I've got a level 7 that has focused solely on the Spy tree heading down the assassin line. Currently, iirc, I've got Focus up to 17, Perception at 10, Reason at 5 and the rest of my stats at 8. Here are the problems I've been having and I'm hoping someone might have some good advice to help take care of them.
-When sneaking I'll often get discovered before I can attempt an attack. This happens against yellows, blues, green, doesn't seem to matter. Other than staying out of line of sight is there anything else that can help increase my odds of staying hidden? Is lighting taken into account? Also, any way to turn off my personal flash light that seems to pop on at night?
-When sneak attacking a yellow I fail the attack about 75% of the time, against blues maybe 50% of the time. Would my ability to land this initial attack be affected more by perception or focus? Or is there something else that determines how likely I am to hit with a sneak attack?
-After my sneak attack hits I'll often get owned in interlock. Should I just sneak attack, flip out of interlock and go to free fire? Getting out of sight and sneaking again never seems to work since they always see right through my sneak whenever I get back in sight of them.
-And lastly, what's the best way to use the detect weakness tool? If I sneak and scan it breaks my sneak on completion and I lose that sneak attack. If I just walk up and scan I have a chance of attracting the enemies attention. Is it even worth it?