Changes to "SNEAK" ??

[t.monte87@gmail.com 8]

Was the changes to sneak supposed to force people to be more stealthy? I have found myself just saying "F" it now and running to the closest barn and laying down and then watch all the Zombies act like idiots. Prior to the changes to stealth I was doing alot of crawling and planning paths when entering locations to loot. I think the new stealth settings have ruined this part of the game.

[Bat9th 0]

Yeah that is pretty much the only thing to do if you even get close to a town without going prone right away.

It takes away from the gameplay IMO.

I may or may not be in the minority and that is fine, but I don't have this much patience crawling the whole time lol.

[jblackrupert 308]

With the latest patch sneaking is pretty much guaranteed to get you killed.

Even if you do somehow manage to sneak into a building theres a very high chance

that a zombie will spawn in the room and smack you upside the head from behind.

As for teaming up with other. not a chance, the more people you have around you

just increases the chance that you'll have every zombie for 500 metres on your ass.

Every server I've been on theres always somebody sitting in the woods sniping everyone

more then likely a hacker, or someone who's managed to keep the weapons they had before

the no-weapons on spawn patch.

Hopefully the latest changes will be ditched.

[t.monte87@gmail.com 8]

With the latest patch sneaking is pretty much guaranteed to get you killed.

Even if you do somehow manage to sneak into a building theres a very high chance

that a zombie will spawn in the room and smack you upside the head from behind.

As for teaming up with other. not a chance' date=' the more people you have around you

just increases the chance that you'll have every zombie for 500 metres on your ass.

Every server I've been on theres always somebody sitting in the woods sniping everyone

more then likely a hacker, or someone who's managed to keep the weapons they had before

the no-weapons on spawn patch.

Hopefully the latest changes will be ditched.

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Yes that is another thing. Rocket publically stated that he wanted to bring more team play to the game. Looting towns with multiple people now is near impossible.

[Myxomatosis 0]

The thing I found useful is using flares as a distraction.. I just throw a flare in the opposite direction to where I want to be.. Zombies swarm to the flare, and than I can go in...

[jblackrupert 308]

Smoke is like crack for zombies but since the last 1 or 2 patches the times I've seen it thrown they've ignored it

I've never had any success with them chasing flares.

[dunji 0]

I like the direction that they're going with this, but as it is now you do pretty much just have to crawl your way through the town. I'm all for making the game harder so you have to think and plan out a way to get in and out of a city safely but it shouldnt require you to have a boring 10 minute crawl to a building. I actually haven't tried using flares in this patch. Maybe thats the key and the devs want us to use more distractions instead of sneaking

[Myxomatosis 0]

Smoke is like crack for zombies but since the last 1 or 2 patches the times I've seen it thrown they've ignored it

I've never had any success with them chasing flares.

Yea, the thing is, you have to throw the flare before they agrroed on you, then wait for them to go for it..

I used this tactic successfully a few times.

[t.monte87@gmail.com 8]

Will be testing tonight. I've tried smoke and flares. Only one zombie was attracted to smoke. I I also heard that empty cans can cause distractions too.

[Myxomatosis 0]

Will be testing tonight. I've tried smoke and flares. Only one zombie was attracted to smoke. I I also heard that empty cans can cause distractions too.

I never had any success with cans, I just can't get them to go where I want...

[Virfortis 111]

Sneaking is just fine if you learn to pick and choose. I've had no issues sneaking around cities, but those that shot at me ended up zombie bait.

This doesn't fix the "sniper on the hill" part though, c'mon rocket, where's the scattered zeds? =/

[framesh1ft 1]

Sneaking is just fine if you learn to pick and choose. I've had no issues sneaking around cities' date=' but those that shot at me ended up zombie bait.

This doesn't fix the "sniper on the hill" part though, c'mon rocket, where's the scattered zeds? =/

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Sneaking into a town is basically pointless though... that's what we're saying. Why sneak when it's so hard to do? Anyone can sprint through cherno or electro and into a building they want to loot with the new LOS.

The LOSing needs to be nerfed and sneaking needs to be reverted to 1.7 status.

[kaffaljidhma 1]

Does reloading make you extra visible for anyone else

[Virfortis 111]

Sneaking is just fine if you learn to pick and choose. I've had no issues sneaking around cities' date=' but those that shot at me ended up zombie bait.

This doesn't fix the "sniper on the hill" part though, c'mon rocket, where's the scattered zeds? =/

[/quote']

Sneaking into a town is basically pointless though... that's what we're saying. Why sneak when it's so hard to do? Anyone can sprint through cherno or electro and into a building they want to loot with the new LOS.

The LOSing needs to be nerfed and sneaking needs to be reverted to 1.7 status.

Then simply make running a death sentence in town. Maybe fix the walking into a house error? This is a VERY old argument on the splinter cell forums, about how it's very easy to run and just knock everyone out unless the game forces you to stay stealthy.

Then they remove the restrictions and you get Conviction, THAT ticked off the stealth fans a lot.

[Steven89 22]

hell the new sneak thing sucks....ass....big fat round ass....today i sneaked up a stairway....i can hear zombies that i aggroed from afrika..

so thats why i just rambo in town go in to a house and everthing is ok. i dont try to be stealthy anymore its just not worth it so yeah...it broke this whole " i sneak around and get me my beans in that house over there"

sorry cant write anymore.....MY KEYBOARD WAS TO DAMN LOUD GOT ! 10 ZEDS ON MY ASS.....BYE :D

[Cormac McCarthy 15]

hell the new sneak thing sucks....ass....big fat round ass....today i sneaked up a stairway....i can hear zombies that i aggroed from afrika..

so thats why i just rambo in town go in to a house and everthing is ok. i dont try to be stealthy anymore its just not worth it so yeah...it broke this whole " i sneak around and get me my beans in that house over there"

sorry cant write anymore.....MY KEYBOARD WAS TO DAMN LOUD GOT ! 10 ZEDS ON MY ASS.....BYE :D

i lol'd

[Krid 0]

I simply run to where i need to get to, alt f4 and reconnect. Sneaking is worthless and totally broken now.

[Pyro_Marine 147]

5 stars to the thread.

Today I spawned in after I lost all my shit due to that retarded ass equipment wipe, spotted a zombie at a confirmed 42 meters, went down a hill near the ocean, ran along the shore and suddenly that very zombie...who was probably 55 meters away at the time WITHOUT A LOS was on my ass.

This shit is broken.

[kaffaljidhma 1]

I simply run to where i need to get to' date=' alt f4 and reconnect. Sneaking is worthless and totally broken now.

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Next time, go to the nearest double sided building in town, make a lot of noise, then crawl through the building and make a sharp turn along the wall after you reach the other end. The zombies will now be stuck inside the building entrance.