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"Christian Stauffer" <wildcard666@bluewin.ch> wrote in message
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> "Walt" <wbecke{nospam]@gmx.at> wrote:
>
>> As druid in catform I can turn on "prowl" which is similar to "stealth" (i
>> thought).
>
> It is.
>
>> I was trying to sneek by a few enemies (lower or same level as me). They
>> attacked me. I thought they cannot see me?!
>
> Imagine the mob has a circle around him. When you enter it, he'll figure
> out there is something, and with some luck, he'll see you.
>
> The size of this circle depends on the level difference between you and
> the mob. It's also not a real circle, because if you're behind the mob,
> you can get much closer than if you're in front of him.
> The closer you get to the mob, the more likely it is he'll target and
> attack you.
Yup. It takes a bit of time and practice to figure out how close you can get
to an enemy, from what directions, before you get the hang of it. Just
remember you're NOT going to be able to sneak all the way up to mobs
of your level or higher, but you will be able to sneak right up and tweak the
ears of mobs more than a couple levels lower (when approached from behind,
anyway).
> Same for PvP combat. When you enter the "circle", the enemy can see
> (half transparent) and click (target) you.
>
> You can figure out this behaviour with stealthed mobs such as the spiders in
> Ashenvale, or the cats in 1KNeedles.
Yup, go slowly, and watch for the "huh, what was that?!?" reaction that mobs
make, when they first start to detect your presence- they will stop in their
tracks and stare in your direction. If you back up and get out of their 'circle
of detection' range, then they won't attack you, and will continue about their
business. There is usually a few seconds worth of leeway you have at that
moment, to back out of range before they lock onto you for good.
>> In the thread "Herb/Alchemy for a rogue" Marshall is thinking of a stealthed
>> roque sneeking on herbs. Will this really work or is the druid ability
>> somewhat different than the roques?
>
> You can't pick herbs when stealthed, I'm quite sure rogues can't neither.
Nope, the act of picking or mining or opening a chest, or whatever, will un-
stealth you. So you have to plan how you are going to do it- kill the nearest
mob(s) and clear the area, before getting the goods. It's always best to be
higher level than the mobs you're trying to infiltrate around, to make your-
self harder to detect, and your job a lot easier.
-Marshall