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Forum Name New Player Q&A
Topic subjectCan someone explain how stalk works?
Topic URLhttps://forums.carrionfields.com/dcboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=5&topic_id=3218
3218, Can someone explain how stalk works?
Posted by Roots on Wed 31-Dec-69 07:00 PM
The help file is not very informative...

How long does the effect of stalking last and what cancels it out?

Do you start all over when a person sees you? Leaves an area? Logs off?

How many times stalking do you need do on a victim to have a noticeable impact? Is there an obvious point of diminishing returns?

Thanks for your help.
3219, RE: Can someone explain how stalk works?
Posted by Daevryn on Wed 31-Dec-69 07:00 PM
When you stalk someone, your stalk count for them goes up.

Over time it goes down; when they see you or they otherwise become aware of you, it goes down.

If you haven't stalked enough, assassinate always fails.
3220, RE: Can someone explain how stalk works?
Posted by Straklaw on Wed 31-Dec-69 07:00 PM
Also, as I learned through reading logs after my first assassin....you only have to be in the same area as the person you stalk, not just the same room :P
3221, So how many stalks we talking about? 5? 25?
Posted by Roots on Wed 31-Dec-69 07:00 PM
What's a ballpark # of stalks before you tend to attempt an assassination? Any rules of thumb would be awesome!
3222, Word on the street is 5 to 10
Posted by Rodriguez on Wed 31-Dec-69 07:00 PM
The better you get the less you need.
3223, You can attempt it with very few
Posted by incognito on Wed 31-Dec-69 07:00 PM
One of my assassins got his only assassinate after 2 stalks. Crazy when I think how many that one failed with many stalks.