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Skill Descriptions:
Passive
Dagger Mastery (Max level 10)
Increase the damage of dagger type weapons
Status Interrupt (Max level 1)
Raise your resistance against Slow,Venom, and Freeze attacks
Active
Stealth (Max level 1)
Same as Hide from RO1
Attack Force (Max level 11)
Increase your base damage and accuracy (% unknown at this time)
Unlock (Max level 2)
"Unlocks all Locked things"
[Editor's Note: if there are "locked things" in certain quests, this could be a big boost to Thieves being wanted in groups]
Acceleration (Max level 11)
Increase your Movement Speed
"When any source slows you, if you use this skill you will raise your movement instead (160%+ than normal)"
[Editor's Note: Looks like the skill only works when you have a Slow status ailment, also works if you become Slowed while skill is active... just doesn't seem right though. You can level the skill up to 11 but it only works under a single situation? I'm betting this will work whenever activated, in short bursts with probably a large cooldown time]
Stroke (Max level 10)
Increase your base damage by a percent
[Editor's Note: time frame and % increase unknown]
Wounds of the Rips (Max level 6)
Causes bleeding status ailment for 20 seconds, enemy loses 34 HP every 2 seconds
Fatal Attack (Max level 6)
Hit the target 3 times for +165% attack power per hit
Fatal Difference (Max level 10)
If your Attack is greater than the enemy melee Defense, he will receive the difference of defense as additional damage
Formula: Lv10 :1LP=18/2LP=37/3LP=57/4LP=78/5LP=100 + difference
(Max level 10)
Attempts to backstab a target
Each hit does 165% attack power, plus additional % for each Skill Level (at 10 it will be and additional 25%)
Steal (Max level 10)
Same as RO1
[Editor's Note: I hope not, because that would make it useless again. Hopefully they change either the % or the reward for a successful Steal]
Strike (Max level 1)
Strikes a target to cause Stun, very very low percent, lasts 5secs
[Editor's Note: doesn't sound worth it, even for a single skill point]
Unexcepted Blow (Max level 1)
Attacks a target to cause Sleep, lasts more time than Strike skill
Penetration (Max level 10)
Percentage-based chance (80% at level 10) of lowering enemy's defense. Does not affect resistances, 30 second duration
Illusion (Max level 1)
Creates a mirage to confuse enemies
[Editor's Note: hell yes! Imagine you're minding your own business, walking along, when you get surrounded by some dudes you want nothing to do with. Pow! F-key, and you've got a mirage of yourself, standing there taking the hits, while you slide away, undetected]
Irritated attack (Max level 1)
Causes target to laugh, preventing them from attacking again (including skill attacks)
Unknown (could be Active or Passive, conflicting information)
Movement (Max level 1)
NPCs (monsters) will have difficulty detecting you
[Editor's note (if skill is passive): this could simply mean you have a smaller aggro zone, or that if you walk rather than run, you can sneak up on monsters]
Increase Dodge (Max level 10)
Same as RO1 but now, as you can see, it's Active
[Note! Rune Nifelheim 2 site says this skill is Passive, but the description says at level 10 you get +50 "dodge" for 30 seconds]
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Wikipedia quote:
The Thief class in RO2 specializes in causing chaos and disorder (My kinda class 3nodding ) for their enemies, as well as stealing items and money. Unlike their RO1 counterparts, which were a more direct attack class, the RO2 Thief is more centered around confusion-type skills designed for silent strikes and mayhem.
Thief skills will revolve around causing problems with their enemies. Attacks that poison or inflict other aliments are said to be their main way of attacking, though they can also use skills to hide or disorient the enemy. Abilities such as the double attack ability from RO1 may also make a transition into RO2.
The Thief is weak in long-range attacks, like the Swordsman, due to it not having any long-range abilities to counterattack with. It is significantly less able to defend itself, but balances itself out with high agility, making them a hard target.
The Thief advanced classes, Assassin and Rogue, are undetermined as to being in RO2. The Assassin improved on killing moves, while Rogues move into more mayhem causing skills or even using a bow. There is good support for their existence, however, as the official description makes a note of citizens employing Thieves to use their skills.
