Essentials: Opportunity Attacks on Close Burst?

[thalmin]

Just noticed this, sorry if this has been adressed already, but:
On page 246 of the Rules Compendium, under Opportunity Attack it says

Trigger: An enemy that you can see either leaves a square adjacent to you or uses a ranged or an area power while adjacent to you.

I cannot find anywhere else in the book that exempts Close Attacks from OAs. Am I missing it, is this an error, or is it a change? I am assuming it is not a change, but would still like to know.

edit: I just found the answer myself. Close powers are not area powers. Pages 102-104 explain close powers, 104-105 explain area powers.

 

[Mentat55]

"Area" is a particular classification of powers, just like "Close", "Melee", and "Ranged". Area powers are denoted by "Area X within Y", like Fireball and Scorching Burst.

Close powers are completely separate.

 

[thalmin]

Thanks. Just caught that myself.

 

[Minifig]

Touch is as close as possible.
Close is farther than Touch, but Closer than Melee.
Melee is closer than Ranged by a considerable amount.


That help at all?