Board Thread:Online Discussion/@comment-91.185.101.182-20130702081839/@comment-7153552-20130826171435

You have to think total balance when you consider why they did what they did with stealth. Plus, if you're going to play a stealth character, as you level you'll probably put more points in Stamina over, say, Magicka. I know this seems like an obvious thing, but we also don't know final numbers on anything. The amount of Stam is takes to move in stealth might be dependent on several things. It could be a percentage that grows as you level or is base and stagnant. It could be a hard value that increases as you level or as you gain stealth points. I tcould be variable based on the movement you're making (attack, slow walk, fast walk, stealth running, etc.). Any of these, and more, could be influencing the Stamina loss. Plus there could be temporary buffs while leaving stealth (increased armor rating, attack speed, etc.), as this is also a common practice in MMOs to help balance the mechanics.