Very slightly off-topic, but I recall something from live that is not in effect on P99. It's been a lot of years, so I could be wrong...
In early classic EQ, rogues were pretty broken. Sneak did not allow you to move while hidden, and hide was no better than invisibility. I remember reading the patch notes when this was changed to where rogues gained the ability to remain hidden while sneaking and also "double invis". I believe it was clearly stated that rogues would be invis AND ITU when ANY invis effect was applied, INCLUDING hide. e.g. a rogue could have camouflage cast on them and run around (not hiding/sneaking) and be invisible to undead.
Being that most rogues were quite proud of their own built-in ability at this point, I don't think this detail was very well known. It had pretty limited usefulness ... you traded the random early invis fades for some movement speed and instant off/on (respecting cooldowns). One thing it did make possible was to cross zone lines with no lapse in invisibility, a glaring problem that allowed an undead froglok to make mincemeat of my brave young twink last night on his way to scoop up a Mask of Deception...
Can anyone dig up the notes from the pre-Kunark rogue love patch(es)?
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06-13-2013, 03:37 PM
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