Stealth bug/glitch or is it supposed to be like that?

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Posted by: ConterK.3972

ConterK.3972

im not sure if this is how is meant to be or not, so im just posting it

Shadow refuge is an AOE supportish skill that thiefs have, it heals a small amount of health for you and your allies and is supposed to give 3s of stealth,

what happens with this skill?

the Stealth it gives is stackable, the longer you are inside the area without attacking, the longer u’ll be stealthed

i was able to stack up to 10s of stealth, and then you can add the other stealth skills and the time will keep stacking more and more, im not sure if that’s how its supposed to work, since it seems pretty OP as it is,

u can stack the 10s of stealth and then just run out of the area and still be invisible

Anybody else see something wrong with this?

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Posted by: FatFuzzy.2659

FatFuzzy.2659

It’s not a bug/glitch..it’s doing exactly what it’s supposed to do, leave it alone….dam no wonder we getting nerfed., we are thieves man!! Stealth baby!!

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Posted by: Daecollo.9578

Daecollo.9578

Its not really that buggy in SPVP, its very buggy in zergs though.

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Posted by: ConterK.3972

ConterK.3972

well, being able to stack 10s stealth seems pretty OP,
lol u can just stack it, and follow some1 for a backstab instakill
xD!

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Posted by: Zunhar.4079

Zunhar.4079

Yeah you can stack that 10s of stealth, but if you Backstab you just wasted 10s of stealth! Congrats. Or you can, you know, use C&D, Blinding Powder, or any other stealth skill. Shadow Refuge is working as intended.

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Posted by: Wolfe.3097

Wolfe.3097

well, being able to stack 10s stealth seems pretty OP,
lol u can just stack it, and follow some1 for a backstab instakill
xD!

first you have to stay inside shadow refuge for the duration to get that

second is enemies can see the outlind of shadow refuge, so they know where you are

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Posted by: ConterK.3972

ConterK.3972

well, being able to stack 10s stealth seems pretty OP,
lol u can just stack it, and follow some1 for a backstab instakill
xD!

first you have to stay inside shadow refuge for the duration to get that

second is enemies can see the outlind of shadow refuge, so they know where you are

you can stack the 10s and the run for 10s constantly being stealthed,
lol in a game where the stealth skills are 5s at MAX (being an elite skill)
i find 10s of perma stealth a little too OP, lol

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Posted by: Panacea.4927

Panacea.4927

10s stealth which you have only in the refuge, if you leave it too early you will get the revealed debuff. Shadow refuge offers in the end only about 4 seconds of stealth, the remaining time you need to stand in the circle which basicly screams to everyone and their mother in pvp “come on, place all your aoe nukes here!”

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Posted by: Auesis.7301

Auesis.7301

Yeah, it’s perfectly fine as it is. It’s a pulse skill, just like Black Powder. The immense usefulness of SR is kind of offset by the fact that the enemy can see EXACTLY where you are and there’s nothing you can do but wait until the refuge finishes and you have 3-4s of stealth left to play with. That, or run away. If you stay in there for so long in combat, you’ll be AoE’d to death.

So no, it’s fine. Don’t make up a load of bullkitten.

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Posted by: ConterK.3972

ConterK.3972

well the area is pretty huge,
bigger than most aoe areas
i think only the Ranger AOE rain of arrows can fully hit the whole area

plus u can go in and out while the skill is there, lol

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Posted by: Auesis.7301

Auesis.7301

1) The circle is not that large and most AoEs nail it. Have you ever been in one in a combat situation against players that have any brains? Good luck EVER trying to dodge AoE attacks within the refuge. Under pressure, you could have 2-3 players bombarding it, and you’ll be dead in seconds. Even an unseparated Cluster Bomb can take out the entire circle. The circle isn’t large enough to miss anything within it. Hell, a Warrior can Whirlwind right through and kill every single person inside.
2) If you leave, you lose stealth and get the revealed debuff. Even if you walk back in, you can’t stealth until that debuff finishes. So you either stay inside without ever touching the edges or risk losing your stealth buff (and get nuked while staying there), walk out prematurely (and get nuked), or pick a wiser time to use it (away from a group of players, thus removing the need for any concern to begin with).

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Posted by: LOCO.1785

LOCO.1785

Firstly, you are confined to the small radius of the shadow refuge circle. Then as soon as you strike someone, you lose stealth.

Seems fine to me.

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Posted by: ConterK.3972

ConterK.3972

still 10s, op 10s
im using it now, lol!

(edited by ConterK.3972)

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Posted by: Auesis.7301

Auesis.7301

still 10s, op 10s
im using it now, lol!

10s of basically being completely immobile and exposed to attack since an enemy can just point in the general direction of the circle and down you.

OP my kitten

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Posted by: Highlet.8039

Highlet.8039

Dear god. This board is worse than the Witch Elf board in Warhammer.

If you are going to let a thief or any player stand inside a small circle with a big house above it for the full duration to stack stealth to 10s and than complain about it, you honestly should go back to the drawing board on your play style.

Shadow Refuge, especially in W3 is a giant “HEY! I’M RIGHT HERE. AOE THE kitten OUT OF ME” built in icon. See a house go up? AOE it. They are either forced out, which by the way breaks stealth immediately, or they stay in and are stealthed and dead.

It is a useful ability but not at all for gaining stealth. If you wanted to stack stealth, just blast finisher a smoke field. You can get minutes worth from that.

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Posted by: Kurow.6973

Kurow.6973

If you wanted to stack stealth, just blast finisher a smoke field. You can get minutes worth from that.

No, you can’t!

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Posted by: Highlet.8039

Highlet.8039

If you wanted to stack stealth, just blast finisher a smoke field. You can get minutes worth from that.

No, you can’t!

Yes, you can with multiple blast finishers unless something has changed recently in regards to area stealth effects. You cannot do it alone but you can with multiple people. It is not practical, but possible.

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Posted by: MiniAchilles.4617

MiniAchilles.4617

You aren’t going to be getting that 10s of stealth whilst in a fight, and if you are doing it before a fight you’re an idiot..

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Posted by: Daharahj.1325

Daharahj.1325

It’s not a bug/glitch..it’s doing exactly what it’s supposed to do, leave it alone….dam no wonder we getting nerfed., we are thieves man!! Stealth baby!!

You get to have insane mobility/stealth alternatives, or insane burst, not both. Note; Burst and good dps are not the same. They could probably get away with having good dps.

The argument “but thieves are so squishy!” is rather silly when they can get out of danger repeately with an ability that at the moment has no counter (stealth).