Stealing (skill): Is the real skill value ever checked or does it not matter?

keven2002

I feel like I've heard both yes and no in the past. The most recent discussions I've seen essentially boiled down to "anything that is NOT a mastery skill isn't impacted by real skill".

 @Community Manager  - Are you able to confirm this? I feel like others are divided on this with some saying real skill matters and others saying it doesn't.

I'm messing around with my thief to try to maximize his skill points. I am able to fit in the shadowdancer legs & burglar bandanna into my suit (+30 stealing & stealth), but I'm a little nervous to drop my stealing from 120 real skill down to 90 if it's going to limit or impact any sort of stealing I could potentially do.

Cookie

It has never impacted me.
I cannot think of any scenario where it would impact.
Having said that, my Stealing luck on events has been diabolical, and maybe that is the reason!

KroDuK

I was around 110 real skill, down to ~65 real stealing.. i've noted no difference when stealing dungeons artifacts, stealing from harpies, stealing from a pack horse nor stealing from NPC chests.

PS: both case I was at 120 stealing with items.

Urge

I may be wrong but i think VvV sig stealing requires x amount of real. 

Iniquity

If I remember right you needed 120 real skill to steal the totems out of chests during the last event.

Cookie

Urge said:

I may be wrong but i think VvV sig stealing requires x amount of real. 

Iniquity said:

If I remember right you needed 120 real skill to steal the totems out of chests during the last event.

I think both incorrect - I do both with very low real.
60 in fact.

Iniquity

Yep I was incorrect, ignore me.

Lokea

Cookie said:

I think both incorrect - I do both with very low real.
60 in fact.

Let's hope it stays that way for the upcoming events that involve thieves, as I probably won't have my thief anywhere near 100-120 real skill, and will have to make due with jewelry/etc.

Community Manager

It depends on the implementation.