Guild Wars 2

Upon initial cast/ability use while Stealth the Thief class remains hidden for an over extended period of time rather then become visable, allowing them to continually attack without being targeted.

Maybe if you’re lagging, but in sPvP it’s fairly instant when you reveal from stealth. Also in WvW the game doesn’t stream in enemy players behind you, so if the Thief gets behind you sometimes it takes longer for him to ‘show up’.

However do some testing and you will find out that you can target him still, and more testing will show you can still damage him, even though the graphic is not yet on your screen. So you kind of have to adapt to that design challenge and don’t just stop attacking when he goes stealth. He is STILL THERE somewhere, keep attacking.

I’d agree, this has to be a lag issue, it’s certainly not an exploit. The first attack out of stealth can definitely hit you out of stealth, but that’s sorta the idea.

I think it is a phase in issue, not a lag issue. You see the damage and the little swirly black stuff, just not the thief for about a second.

It should be instant.

Its a huge bug. Sometimes the fight is over when you become visible.