With heartseeker now unaffected by movement increases are the skills now equal for mobility on flat land?
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on flat land you move exact the same distance using same amout of initiative.
but shortbow often fails to invalit path for no reason, so i’d prefer hs for mindless movement
on the other hand hs may get you infight more often
Out of pvp I always prefer shadowshot and steal for movement. Course it only works with a decent amount of mobs and takes a bit more concentration than HS. Shortbow is a pain to use sometimes because I usually target a bit too far first.
I kinda dislike the changes to leaps. I like that we have HS as a better escape skill, but swiftness also does not affect the leap distance with the changes.
As of now, HS is the best movement skill for a thief, as long as you have a point in Acrobatics (swiftness on dodging), you can dodge, gain swiftness and have extra distance in your leaps. I can keep up with traited warriors running Fiery Greatsword easily even without running Signet of Shadows.
This also means that as of now, HS is better then infiltrator’s arrow if you are running on flat ground. (As long as you de-target when trying to run away)
Infiltrator’s Arrow is amazing for blinking up ledges and out of combat tho. Since being in combat reduces your speed, which in turn reduces your HS range.
After the changes, i’ll still prefer HS. Infiltrator’s arrow eats up too much initiative, and you’ll be a dead thief if you have less than 6 initiative in a fight. I’d wait and HS every 3 seconds instead.
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Leaping the full distance while crippled is 10,000x better than leaping some extra unit while under swiftness.
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Leaping the full distance while crippled is 10,000x better than leaping some extra unit while under swiftness.
I disagree… HS without swiftness feels horrible =/
True, but it is a trade off I’m willing to accept.
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IA will definitely be better.
Although the distance is probably going to be the same (450×2/900), IA has a shorter animation than 2xHS so you get to run normally as well, making the distance greater.
Even right now IA is better in all combat situations and in a great deal of normal mobility situations(HS sucks in combat and IA can actually allow you to cut the cliffs), only being a teensy bit behind on flat surface.