Hide -> Critical Strike -> Placate -> Critical Strike
It lets you get two Crits on an enemy almost immediately.
Branching Paragon Police Department Epic Archetype, please!
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Hide -> Critical Strike -> Placate -> Critical Strike
It lets you get two Crits on an enemy almost immediately.
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Whow,....you mean I can use both of those hidden powers TOGETHER?,...hmmm I thought I read that you can only use one concealment power at a time but then maybe this is different?
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Hide -> Critical Strike -> Placate -> Critical Strike
It lets you get two Crits on an enemy almost immediately.
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Whow,....you mean I can use both of those hidden powers TOGETHER?,...hmmm I thought I read that you can only use one concealment power at a time but then maybe this is different?
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Placate isn't really a concealment power. It's a "-aggro" power, so while it places you into the Hidden state, it doesn't actually create stealth.
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I thought I read that you can only use one concealment power at a time but then maybe this is different?
[/ QUOTE ]Powers can be placed into power groups. You're only allowed to have one power from any given power group active at once. For example, Combat Jumping and Super Jump are in the same power group. If you activate one, the other turns off.
One of the power groups is called Stealth_Group, and it contains things like Stealth, Invisibility, Shadow Fall, etc. (Note that Stealth_Group does not contain Super Speed or Hide, which is the most common way to get a second layer of stealth). Placate is not in Stealth_Group (or any group, for that matter)
While Placate does give you 150ft StealthRadius and 380ft StealthRadiusPlayer, its primary purpose is to allow a critical strike in mid combat (without having to wait for Mask Presence to unsuppress), not to make yourself invisible. Of course, since it does make you invisible even to snipers, and applies the Placate status to your target as well, you can always use it as an escape route 
As a side note, I'm fairly certain only toggle powers are ever in any of the power groups, and click powers cannot be.
http://www.fimfiction.net/story/36641/My-Little-Exalt
Been working on my first Widow and just picked up Mask Presence. Already had Placate but was wondering based on what both these powers do, the description as follows: "Dealing critical damage after a successful Placate or while the user is hidden with the Night Widow or Fortunata Mask Presence Power."
So, with that being said, I have been running mish'es with my Mask Presence on and seem to have no more use for my Placate. So why would I ever want to use Placate as it only leaves one "Hidden" for a millisecond versus Mask Presence letting you run around like a drunken sailor having loads of fun while always having that "critical strike" available at all times?