Hello everyone! Imma give my two cents, even if my DoL are rather piddly in level. ^^;
I think that the Gathering classes need something like this. They need to be able to harvest without the worry of aggro.
One thing that I would change is this. "Movement speed will be reduced to walking speed." I think that movement speed should remain the same, if not increased.
I think this because I do not think that it would be game braking at all. Furthermore, my opinion is supported by the other points Triairy made when introducing this skill to us.
*Once executed, the stealth effect will remain indefinitely.
However, the effect will wear off if you reuse the action, incur enmity, enter certain areas, or change classes.
*The action cannot be used while incurring enmity, nor while on chocoback.
*The action is not subjected to a recast time.
*The stealth effect nullifies any effects present that grant increased movement speed.
The players who choose to go the route of Gathering (Disciples of the Land) to level up and play the game should not be punished for choosing to play the game in this fashion. Since this ability cannot be used by any other class, riding chocobo, or using any gear that increases movement speed this becomes their only way of going about and harvesting/mining/whatever. Seeing as the game world is huge even with increased movement speed it would take a long time to get anywhere, especially if the player has to go back and empty inventory (should they run out of anima, even if they shouldn't. Teleporting to the closest aetheryte crystal doesn't mean that the player will be where they need to be).
Another point I would like to bring up is that DoL do not have an attack ability of their own, at least as far as I can tell. (I could very well be wrong about this and if I am, I sincerely apologize and will edit my post asap!) So there really isn't a danger of them grinding via mobs for exp (for example). A
Slightly off subject. I do wish that the other classes had a sneak/invis ability, or an item alternative like prism powders/ silent oils (a la FFXI). Sometimes a player just wants to explore or if they have a quest that takes them through an area with higher level mobs, it would be a boon.
In any case, thanks for your time everyone!
P.S. DarkDepravity- I agree with you. I want to have fun while gaming, not mimic 'realism'. ^^;