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Originally Posted by Gideon_Slack
One of the problems with the Hunter class in Regnum is that they get too many defensive buffs from the Evasion tree.
In most other games, the stealth class is far more squishy than the Regnum hunter. Entering combat for them is a very high risk thing, so they need the stealth escape skill.
My Hunter is currently set up like a stealth class from another game. My only points in Evasion are Mobility 4 and Low Profile 3 (though I agree Low Profile needs a nerf). With this build, I have to rely on speed instead of Acrobatic or Evasive Tactics for defense.
I play this way because I find it fun. If I have to go Acrobatic or Evasive for defense, then I'm afraid I'll lose half the identity of my class.
And for stealth escape skills, they obviously should not be at the same level as the ones that help set up an encounter. Most others game set them at just a fraction of the basic stealth skill -- risky, but enough to get away some portion of the time.
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The main problem with the stealth class (hunters) in Regnum is that they have no hard counterclass. Barbs used to have that role, SM warjus were decent against hunters as well, but today no class truly has a major advantage against hunters - and if they did, they wouldn't be able to catch the hunter unless they had a very powerful reveal camo or something.
Right now, if we go by the scissors-paper-rock analogy, lets say
skilled warlocks are rock, hunters are scissors and marksmen, knights and barbs are paper. Scissors beats paper and uses invisibility to hide from rock. But, whoops...rock also beats paper! And it doesn't really beat scissors, more of a 50/50 chance against scissors.
Another thing about stealth classes is that it is extremely difficult to balance them and define their role. You
have to balance them based on their ability to attack from stealth. If you don't, they become too powerful. But if you do, they become boring and somewhat pointless during an extended fight, unless you give them a means to "restealth" midfight reliably and frequently.