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They make lousy team additions:
* Too much chance of the team aggroing your target away and destroying your chance of AS working.
* Since the mob groups are larger, far more chance you'll get planted by the retaliation after you assassinate that Lt.
They make lousy solo ATs:
* Not enough hit points or DPS to survive after an assassination.
* Only way to get around this is to do everything one mob at a time = slow progression.
* VERY vulnerable to ambushes which see through Hide.
I can see why you'd have fun with a Stalker in the lower levels... no debt.
Stalkers are PvP ATs, and Cryptic plan to nerf that anyway.
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*If you've started your AS and then your victim is agro'd away the AS still connects even though your target has moved.
*Don't have that much of a problem getting agro after taking the Lt or boss, I don't make the very first strike for the team and do try to play in good teams which manage agro well.
I think I make a decent team addition since i can take out quite a few minions one-shotted assuming my team can manage aggro and I can 're-hise' and placate.
Solo
Yes it's slow going and hard work.
However,
YOu can stealth many missions very easily just take out the boss and his mates or whatever (very useful for those newspaper missions which are just a stepping stone to a decent contact)
Ambushes don't always see through hide if you move in my experience. The only time I found this not to be the case was bank missions. Which granted can be hard going.
I can take on a minimum of 3 minions at a time, first AS, second beat to a pulp, third placate and AS number 2.
Plus it is more of a hit-and run AT so superspeed can be a godsend when things get hairy (ie AS misses and you've got a full health boss and all his mates staring at you)
It is slower going solo than other ATs xp wise, but I find other benefits. I enjoy it and don't think it's as gimped as some people seem to.
