general help
 

Im a total newbie at EQ2.. is there a newbie forum somewhere? I have a few questions...

maybe you can help with this one? I have some ability that requires me to sneak..what is sneaking?? is this an action or is it just the fact of being behind a creature?
thx

Sneak is used to pass creatures stealthely w/o getting attacked(in most cases, aggroed)...it is required for some abilities to sneak and be behind or flanking your target.

Hope that helps
Here are the links to the forums and to forums newbie discussion.

http://eqiiforums.station.sony.com/eq2?no_redir=true for EQ2 forums

http://eqiiforums.station.sony.com/e...oard.id=Newbie for EQ2 "The Newbie Yard" in the forums

thx for the links.. is stealth same as sneak?

Yes, all forms of stealth qualify as sneaking. Stealth/sneak in EQ2 termanology referse to any scout class combat art that makes your character transparent.

Invisibility (also makes you transparent) provided to you by another character or activatable item does not count as stealth/sneak. To use an ability that requires you to be "sneaking" or "stealthed" you must be using one of your own class stealth abilities.

Note: Some creatures see through stealth. This generally doesn't prevent you from using a stealth ability to enable a backstab ability. A common tactic for soloing these targets is to stun them, flip around behind, stealth, then backstab before the stun wears off.