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Hiding spots are better than I thought.
So, I recently joined the Thieves Guild and the Dark Brotherhood - and as you will know there is a lot of 'stealth' required for most of their jobs. Previously, when fleeing guards (once I'd figured out they couldn't be killed) I used to flee ... especially when I had a load of stolen gear on me that I didn't want to lose then I'd get caught and then killed. Anyways - I figured that hiding spots were 'useless' since the guard could clearly see me and so I wouldn't be able to 'hide'.
Not so.
If you are fighting a guard you can still 'hide' when the prompt is available and it will let you climb in the 'barrel' then the guard will eventually give up looking and go back to their duties.
I'm sure most players will know this - but I thought I'd mention it here because there may just be some new players who don't know about it.