chilling embrace or icicles doesnt knock a stalker out of stealth afaik, however they both are good for interrupting an AS aimed at you. Also the glacial armor +perception buff allows you to see stalkers while hidden. I love playing stupid acting as if i dont see them, they come close and... peekaboo! i see youuuu... Personally, for BB I'd go with CE. Why? well tbh i never really like icicles for 1 reason. However the main reason is because CE prevents enemies from running away too much from you. Also I believe the CE "ticks" are faster than the icicles "ticks" though im not sure on this one. However like i said, CE prevents running to a degree you cant keep up, which is very handy against stalkers. Stalker sneaks up, tries to AS, doesnt work, you retaliate, stalker tries to run, CE slows him as you just keep pounding on him.. of course this doesnt work with tpers 
Stealth makes you invisible till you are at melee range. Seeing a tanker would like to get in melee range i wouldnt suggest it for tanks. However a little tip, get air superiority + fly for travel power. Its great for getting those sneaky buggers that try to fly away from you. The -fly buff from air sup and ice patch make a great combo. Combined with CE which prevents em from running from ice patch, it makes your foes sitting ducks.
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Nefarious sums it up well. but keep in mind that Chilling Embrace only slows a stalker it doesnt interupt the AS, leave that for Icicles. i suggest you have both. (works for me)
As for Icicles or Glacial armour .. you really need to decide, do you want to see them comming with glacial (unless they have sealth too) .. or hope you interupt there assasin strike with icicles? 
As for sealth pool. asuming your target has no perception buff. as long as you dont get too close you wont be seen.
@Inkwave ..(darn merge)
hm, i always thought CE DID interrupt AS.
I dont have icicles anymore cause i respecced them out on my ice tank. However, i see stalkers trying to AS me and i see them getting interrupted. So either they hit a key themselves and interrupt themselves or CE really interrupts them.
Bout stealth.. "as long as you dont get near", I have yet to find the tanker that prefers to "not get near"
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If you're moving, AS gets interrupted.
I don't know why people are so worried about stalkers. As long as you don't stay still, they can't do anything.
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If you're moving, AS gets interrupted.
I don't know why people are so worried about stalkers. As long as you don't stay still, they can't do anything.
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Not true.
Only the stalker needs to be stationary, if the target is moving it only makes it trickier not impossible. For example, if i stand in your path and you run past me at super speed but its close enough for me to activate AS it will still hit 100 yrds down the road. Plenty of people can testify they have been ASd dispite movement.
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I'm not sure, but I think only the Stalker has to be stationary 
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If you're moving, AS gets interrupted.
I don't know why people are so worried about stalkers. As long as you don't stay still, they can't do anything.
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Yeah, this is incorrect. A Stalker just has to be near you to set the power off, just like any other attack.
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he cant hit you if HE moves because the power is interruptible, yet with every power in this game, as soon as it is started, nothing can be done about it. Many times I have cursed this especially after you queue an attack against a mob but he gets killed before you fire it, thus attacking another non-aggroed mob you dont wanna attack. Often I have then shouted, well, not literally, "NO! NO! Don't attack! STOP! STOP!"
PS. this is also to explain to all those people who complain mobs can shoot through walls etc that they just started the attack before you moved behind an obstacle
PPS. Can somebody confirm that CE actually interrupts AS?
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oh it does, i am sure theres a few stalkers on defiant that can vouch for that
My ice tank need to get the bodyguard badge 
(granted..he cannot stop a stalker from criting with a ranged attack, or using a regular melee attack.. but the AS is thrown out the window when being near an ice cube )
@Inkwave ..(darn merge)
yeah just ran some tests with some friendly stalkers on it during the union pvp battle tonight, and i found it out myself as well
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oh it does, i am sure theres a few stalkers on defiant that can vouch for that
My ice tank need to get the bodyguard badge
(granted..he cannot stop a stalker from criting with a ranged attack, or using a regular melee attack.. but the AS is thrown out the window when being near an ice cube )
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damned snowman, be a real man and just stand there with no toggles so i can AS u 
it takes an age to impale u to death even when u just stand there
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..it takes an age to impale u to death even when u just stand there
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I'm currently respecing my tank and wondering what order in which to take my powers because of the Ex'ing in these zones. Does anyone know if:
1. Chilling Embrace or Icicles brings a stalker out of hide? And if so which one is the better stalker defence?
2. If you had to choose between Icicles and Glacial Armour for bloody bay what would you choose?
3. How difficult does the power pool Stealth power make it for other players to see you?
Any help welcome