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[Irxallis]

In my opinion stalkers are really underpowered PvM-wise compared to SinXes and snipers. However, giving them any new skill like that is not the solution. In my opinion stalkers, as underpowered as they are are a good base of a PvM class.

New gears are the solution. Trackers daggers are a good start. Dragon combo would be helpful to stop Gandora overpowering if not for the ridiculous drop from Nidhoggur MVP.

What they really need is even stronger flee improvement gear and mdef gear. They will always be outdamaged, always very vulnerable to larger mobs but imo it is ok - they are not a damage class.??On the other hand, they have the potential to be the best fleetanks, the 'LKs of flee'. This is very useful already in, say, Nidhoggur1 where everything and their dog casts Dispel.

Even if HeRO population doesn't like flee (mostly because it is not useful in common party configurations which indeed are the most exp-efficient) it still is a viable way to play and you can get >300 flee without sacrificing anything you cannot live without.

Even if flee protection is much weaker than VIT/def one (think of negative status and larger mob reductions) which will not really help in med/high end MVP, insane flee shield is something really useful and nice in PvM especially if the rogue/stalker has a decent VIT and good protection gear. SW + flee = win.

My answer to this poll would be: no. Sorry, but imo it is better to amplify the niche they can hold rather than make them something else, something they should not be.

If you have to make them stronger skill-wise, change their 'flee' skill from giving 40 flee to giving 50 flee. But I would prefer new gear (rogue/stalker-only to prevent SinX/sniper to use it) over skill modifications.

But honestly, I think HeRO population's general opinion is something like this: 'stalkers are OK, their skills are OK, their gears are OK. No need to do anything special'. Thus, nothing will change as they are not as bad to require a buff - and afaik HeRO doesn't do general balancing.