Faction Thief Template

[Bodhi]

Been thinking about a template i want my thief to run with, ive seen some other faction pvp'ers / thiefs at work and decided i need a longer life span to compete on those revealing moments

I was thinking something along the likes of this :

100 tracking
100 detect hidden
90 stealth (+30 from burglar + shadow dancers) => EQ semi-proof
50 stealing (+30 from burglar + shadow dancers) => sigil worthy
120 ninjitsu (ki-rin)
100 hiding

Then maybe :
- 80 chiv / 70 bush
Or:
- 70 chiv / 80 spellweaving (pixies for quick protect)

Any pros/cons u would like to share, tips, ur own template, ...? Please do so and help a newbie faction thief out Also give a reason why u chose ur template please.

 

[Nastia Cross]

I would personally recommend having stealing higher than that in case of stat loss. I'm not exactly set on a template at the moment but I'm working with the following:

100 Hiding
100 Stealth (120 with legs and bandana)
90 Magery (for the invis with protection)
80 Stealing (110 with legs and bandana)
80 Snooping (for when i'm bored)

I had 60 ninjitsu and was working it up for wolf form but I haven't needed so I switched it out and am working on Tracking and Detect Hidden.

 

[Bodhi]

Yes i was considering taking the stat loss into account, but i felt that if i would do this, i'd be running with half a template, ive tried it yesterday and i felt i failed several things too much. So the intention really is to avoid the dying part hehe. I dont play a shard such as atlantic so i dont have to deal with 20 people, but it could be 1vs6 easily.

 

[JC the Builder]

20 Stealing
680-700 points in anything else you want

Put on Shadow Dancer Leggings (+20), Bracelet (+15), Ring (+15) and Burglar's Bandana (+10) when you want to steal a sigil.

 

[Aia]

Been thinking about a template i want my thief to run with, ive seen some other faction pvp'ers / thiefs at work and decided i need a longer life span to compete on those revealing moments

I was thinking something along the likes of this :

100 tracking
100 detect hidden
90 stealth (+30 from burglar + shadow dancers) => EQ semi-proof
50 stealing (+30 from burglar + shadow dancers) => sigil worthy
120 ninjitsu (ki-rin)
100 hiding

Then maybe :
- 80 chiv / 70 bush
Or:
- 70 chiv / 80 spellweaving (pixies for quick protect)

Any pros/cons u would like to share, tips, ur own template, ...? Please do so and help a newbie faction thief out Also give a reason why u chose ur template please.

Tracking - do you really need gm? As a human I can track - yes I fail a lot, but big deal when you have detect hidden.

detect hidden - gm is perfect

Stealth - you need gm. With less than gm, there's a chance at becoming revealed when you walk. Which sucks when you are behind enemy lines.

Stealing - get gm on this. It will allow you to use your faction thief outside of factions.

ninja - unless you plan to use death strike, I'd suggest dropping this down to gm. Then use lama or ozzie form.

How to stay alive as a faction thief
- wear a hit point regen suit with about 2 or 3 stam regen and good resists!!!
- always carry some pots
- always carry smoke (or egg) bombs
- having a trapped box helps too