Stealth

[Frostweaver]

Hide is for stalkers, superior invisibility is for controllers. To be fair, it is more thematic than functional, since PA is much better defense than Superior Hide in a fight, So they don't really compare anyway.

Plus, concealment +stealth IO gives pretty much everyone a much cheaper version of illusion's 'trick'.

Functionally, Hide due to stalker inherent is vastly superior to superior invisibility, but it's kind of comparing apples and engine blocks.

[Mansome]

In PVE no amount of stealth or hide will stop certain enemies from seeing you. Basically if it can see through hide it can see through everything. PVP on the other hand is a different issue altogether. In that instance is probably okay to stack stealth. For PVE Hide is generally all you really need as a stalker.

[EldritchDrake]

On 8/15/2019 at 9:53 AM, Lockpick said:

In PVE there are some enemies with decent perception that can see through Stealth, but I don't know any will see through Hide.  With a stealth IO and SS you are practically invisible the vast majority of enemies will not see through it.   The link StrikerFox provided gives great details on stealth and perception.

Rikti drones and Rularuu eyeballs can see through all stealth. There are a few other mobs that have increased perception via powers like tactics generally not enough to see through stalker level of stealth.