots/drones, no more players will see you than see you now. (Again, I could be wrong, but as long as I am responding to someone making definitive statements with no foundation in fact, merely speculation, why can't I do the same? =)

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Yeah, except that it takes everybody else half as long to do it. Having to clear the path for a hostage with a Stalker is an agony that should be avoided at all costs.

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Sorry, but this is a bit of an exxageration, don't you think? Same goes for the claims of "losing 80% of our effectiveness", earlier in the thread.

The ambush is generally what, one or two instances of a few minions? You head back towards the exit, first wave of ambushers comes, hit hide and proceed as normal. After the fight, unhide and reaccquire the hostage. Repeat if second wave comes. You have lost a grand total of 20 or 30 seconds of time heading out.

Of course, if you didn't clear a path on the way in, then it's different. But if going in you know you have to lead a hostage out, then why wouldn't you clear a path knowing it's easier to do on the way in than on the way out with a hostage in tow? If you can't think that far ahead, then you have no one to blame but yourself for the added inconvenience.

Hardly an "agony" or dramatic reduction in our effeftiveness in my opinion.