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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Gruns" data-source="post: 5120782" data-attributes="member: 10312">Meh...I'm calling it a case of shoddy templating. In my game, if a power has the 'use this like a basic attack' rider in any of the various wordings, then it is, for all intents and purposes a Basic Attack.Looking through the Character Builder reveals several different wordings for the feature. Only the Player's Handbook Magic Missile and Eldritch Blast used the exact wording "This power counts as a ranged basic attack. When a power allows you to make a ranged basic attack, you can use this power." This is by far the wordiest (and most redundant) of the various wordings, and I suspect it was changed for those reasons. Similarily, Eldritch Strike also uses the "This power counts as a melee basic attack." words, but leaves off the unnecessary last sentence.The Sorcerer's Acid Orb simply reads "This power can be used as a ranged basic attack.". Much shorter, yet, in my opinion, means exactly the same thing. Another Sorcerer At-Will, Energy Strobe uses the wording "You can use this power as a ranged basic attack." This power came from a Dragon article though, which further confirms the lack of a standard template. Oddly enough, the two Invoker powers that came from the same book as the Sorcerer use the "You can use this power as a ranged basic attack." wording, which matches the Dragon article but not the same PHB2 that it should!Paladins have a "This power can be used as a melee basic attack." as well as a "When charging, you can use this power in place of a melee basic attack.".The druid powers also use the exact same wording as the paladin's powers. Ditto for the Barbaian's and the Fighter's charge replacing powers. I suspect this is going to be the template that is used from here on out for these types of powers and as I initially stated, they all mean the same thing.Later!Gruns</blockquote>

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