Dex/Stealth

Tricky · Post by **Tricky** » Fri Feb 23, 2007 7:29 am

I'm curious about the exact Dex requirement for your Stealth skill if you want to keep using it until the endgame. How far should you increase your dexterity if you also keep increasing your stealth skill at every level-up? Note that this hypothetical character build doesn't use Dex for any other reason, hence it has every reason not to waste any more attribute points on it than is absolutely necessary.

walterd140 · Post by **walterd140** » Fri Feb 23, 2007 8:03 am

To be honest I never raised my stealth level above 1. There are many belts in the game that do this for me without wasting points. Besides, few areas that stealth is needed really do not warrent wasting the extra points. & when I actually DO need this skill, I'm already a level 20 BadA*^.... so why bother.

On a side note, dexterity helps in more ways than just stealth, so it in itself is a good thing.

Walter

Tricky · Post by **Tricky** » Fri Feb 23, 2007 8:07 am

I know all that and I would appreciate it if you keep this thread on topic.

Ergophobia · Post by **Ergophobia** » Fri Feb 23, 2007 5:46 pm

Your stealth skill itself combined with your items has much more influence on your total stealth skill than your dexterity. So as long as stealth is a class skill and you can make some decent items boosting it, don't waste more points on dex than you're willing to.

Tricky · Post by **Tricky** » Sat Feb 24, 2007 3:43 am

Sigh.. and that is my question already! How much is reasonable?

Ergophobia · Post by **Ergophobia** » Mon Feb 26, 2007 1:35 am

A DEX score of 8 is totally reasonable if you think you need the points in other stats. You'll just get hit a little more. Nothing that can't be compensated by a protective force power, a stim pack, or a decent robe/armor.

Tricky · Post by **Tricky** » Mon Feb 26, 2007 3:48 am

I see, that does change things a little. So, with a Dex of 8, what kind of Stealth level do I want to have toward the end of the game?

walterd140 · Post by **walterd140** » Tue Feb 27, 2007 10:34 pm

What kind of stealth do you want at the end of the game hypothetically?? I would guess 1-4 in Dex will give you at least a 1 for stealth. Which at the end game will let you do whatever you need to do.

Walter

Drunkside · Post by **Drunkside** » Wed Feb 28, 2007 12:59 am

I would just say take 10 so there arent any minuses. I did a sith assassin based totally on strenghth, but i got some dex from dark side mastery bonus and items, and it worked fine.

(Still if you are going to make char total sneaker, base it on dex, finesse and stealth attack.)

Ergophobia · Post by **Ergophobia** » Sat Mar 03, 2007 5:53 pm

Well, if you get like level 25 at the end that would make your Stealth skill about 40, including all kinds of item bonuses. You are going to hurt your armor class by not taking DEX, but you already knew that. I would recommend sticking to 14 if you're taking a stealth-based characters. Take that at start and don't modify it. That will give you some bonuses at a low cost.