[Sundraoi]

HiPS comes in quite handy if you are seen before combat. You can walk right up to an enemy then POOF, vanish and get that sneak attack in.

It also comes in quite handy if there are multiple combatants. He can sneak and kill one then use HiPS since the other was not engaged. Then he can sneak on the second target.

If the rogue is smart enough not to hunt alone, he can vanish before he's engaged anyone so the meat shields can engage first. Then he's free to get as many sneak attacks as he wants.

So you see, HiPS is not a waste in Thay. You just have to know how to use it to your advantage.

As an aside, you also have to take into consideration that Thay IS a PvP server. I don't know about you, but I don't wanna get a rogue with unmodified HiPS pissed at me. You'd be dead and never have a chance to retaliate. I know, I've used it against PCs (in an arena type setting) on another server. No one could defeat my little rogue there.