City of Hero's : Report On Stealth

Ok, I broke my rule about not taking non combat powers until 14th...I took stealth at 6th , just to try it out.

What does stealth do ?

You can get MUCH closer to a mob before it sees you.

but , once they spot you , you stay spotted. Shooting one , running around a corner, and stealthing ? No dice. They chase you until the elevator or the entrance.

It says it offers a slight increase in defence.

Yeah , very slight. five percent when you're not in combat, and the moment you throw an attack it's cut in half to two point five percent. Waste of time.

What *CAN* you do with stealth.

Walk around the corner and almost bump into a mob, and not get spotted.

Survey the area and see where the mobs are and plan out how you're gonna do this.

Decide you don't like this side of the room, the mobs are all piled at the door you're gonna enter. Run past them (while stealthed) to the other side of the room , and now you have some room to work with. And they problaby didn't see you go by , so you still get to decide who to shoot first.

Stealth isn't the be all to end all , but the ability to survey the situation and plan it out , rather than suddenly there's a mob pounding on you , is a worthwhile thing to have.

Though maybe 6th level is a little too early for it.