Does finesse-based equipment make it easier to sneak
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Does finesse-based equipment (i.e. leather) make you harder to detect?
Best Answer
Nope. The only thing that has an effect on your stealth skill is... well, your stealth skill itself.
It can go from 0-10, but this value is the only thing that matters outside of Smoke Bombs (which keep you hidden for 5 seconds regardless of what armor you're wearing).
Short answer: You need to have an enemy in range for it to trigger.
Long answer: I initially had the same problem you did, since I bought this skill right after emerging from the starter dungeon and didn't have anything to use it on. Tapping the button (left mouse for me on PC) after the first shadow strike doesn't seem to do anything unless there is actually an enemy to attack. But shortly thereafter, when fighting 4 wolves, I was able to tap the button after the first strike and it kept rushing me back and forth.
I'm not sure how it picks which guy will be your next target when you chain another attack into it, but it does seem to need an actual enemy to be there to do it. No aiming on your part is required.
Having used this a lot since I originally answered, you don't even need multiple enemies there for this to work. It will trigger on a single enemy. But you do need at least one.
IGN had a 2 hour live stream and the character they were playing had already beaten the game (I think he said he was 36) and was in full plate, rolling around and sprinting like a madman. The producer they had as a guest mentioned something to the effect that they didn't want to penalize the player on such an important game aspects because of their armor choice.
Best Answer
Nope. The only thing that has an effect on your stealth skill is... well, your stealth skill itself.
It can go from 0-10, but this value is the only thing that matters outside of Smoke Bombs (which keep you hidden for 5 seconds regardless of what armor you're wearing).