raspberryfh
First Post
This hasn't come up a whole lot in my game yet, but the theorycrafter in me is wondering about how it plays out.
Player A needs to reposition but knows there's an enemy waiting for him to move into the open and blast him.
Player B knows this as well and provides suppressive fire for Player A.
Enemy X has a position in cover and has settled into overwatch for the turn. When A makes their break for it, he's ready! He fires, drawing suppressive fire from Player B.
However, since Enemy X is firing from cover, he knows that there is actually little risk from the suppressive fire. Meanwhile, Player A is completely out of cover and takes a nasty hit before making it to the next position.
Is that how suppressive fire is supposed to play out when cover is taken into consideration? Or does suppressive fire assume that the enemy has exposed themselves and no longer benefits from cover? If the first option is correct, then there seems to be little risk in most situations for ignoring suppressive fire?
Player A needs to reposition but knows there's an enemy waiting for him to move into the open and blast him.
Player B knows this as well and provides suppressive fire for Player A.
Enemy X has a position in cover and has settled into overwatch for the turn. When A makes their break for it, he's ready! He fires, drawing suppressive fire from Player B.
However, since Enemy X is firing from cover, he knows that there is actually little risk from the suppressive fire. Meanwhile, Player A is completely out of cover and takes a nasty hit before making it to the next position.
Is that how suppressive fire is supposed to play out when cover is taken into consideration? Or does suppressive fire assume that the enemy has exposed themselves and no longer benefits from cover? If the first option is correct, then there seems to be little risk in most situations for ignoring suppressive fire?