So it's been over a year since I played my thief, and I've been trying to track down the changes since then, but the forums not being what they are, I'm having a tough time tracking down everything.

Basically, when I left, I could pretty much one/two-hit geni's and I would learn stalking, hiding, weapons and backstab really well. This was right around when the new Khri system was released, and I was still doing alright under that. Life was good.

Now, I cannot get a successful backstab (I hit, but no surprise/exp) and I'm barely learning stealth. Confidence is neutral during this. Stats/skills below.

Hiding: 348
Stalking: 334
Backstab: 267
ME: 213
LE: 190
Agil: 38

I can tear them up just going normal melee on them without any buffs, so I'm kind of confused about my inability to backstab with higher stealths (which are barely moving) and using the different special khri combos to boost either my stealth or attacking ability.

Any suggestions on buffs to use, updates on critter perception/teaching, backstab tweaks would be appreciated. Thanks.


~ Purehand

Agility seems a little low maybe? Your best bet is really just to use strike. Add in some dirt and you'll be able to get them easily. Also it could have been you were just going at night and have recently been hunting during the day.