Oh build theorycrafting, I like that!
- Unfair Advantage - deal 10% more damage to enemies with higher Max HP.
That's not quite what the guy in the vid said.
It's higher health
percentage. Meaning to get a measly 10% damage boost (maybe the perk is upgradeable) you have to be at a lower health percentage than your enemies.
I can't say I'm a fan of that, it encourages you the be lower health than your enemies to get minimal benefits, that's quite the tradeoff.
- Ninja - Unlock the Block Bullet ability to deflect bullets and perform dash attacks (seem certain Perks will unlock certain skills for V)
This one I like.
-Embrace the Shadows - 25% HP Regen when in Stealth/Sneaking
Again, this is not quite what he says. It's 25%
faster regen meaning it's a modifier on top of your own health regen.
This one is weird to me, if you're in stealth you're not in active combat so a 25% faster regen (which honestly seems low to me for the cost of a perk point) doesn't feel like a huge benefit. Just eat a donut or something to heal up.
-Crouching Tiger - Movement Speed Increase by 30% when in Stealth/Sneaking
This one seems pretty good. 30% extra movement speed is huge when you're trying to move between blindspots.
- Attraction and Replsion - Unlock ability to push grabbed enemies. (can probably allow you to throw enemies off cliffs to kill them)
He says grappling, not grabbing. Wonder if that means you can grapple enemies while in combat and not just from stealth. Would be awesome.
If it's only from stealth grabbing then it's more situational, could still prove useful but I wouldn't call it a must have for my build.
- Dagger Dealer - Unlock ability to use Throwing Knives
Yes please!
Wish more games had throwing knives. Killing off fleeing enemies in Dark Messiah by throwing your dagger at them was fun.
- Hidden Dragon - Unlock ability to perform Aerial Takedowns.
Sounds very useful.
Would probably be even more useful of you could grapple on to wall like that 2018 footage but that probably got removed along with wallrunning unfortunately.
-Ninjutsu - All Sneak attacks with melee weapons will deal 100% more damage and 100% Crit hit.
Sounds like a must have for sneaky melee characters. Will definitely get this
-Stunning Blow - Fast melee attacks will stagger enemies.
Sounds very useful... borderline broken even.
-Hasty Retreat - Gain 50% movement speed when spotted by Enemies.
Wonder about the specifics of this one.
If it's movement speed
while getting detected you could use it to get close ot the guy spotting you and kill him before they all go on alert.
If it's
after you've been detected then you can use the movement speed buff to quickly cut down a couple of them. I'm assuming it's temporary and you can't just run around at +50% movement speed for the entire fight, that would be insane
Either way seems very good.