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So today I wanted to rant about getting ****** over by GW employees. The Kustom Force Field is a fun topic at all parties, what with its ambiguity and none existent FAQ. Seriously, does GW actually get feedback from player or do they just "Hurp-a-derp Quality assurance, play testing, what are these things and why do we need them?". Alright... well that's not my real rant so let me get to it.
KFF grants all units within 6 inches 5+ cover save and obscures vehicles. My friends and I of course argued over when a unit does and does not get cover. I (as the Ork player) of course believe a unit is within 6 inches if a single model from that unit is. He argued that since the KFF is cover, a majority of the unit needed to be within the bubble (really bad for me) but that units behind it would have a chunk of cover in front of them (Not bad for me). We went to a GW employee for clarification.
Lo, and the GW employee granted us his wisdom and said these words. MODELS within 6 inches get a cover save, models outside do not. Seriously... what the **** is that about? models? That's the one answer I couldn't possibly have imagined. He was like "hey, these rules that are written here, the ones that say it grants it to the unit... no that's bull, your codex doesn't actually contain rules". He claimed any model within the unit could have the cover save, but the models outside of the KFF range, be they in the same unit or not, couldn't claim it. Now we're no longer following what I consider the typical rule for a power or ability that works within 6 inches nor the rules for cover. We've entered new grounds where we don't apply the cover rules to cover, nor the rules as written to a power. I wanted someone to take a tire iron to his head so he'd think twice about disregarding any possible rules that are written in the rule books... or perhaps one to mine so I could understand his logic.
Rant over, Thank you.
KFF grants all units within 6 inches 5+ cover save and obscures vehicles. My friends and I of course argued over when a unit does and does not get cover. I (as the Ork player) of course believe a unit is within 6 inches if a single model from that unit is. He argued that since the KFF is cover, a majority of the unit needed to be within the bubble (really bad for me) but that units behind it would have a chunk of cover in front of them (Not bad for me). We went to a GW employee for clarification.
Lo, and the GW employee granted us his wisdom and said these words. MODELS within 6 inches get a cover save, models outside do not. Seriously... what the **** is that about? models? That's the one answer I couldn't possibly have imagined. He was like "hey, these rules that are written here, the ones that say it grants it to the unit... no that's bull, your codex doesn't actually contain rules". He claimed any model within the unit could have the cover save, but the models outside of the KFF range, be they in the same unit or not, couldn't claim it. Now we're no longer following what I consider the typical rule for a power or ability that works within 6 inches nor the rules for cover. We've entered new grounds where we don't apply the cover rules to cover, nor the rules as written to a power. I wanted someone to take a tire iron to his head so he'd think twice about disregarding any possible rules that are written in the rule books... or perhaps one to mine so I could understand his logic.
Rant over, Thank you.