Stealth

Masque · Stealth

Does the defense bonus from Stealth count while you are attacking?

Yuri Blastin

There are two levels of defence provided by stealth/hide, depending on full/partial hiding. So, if you attack, you get the lesser value (about half the full value for most damage types, but losing MOST of the, otherwise considerable, AoE protection). Use the character builder to get full details.

Cyber-Strike

As a stalker player I have agued the pros and cons of stealth til Im blue in the face..after many conversations with many other players the bottom line appears to be this.....

1. Slotting stealth for defence is worth it for quishies with no base defence
2. Slotting stealth for melee classes is useless really as it only adds about 2% overall to defence so slot it for end redux
3. the use of stealth initially need thinking about..domminators and corrupters..good idea as operating at range reduces the chances of being seen until you attack. MM's ...again a good idea as you can avoid detection while pets do the work. Brutes...poor idea as stealth wiill be negated within melee range. Stalkers..a must as it alows you to beat the + perception cap in certain areas.
Which brings me on to my final point..If you are choosing stealth for PvP purposes I would advise against it due to the ammount of heroes with + perception due to fear of stalkers ( just about everyone has it now). with the ammount of tactics and FA about stealth has become next to useless in PVP is used on its own