Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Famous Instant-Kill Hidden Blade Is A Bit Different This Time Around

@bakula: Amen

@Sushiglutton:

Not sure this will help, because clearly you have difficulty reading, but the article clearly states how the blade will work.

"Unlike Origins and Odyssey, you won't have to upgrade your hidden blade in order to instantly assassinate targets. Despite an enemy's level, Eivor's hidden blade will always instakill when used from stealth."

@face76: My problem with the RPG mechanics of Odyssey is that I was CONSTANTLY changing gear sets, because the only viable way to do things was to go all-in on one set of stats at a time. Sneaking in, sneaky sneaky, if I'm not wearing all my Sneaky Pants my Sneaky Stabs will suck, and then the whole damn place is on me. Oh, I got seen from far away? Pause, change to my Tussle Trousers, otherwise getting hit ONCE will murder me, and I'll have to stab each enemy five thousand times to kill them. There's a guy far, far away and I want to Arrow him in the Head? Better pause, and put on my Fletcher's Frock, otherwise my arrows will be weak and stupid.

Bayek did it better. Every piece of gear affected every stat, and you either straight upgraded or equipped special stuff, like the Flaming Sword of Fire from when I killed Krod Mandoon. I like gearing up, but not where I need to carry 100 pieces and constantly switch, or where every enemy drops tons of crap Diablo style. Make Gear MEAN something. Make it like Breath of the Wild, where you never, EVER (well, not often) get a piece of clothes that has no use at all. Rubber Gimp Suit Link might not have showed up often, but when it was a Lightning Storm, man, he was out there squeaking through the night, immune to the bolts of Zues.

@face76: It's difficult to balance the RPG and action elements for AC games that are trying to be several genres at once, ubisoft arent the masters when it comes to RPG either but I think they are trying and trialling. I personally want loots to be more meaningful and not to drop left and right like a diablo game and instead locked behind story, elite enemies, exploration and hidden locations or research and crafting.

@face76: I was thinking the opposite!

I hate how you can sneak up on a sleeping enemy, stab them in the neck & only take down half their health.

If you want to play it as an action game, I'm sure that option is there. For gamers like me who love stealth elements, this is a welcome return.

@face76: Why would you possibly be upset about being able to 1 hit kill from stealth from the start of the game? That it literally how it ALWAYS has been, other than those two games. And it is the way it Should be.

If you can attack someone from stealth, killing them in one hit is the the reward. Open combat is where you should be hitting the target multiple times.