Splitting damage in close formation is for EACH attack.
Posted: Mon Jan 05, 2015 12:28 am
Our understanding of the rules for Close formation Damage split is as follows:
Each attack is treated separately.
Multiple Mecha may shield the same Mecha from an attack as long as they each shield a different attack.
Example as Follows: All Mecha are in Combat formation.
"T" = Mecha Target
"A" = Mecha 1
"B" = Mecha 2
"C" = Mecha 3
"D" = Mecha 4
Step 1:
"T" is attacked.
"A" shields "T"
Step 2:
"T" is attacked again.
"C" shields "T" this time.
Step 3:
"T" is attacked again
"B" shields "T". Why? Because a Mecha may only shield ONE other Mecha. Therefore "A,B,C,D" can all Choose "T" to be the Mecha they shield.
Step 4"
"T" is attacked again.
"D" shields "T".
As long as "ABCD" only shield one other Mecha (in this case "T") you are within the confines of the rules. The rules do not state that a Mecha may only be "Shielded" once per turn. They can each only shield one attack for the turn though.
This is how a Glaug can survive an entire Veritech formation from picking him off.
The rules as written seem to want you to prevent splitting the damage of EACH attack over more than one other Mecha.
Hope this makes sense as written guys.
Each attack is treated separately.
Multiple Mecha may shield the same Mecha from an attack as long as they each shield a different attack.
Example as Follows: All Mecha are in Combat formation.
"T" = Mecha Target
"A" = Mecha 1
"B" = Mecha 2
"C" = Mecha 3
"D" = Mecha 4
Step 1:
"T" is attacked.
"A" shields "T"
Step 2:
"T" is attacked again.
"C" shields "T" this time.
Step 3:
"T" is attacked again
"B" shields "T". Why? Because a Mecha may only shield ONE other Mecha. Therefore "A,B,C,D" can all Choose "T" to be the Mecha they shield.
Step 4"
"T" is attacked again.
"D" shields "T".
As long as "ABCD" only shield one other Mecha (in this case "T") you are within the confines of the rules. The rules do not state that a Mecha may only be "Shielded" once per turn. They can each only shield one attack for the turn though.
This is how a Glaug can survive an entire Veritech formation from picking him off.
The rules as written seem to want you to prevent splitting the damage of EACH attack over more than one other Mecha.
Hope this makes sense as written guys.