Improved Hide in Plain Sight
- Immediate
Skill Type: Buff - Disappear from before the enemy's eyes.
The Burglar can also ignore slowing effects and move at normal runspeed.
Briefly improves Stealth. Using this skill will not break Stealth. - Briefly undetectable in stealth
- Stealth not broken by damage
- Duration: 10s
- Sets Run Speed to 100%
- Duration: 10s
- Cost: ... Power
- Cooldown: 7m
General Information
Class: Burglar
This skill is automatically acquired at level 54.
This skill replaces the skill Hide in Plain Sight. Should not be confused with the class trait named Improved Hide In Plain Sight found within The Quiet Knife specialization set.
Effects
Using this skill causes Improved Stealth to occur on yourself.
Interactions
The trait Improved Hide In Plain Sight reduces the cooldown of this skill by up to 180 seconds.
Using the skill Ready and Able resets the cooldown on this skill.
Tactical Information
This is one of your major rescue skills. If the time arises when all hope is lost and your fellowship is failing, use HiPS to save yourself. This can save you lots of repair bills.
It drops all threat.
It's also possible to get in stealth, so you can activate Trip for a Fellowship Manoeuvre.
After using this skill, a Riddled creature will attack you after it comes out of being Dazed. This can be used in your advantage; pull the creature you need to kill. Riddle it, use HiPS (all other creatures will reset), finish off.
The Legacy for this skill is especially helpful if you play a lot in the Ettenmoors.