Sneak & Invis spells/items - Bring them back and give us a reason to use them, please

[Physic]

sneak invis, ehhhhh dont think it was agood idea, way too much sneak and invising to get to the big bosses in ffxi.

[Rentahamster]

They can still put these spells/abilities in. Just don't make them mandatory to gameplay.

[Rane]

I'd have to agree with Physic. I didn't like how most dungeon running in XI consisted of everyone casting sneak/invis and running to the boss.

I'm not going to lie: as a solo exploration mechanic I did have a lot of fun with it. I remember using Sneak and Invisible or Tonko to get around Ifrit's Cauldron while mining. That part was OK. But parties sneaking through dungeons without having to fight much was kind of anticlimactic.

In any event, the ability to outrun aggro in XIV reduces the need for sneak/invis somewhat even as a solo mechanic.

[Coldbrand]

God no, Hell no. If I want that I'll play Metal Gear. Please don't make sneaking around and being invisible big things again. I want to FIGHT and KILL monsters, not waltz around them.

[Picoman]

Think its time to just let sneak/invis go ; ;

(Wonder if that it also the reason we dont have chocos and airships, Tanaka never wanted them in the game at all!)

[Jinrya-Geki]

How about making Dungeon mobs true sight so you just can't run to the final boss. Give them large agro range as well. Then that way it sneak/invisibility can't be used.

I would love invisibility and sneak to get the damn nodes and camps I haven't been able to reach, because someone thought it was a good Idea to put rank 80+ Ahriman in a small narrow paths.

[Dreadnought]

wow what was wrong with sneak and invis?
i loved being able to sneak past mobs, running to the nearst corner to recast and continuing. it adds depth.
man i just dont get them some times.

[Leonesaurus]

I have to agree in disliking this descision but it's not a game killer.

OMG, I found you!! Hey Dynamis!! LOL XD

But yeah, back to the topic at hand... I would still like to see an invisible/sneak ability for "at least" crafters and gatherers, since I generally like exploring with the Quick ability on my Miner.

It's just hard to fully explore the game's world until either level cap is raised, chocobos are added, or you have meat shield friend(s) with you to take the fall to get by high level enemies blocking off an area in to a REALLY cool, unique area in a zone. But like Dynamis said, it's not a game killer by any means...

[Dargoth_Draconia]

I am really excited that there is no sneak/invis because that is one of things I hated about FFXI, especially if you were a class that have sneak/vis you had to buy unreliable items that cost a fortune most of the time and cost you inventory space. I wouldn't mind if they added them for DoL can be the only classes that could use it, but I really don't want to have to worry about getting agro from a mob in a new area especially if I don't know if it is sight or sound. Some people really liked that because it adds an unique element to gameplay and I understand that 100% but I just don't like it or agree with it. If it was to be implemented I would hope that it only be one or the other instead of both of them. I wouldn't mind there being an invisibility in the game but sneak is a no no.

[HayaHime]

Checked in with Matsui about the possibility of sneak and invisible in FFXIV. In regards to a sneak/invisible (item/ability/spell, etc.) that can be used by all classes, the dev. team is not planning on going in a direction where sneak/invisible are required, or if you don’t have sneak/invisible you can't proceed, so there are no plans for them currently.

I didn't like what they said about sneak/invisible =(

-1000,003 for Dev. team -.-