Figuring out the Second Age Thief...
Posted: Sat Jun 25, 2011 11:08 am
What's up all! Sorry if you came in here looking for answers- I've only got questions! So I've been trying to improve my thief tactics but I'm at a loss exactly how to do this. Town sucks. Houses are fun but it's so random. I just got stuck in one (patio locked from the inside). That was kind of funny. The fact that stealing always reveals you when hidden (absurd) just gets me killed-- I don't know how to get away unless I'm on horseback, but then I can't stealth, so I can't sneak up on them anyway.
It seems that because of these 'era-accurate' features such as stealing=reveal and snooping+stealth=reveal, a thief no longer needs all three skills, stealing, stealth, and hiding. Either you just need stealing and snooping (and you role-play other characters), or you just need hiding and stealth for cat burglarizing.
The only thing I can figure out that I haven't tried yet is pretending to do something else, like provoking or something. I could see that.. getting my karma up, play dress up, etc. but that's a time thing-- you wait for one good item and that's it, you have to create a new persona.
Am I totally missing something? Anyone want to give any suggestions? I know your techniques are your own, but maybe just a hint... I'd appreciate it.
On a side note, I've never been good at PVP but has anyone considered a pure PVP template with just stealing (none of its accompanying skills) as a PVP skill? Without snooping you could use steal by type, and I imagine it would be a great addition.
It seems that because of these 'era-accurate' features such as stealing=reveal and snooping+stealth=reveal, a thief no longer needs all three skills, stealing, stealth, and hiding. Either you just need stealing and snooping (and you role-play other characters), or you just need hiding and stealth for cat burglarizing.
The only thing I can figure out that I haven't tried yet is pretending to do something else, like provoking or something. I could see that.. getting my karma up, play dress up, etc. but that's a time thing-- you wait for one good item and that's it, you have to create a new persona.
Am I totally missing something? Anyone want to give any suggestions? I know your techniques are your own, but maybe just a hint... I'd appreciate it.
On a side note, I've never been good at PVP but has anyone considered a pure PVP template with just stealing (none of its accompanying skills) as a PVP skill? Without snooping you could use steal by type, and I imagine it would be a great addition.