Planning a stalker (stealth suppression question)
1.875% when suppressed. I supposed the thinking behind the very large suppressible AoE portion is that the hidden stalker won't be attacked directly but may be splashed by AoE aimed at teammates. Of course, thanks to the magic of aggro sharing it is possible the stalker will be directly targeted, even in Hide, once a teammate gets within perception range of a large spawn. Still, the big AoE defense in Hide is nice for most. Helps you get that opening Assassin Strike off. Doesn't amount to much when suppressed though so be careful of that if you do skip Evasion.
You may want to seriously consider a soft-capped Ninjitsu stalker instead. Not quite as easy to soft-cap as SR but the built-in self-heal is nice as are some of the tricks like Caltrops and Blinding Powder.
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Before I start I wanted to say hello to everyone and apologize for not being very active. Rest assured I still read the messages here almost every day and wanted to compliment the folks here for having the most mature group I've seen in years!
I have never built a stalker before and am very confused about a few things. I'll start with one very pressing question that has me confuzzled...
Planning a soft capped en/sr stalker on Mid's and looked at the total positional defenses and thought there was a bug. The AOE defense is SICK.
When hide is active, Mid's rates the AOE defense to an astronomically high level (the final build was around 80%). When I deselect hide the AOE drops to a normal level. My understanding of Hide is that, when fully hidden, you receive a greater bonus to defense. After Hide is suppressed, you retain SOME of your defense bonus but I'm not sure that Mid's actually reports that actual bonus. Does anyone know what the actual positional defense bonuses are when Hide is suppressed?
If the bonuses are significant enough, I'd be happy to skip Evasion altogether - one less toggle is always a good thing if it's superfluous.
Any help would be appreciated. Now to the mastermind board for another Mid's related question!