Stealth Archers

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  1. Paradigm

    Paradigm Active Member

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    I don't get it. I never saw these on Chessy. What's the draw?
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    Dalavar Well-Known Member
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    EXACTLY.
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    Haven't seen any here. I have multiple chars with archery none have stealth.

    Would be nice to get 4-5 people and wait for reds in popular farming spots :D

    You don't really need stealth for that just hiding.
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    The problem is, you also don't really need Archery, you can just use Magery/Eval for the same effect. The spells do a bit less damage, but they hit 100% of the time.
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    But words of power reveal giving the target a little over a second to turn tail. A bolt fired from hiding is much stealthier, and all you really need is for 2-3 bolt shot out of vanq heavy x-bows to hit and insta-kill someone.
  6. Paradigm

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    I was half asleep when I wrote this. Sorry for the 'saw' pun.

    Seems like a fun idea.. I just missed this bit of era, I guess.
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    I have a stealth archer but no one knows who he is. I also barely ever field him because I haven't finished the build. :p
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    Well, what just came to my mind there, maybe within the first strike after going off from stealth you may have a small bonus damage in the context of UOR's stance since it could be considered as 'unpredictable' & 'unavoidable' status for attacked person. So by this, it would make some sense to build a stealth archer other than being a non-so effective gimmick ?

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