That's true, and a good point.
One other thing I was wondering about is what does putting extra skill points in sneak actually do? I would assume it makes it so you can sneak more efficiently however how much of a difference is 1-5?
Does sneak 3 make it that much harder for monsters/npc's to see you compared to sneak 1? Does sneak 5 have any perks to getting it that high?