What Skills/Traits/Abilities should be influenced by Perception?
This attribute is most commonly identified with Snipers, but perception is more than just how well you can line up a target
TRACKING- Since all your senses are heightened, it makes tracking far easier, you can smell thier blood and hear thier heart beating
HEIGHTENED SENSES- Your heightened senses change the way you perceive the world around you, sometimes you see Auras around Key Items/People allowing you to know certain aspects of thier behavior. (if they hate/like/indifferent to you, tired, going to attack, thier actual aggro range and relative strength)
AIMED SHOTS- You just don't fire at a person, but take the time to decide where the bullet is going to go, either thier head, arms, legs, or groin- eventually you might be good enough to get them in the eye
STEALTH SHOT- You fire from so far away, that they didn't see where the shot came from, but they'll definitely spread out to look for you.

I like Heightened Senses. That’s a good idea man. Of course perception should also play in a key factor for your weapon range when trying to shoot further then your normal range.

Hunting rifle with 5 Perception would be average range on the rifle regardless.
7 or even a 10 in perception should increase the range of the hunting rifle by a certain degree because you can see further. Of course this should go hand in hand with agility because that will be the deterring factor on hitting the target at the new range.

In other words it increases your range not your chance to hit.

Also maybe have an ability where if you get hit with someone from far off, gives a short indicator of where that person is. Useful if you need to take cover.
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I would like to see a zoom feature that is based upon Perception. It pisses me off when I'm playing an MMO, and I can't tell what direction I'm getting hit from. Sniping doesn't have to take place from 20 yards away, it can take place 200 yards away.

I like the idea that perception should have an effect on your range.I also think it would be a good idea to give high perception an ability like eagle eye like in WoW that allows you to kind of scout out an area from far away maybe binoculars or something like that? I like the heightened senses ability.