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<blockquote data-quote="Hypersmurf" data-source="post: 4282233" data-attributes="member: 1656">The explanation that works for me for, say, a martial daily, is the difference between the in-game explanation and the metagame explanation of 'using a daily'.Let's take the Ranger ability to shoot two opponents with a single shot.&nbsp; Now, he can't just shoot any two opponents like that; he can only do it if they lie along certain trajectories.The in-game explanation for using this daily power?&nbsp; The ranger has recognised that those two orcs are in the right positions within their squares, relative to each other, and takes the shot.The metagame explanation for using this daily power?&nbsp; The player declares that those two orcs are in the right positions within their squares, relative to each other, for the ranger to take the shot.If the player doesn't use the daily power, then the orcs aren't quite lined up right, and in-game, the ranger recognises that it's impossible to hit both and doesn't try.If the player does use the daily power, then the orcs are lined up just right, and in-game, the ranger recognises that he has an opportunity to hit both.Essentially, the player is being the Hand of Fate - he can create opportunities.&nbsp; The ranger doesn't have this luxury, but when the player creates those opportunities, the ranger can exploit them.-Hyp.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Hypersmurf, post: 4282233, member: 1656"] The explanation that works for me for, say, a martial daily, is the difference between the in-game explanation and the metagame explanation of 'using a daily'. Let's take the Ranger ability to shoot two opponents with a single shot. Now, he can't just shoot [i]any[/i] two opponents like that; he can only do it if they lie along certain trajectories. The in-game explanation for using this daily power? The ranger has [U]recognised[/U] that [i]those two orcs[/i] are in the right positions within their squares, relative to each other, and takes the shot. The metagame explanation for using this daily power? The player [U]declares[/U] that [i]those two orcs[/i] are in the right positions within their squares, relative to each other, for the ranger to take the shot. If the player doesn't use the daily power, then the orcs aren't quite lined up right, and in-game, the ranger recognises that it's impossible to hit both and doesn't try. If the player does use the daily power, then the orcs are lined up just right, and in-game, the ranger recognises that he has an opportunity to hit both. Essentially, the player is being the Hand of Fate - he can [i]create[/i] opportunities. The ranger doesn't have this luxury, but when the player creates those opportunities, the ranger can [i]exploit[/i] them. -Hyp. [/QUOTE]

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