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So I think my group has been doing Ranged Study/Studied Strike + Seeking weapon incorrectly.
I think that it should be that Seeking only negates the miss chance for the attack, but they are still technically concealed, so the precision damage from Studied Strike cannot be applied. You know they are there in the smoke/fog/magic effect, and you won't miss, but you still can't be precise in putting one into their liver.
Does this sound right? Currently, Seeking has been allowing Studied Strike damage to apply, which I think is wrong.
I am the DM so I get to make the call, but figured I would toss this out for opinions.
A seeking weapon veers toward its target, negating any miss chances that would otherwise apply, such as from concealment.
The investigator must be able to see the target well enough to pick out a vital spot and must be able to reach such a spot. An investigator cannot use studied strike against a creature with concealment.
I think you are correct. Seeking does not say "negates concealment", it only negates a miss chance such as from concealment (but also from other things like blur or displacement).
They can still get the insight bonus for Studied Combat, even though it is precision, just not the Studied Strike.