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Cloaking device Super speed question

Demon_Shell

By Demon_Shell,
Posted on: 2012-08-25 14:36 in Player Questions

 

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Is it still true that cloaking device and super speed combined can make you invisible to most foes?

 

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Cloaking Device + Super Speed.

Super Speed + Stealth.

Cloaking Device, Super Speed, or Stealth + a Stealth IO.

Invisibility.

They all work.

Alternately, Smoke Grenade (hitting all enemies in the mob) + Cloaking Device works too.

 

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Thank you

 

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Keep in mind that only Illusion Control's Superior Invisibility and the Hide ability that all Stalkers get, will hide you from Snipers and NOTHING hides you from Rikti Drones, Rularru Observers or Knives or Artemis (though Knives of Vengeance have lost this stealth piercing ability)

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Originally Posted by Kyriani View Post
Keep in mind that only Illusion Control's Superior Invisibility and the Hide ability that all Stalkers get, will hide you from Snipers and NOTHING hides you from Rikti Drones, Rularru Observers or Knives or Artemis (though Knives of Vengeance have lost this stealth piercing ability)
Can't recall for certain but I think the -perception of Smoke should work vs Drones etc.. You won't be totally "invisible" to the point of walking on their toes but should be able to get much closer as their perception range is normal prior to getting debuffed (they just ignore stealth values).

Snipers simply have a very large perception value (as in 149 feet as I recall) which is why they see thru most stealthed characters. 149 - 65 = 84 >> so the typical character running Super Speed plus Stealth IO will be seen by a Sniper at 84 feet. You can also stack the +25 feet from the SG base enhancement onto most forms of +stealth.

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