Posted January 15, 2021
Arachnarok_Rider: Stealth is still possible, but you have to luck out a bit with legendary reboot optics, in my experience.
And some times they just get alerted by nothing, they just switch from normal state to alerted state. I have experienced them all going into combat mode a few times without anyone being able to see me. And of course there is the hilarious "body has been detected" thing when all enemies are down and nobody is around to detect anything or be alerted by anything.
But generally, if you want to do a stealth mission then hack everybody blind rather than relying on stealth takedowns.
skeletonbow: My character is so ultra powerful now that my stealth mission is basically kick in the front door and just kill everyone by thinking they are dead. That's the short version anyway, the longer version is using CONTAGION, DROP GRENADE, CYBERPSYCHOSIS, SYNAPSE BURST, SHOCK. I have the entire quickhack tree maxed out and a lot of breach also, so most of my hacks spread to close enemies. The damage dealt usually one-shots multiple enemies. I just repeat again if they need another dose. Smart rifle and smart sniper rifle take care of what's left etc. And some times they just get alerted by nothing, they just switch from normal state to alerted state. I have experienced them all going into combat mode a few times without anyone being able to see me. And of course there is the hilarious "body has been detected" thing when all enemies are down and nobody is around to detect anything or be alerted by anything.
But generally, if you want to do a stealth mission then hack everybody blind rather than relying on stealth takedowns.
So if a mission doesn't require anyone live I just basically walk in like a borg and kill everyone in seconds. They usually don't even get their hand on the handle of their gun before the entire group is dead now.
One thing that is massive fun, is when upset about game bugs - to walk into an enemy region known to have a lot of gangsters etc. and methodically go from alley to alley, hideout, base, whatever, and just kick in the door Rambo/Charles Bronson style and go ape on them with hacks and slow-mo, cranking off a few finisher rounds here and there, then walking around afterward and cleaning up by giving everyone laying on the ground a nice blast to the face with the MOX shotgun. Thanks Judy, best gun ever.
Deeply satisfying. STEALTH THIS! :)
Oh, and cyber-psycho is fun but I do prefer legendary reset, just in case you're supposed to take someone alive.
But still, some times you're asked to do something quietly and in my experience it can indeed be done, most of the time, but it tends to work better if I simply reset optics (which is non-aggerssive) and rush past enemies instead of silent non-lethal take-downs and whatnot.