Read boards while hiding

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Read boards while hiding

Post by Pixelburner » Sun Oct 04, 2020 6:02 pm

Interacting with boxes (shelves, shops) does not break stealth but reading boards does.

It would be nice for spying activities if boards could be read without breaking stealth.

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Re: Read boards while hiding

Post by Batrachophrenoboocosmomachia » Fri Dec 04, 2020 4:10 am

This one has me torn, honestly. On one hand, it stands to reason that if you're standing stealthily next to a message board undetected, certainly you ought to be able also read it. However, I think needing to drop out of stealth to actually gather intelligence serves as effective obstacle/opportunity for counterplay.

It certainly would be Nice for spies, but really only because it'd be making it Easy for them. I think the current way of things makes spying rightly risky, and one can stake boards out and/or play the odds to get at them undetected already. Rejected.

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