And here's a basic explaination of why that's [censored] stupid.
You see,being stealthy is more than just sneaking around. It's about knowing how to make yourself imperceptable under any condictions. Let's take one of the more famous stealth fighters currently used by most militaries: the sniper.
A sniper's job is a combination of marksmenship and stealth. A sniper who can't fight from concealment is a dead sniper and ultimatly useless in a fight. As such,once a sniper fires,it isn't a good idea to stand up and shout "Here I am!" which is how you seem to want stealth to work.
Let me give you a great example of one the best snipers there ever was. He crawled for 3 days across a field,moving only when the wind blowed,moving very,very carefully until he was in position. He then waited for his target,an enemy general,and then fired at him and *only* him. The general died in one shot and do you know what the sniper did? If you said "He got up and ran".you have no concept of how stealth fighting works and you shouldn't say anything more in this thread.
He stayed down. Why? Because he made sure he was well hidden before he attacked. And then he crawled back for 3 days and they never saw him,even though they were looking for him. He was that good. So for those of you who say stupid [censored] like "How can you attack and not be seen?",you're [censored] stupid and don't know how to fight from the shadows. As such,don't tell me how Stealth should work. Shut up.
As for instances in popular media,how many times have we seen someone grab some poor slob and pull him into the darkness or another room,all without his buddies even realizing he was under attack,and disposing of said slob? How many times has James Bond grabbed someone,beat him up,and taken his uniform as a disguise?
Now,since I'm not allowed to slip up behind someone and slit their throat in the game,insuring his buddies don't know I'm there,I accepted that my target would be allowed to see me once I attacked as a crude means of balancing the game. However,in the name of stealthy combat,letting *everyone* see you means there's no reason to use Stealth in combat,which,I'm sure,is what you want.
It's also only fair that enemies who attack while invisible be decloaked in a similar manner. If we have to leave ourselves open to attack,so should they. It's unfair you tell us "this is how it's supposed to work",but the AI enemies,who should be following the same rules and don't have the excuse of "using their powers in a way you didn't intend" don't have to do the same.
I'm recently gotten World of Warcraft. While they,like you,don't allow you to fight while stealthed,they do offer opinions for the stealthy Rogue to make up for it. For example,Garrot,Sap,and Backstab. All are fine options and all give you some means to rip someone a new one. They also allow me to buy guns,yet it doesn't "unbalence the class" or "make Hunters useless". It just lets me take a parting shot at any runners or get a good opening shot which is WHAT I WANTED IT FOR!
To sum up,the "this is too powerful" mentality is what's slowly killing this game. The constant fear of having an AT "phased out" and the on going witch hunts for "overpowered builds" is making the game basically unplayable. I'm sick of this and I'm sick of you,which is why I'm cutting my account. I'm going to play a fun game that rewards efforts by players to make better characters. Sure,I can't fly or run around in colored undies,but my character isn't a denutted weenie who can't hold his own in a fight.
[censored] you.
