What use is vanishing act?

Blakeavon · 03-19-2007, 06:58 PM

I love the AGI aa line cos of bump and poison, so thought i might as well just spend the last 2 points getting vanishing act but for the life of me cant work out why i bothered.

I presumed it was a faster way to go into stealth (unlike our normal one) so that i can use cheap shot and backstab more often when Bump was down. but no vanishing act doesnt work that way SMILEY if you use it mid fight you get the message sayign your not in stealth. and it doesnt put you into stealth

sure the ability to quickly hide the group for 2mins can be handy but why doesnt it act like a normal invis when soling with it

Jait · 03-20-2007, 02:07 AM

It's just poor man's "smuggle".

You can take your group past some trash with it. Very little else. As you sadly discovered, it's fairly worthless.

Tri · 03-20-2007, 11:21 AM

it's the best group stealth spell in the game, the debate should be on how usefull is stealth ( PVE ) , but for 2 points it's a nice toy now. And Coin Toss sucks bad, i ve been playing with it and here are the results : -Can finish a newly opened HO wheel if nothing else is cast during the time it takes to complete the wheel ( that applies to anyone in the group SMILEY

) -Equivalent of using master lvl 70 spell to finish the wheel, giving the highest HO bonus possible ( +26 in melee skills for example )

Mildavyn · 03-20-2007, 12:45 PM

Ugh, i HATE that poison proc... breaks mez and its annoying to cancel.

Kilnger · 03-21-2007, 01:12 AM

Last I checked it, Vanishing Act did not work in combat as it claimed to. If it did, VA would be an amazing PVP Tool as it would become a full group evade (which after a taunt will all but shaft most everyone since they're forced to target nothing). Other then that, it's a smuggle that can be fairly useful if you don't party with the other classes that use smuggle/group invis. If you went that far down agi, may as well pick it up in the end. Instant cast goes a long way.

03-19-2007, 06:58 PM	#1
Blakeavon Loremaster Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 152	I love the AGI aa line cos of bump and poison, so thought i might as well just spend the last 2 points getting vanishing act but for the life of me cant work out why i bothered. I presumed it was a faster way to go into stealth (unlike our normal one) so that i can use cheap shot and backstab more often when Bump was down. but no vanishing act doesnt work that way if you use it mid fight you get the message sayign your not in stealth. and it doesnt put you into stealth sure the ability to quickly hide the group for 2mins can be handy but why doesnt it act like a normal invis when soling with it

03-20-2007, 11:21 AM	#3
Tri General Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 156	it's the best group stealth spell in the game, the debate should be on how usefull is stealth ( PVE ) , but for 2 points it's a nice toy now. And Coin Toss sucks bad, i ve been playing with it and here are the results : -Can finish a newly opened HO wheel if nothing else is cast during the time it takes to complete the wheel ( that applies to anyone in the group ) -Equivalent of using master lvl 70 spell to finish the wheel, giving the highest HO bonus possible ( +26 in melee skills for example )

03-20-2007, 12:45 PM	#4
Mildavyn Loremaster Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 1,301	Ugh, i HATE that poison proc... breaks mez and its annoying to cancel. __________________ Paikis, Troubador Ashk, Guardian Sslyth, Necromancer Mirbolt, Shadowknight Mildayvin, Assasin Verminius, Defiler

03-21-2007, 01:12 AM	#5
Kilnger Loremaster Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 111	Last I checked it, Vanishing Act did not work in combat as it claimed to. If it did, VA would be an amazing PVP Tool as it would become a full group evade (which after a taunt will all but shaft most everyone since they're forced to target nothing). Other then that, it's a smuggle that can be fairly useful if you don't party with the other classes that use smuggle/group invis. If you went that far down agi, may as well pick it up in the end. Instant cast goes a long way. __________________ Archon Minaka Nisumari Inquisitor/Carpenter Maestra Kilandara Zomerana Troubadour The Maestro of Darkshine Initiative A lack of a fancy signature makes one strong with the force.

03-20-2007, 02:07 AM	#2
Jait Loremaster Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 183	It's just poor man's "smuggle". You can take your group past some trash with it. Very little else. As you sadly discovered, it's fairly worthless.