Why can’t werewolves crouch / stealth?

Celas_Dranacea · June 24

Seems only logical that an apex predator would know a little bit about sneaky around.

Udrath · June 24

Even if you could it’d be kinda useless, cause you wouldn’t really have anytime to do anything. Duration is pretty short…

Celas_Dranacea · June 25

Udrath wrote: »

Even if you could it’d be kinda useless, cause you wouldn’t really have anytime to do anything. Duration is pretty short…

You can actually stay in ww form for a pretty good chunk of time

Erickson9610 · June 26

I wrote a pretty hefty thread about it here:
https://forums.elderscrollsonline.com/en/discussion/642532/werewolf-should-be-allowed-to-sneak

Werewolves absolutely should be allowed to sneak, and not just for PvE reasons like completing the Thieves Guild Heists without Invisibility potions or Dark Brotherhood Sacraments without accruing a bounty (due to not having an assassination ability in stealth), or for completing content like March of Sacrifices from beginning to end without needing to drop form because the Tarcyr fight and the method to become immune to the consequences of not sneaking require the player to sneak.

In PvP, Werewolves can't utilize sets like Sentry, Darloc Brae, or have the ability to toggle Spaulder of Ruin while in form. Nightblade Werewolves can't utilize their stealth passives (like Master Assassin) in Werewolf form due to not being able to sneak in the first place. Werewolf Ganker builds require potion cooldown builds with Invisibility potions to be remotely comparable to the ability to sneak on demand.

On a more positive note, it has been acknowledged by ZOS in the past (several times) that players would like the ability to sneak in Werewolf form:

ZOS_Kevin wrote: »

Not sure if any conversations around this have happened recently, but we'll pass them teams to review in the new year.

ZOS_GinaBruno wrote: »

Top quality of life concerns
Can’t res allies

Can’t use synergies

Can’t sneak

Devour synergy requires precise targeting and direct line of sight without other characters in the way, making it clunky and unwieldy to use in fights

Maybe it'll become a reality if we get a Hircine-themed Chapter and the Werewolf skill line gets an update, like how the Wolfhunter DLC gave Werewolves the ability to revive allies.