Posted on 14 May 2019 at 23:09:37 GMT In fact the question gets more complicated. My army uses these, my opponent wished they didn't. We'd appreciate some input as it is not always clear on the intent and the interpretation required to use them fairly, as we feel they can be game changers. 1 - We are of the opinion that a shield dome causes some interference in the ether so is 'visible' electronically so can be fired at by any unit that is in range and can 'see' it. Meaning enemy units target the dome rather than targeting the units under it in order to be able to fire at the dome. Indeed if the dome is in range they can fire at it even if the enemy is not in LOS. 2- The rules state that if you move through a shield wall you take (per unit) a number of savable hits equal to the current strength of the shield. We have decided that this will not apply if the wall moves over you; we feel the intent was that it's a defensive structure not a weapon. 3 - The rules state that; Troops that fall back or retreat into a shield war are destroyed. Is this mere contact or direction dependant i.e. safe if being pushed out, but destroyed if being pushed in? Like being pushed out of woods but being pushed into a wall. Reason for asking was that my shield dome moved over his units bringing them under it's protection and allowing me to shoot and attack them, without his other units, (those outside) being able to fire at me. We then realised that this probably meant any units outside the dome could not support either faction, True or False? It did mean that as if lost combat he would fall back into the shield wall and out of the dome, this would destroy him unless you think otherwise. This is the point that we realised that my defensive use of the dome, to use it as an armoured smoke screen had actually turned it into a weapon. So what to do? Your opinions would be appreciated. |