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<blockquote data-quote="kreynolds" data-source="post: 453067" data-attributes="member: 2829">I agree, it wouldn't be the first time. He's gone back on his rulings before, namely the Burst weapon enhancements (those are the quickest to come to mind), so there always exists the possiblity that he'll go back on this ruling as well. However, as you pointed out, everybody makes mistakes.Although, you must keep in mind that the Sage has obviously made a mistake in the eyes of the person that disagrees with his ruling, so the ability to make mistakes is rather immaterial, especially when the person disagreeing with said ruling could very well have made a mistake themselves. Just think about all the people that have ruled that sneak attack damage only applies to your first attack when you're flanking someone, only to find out they were incorrect. Those people are wrong, according to the rules, but did the Sage make a mistake in ruling that it applies to all attacks, such as when you're flanking someone? I don't see how, especially when the other designers agree with him.Whether or not the Sage truly made a mistake can be (but is not always) a matter of perspective, and that fact cannot be denied. Point in case is the Mind Blank/True Strike fiasco. Skip rule that Mind Blank wouldn't protect against True Strike, even when Monte ruled that it would. This got many people into an uproar, shouting the Sage was wrong, that he made a mistake. Ironically, after further examination, Monte changed his mind and also ruled that Mind Blank would not protect against True Strike, and when that happened, suddenly, Skip didn't make a mistake in his ruling.Like I said, it's a matter of perspective.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="kreynolds, post: 453067, member: 2829"] I agree, it wouldn't be the first time. He's gone back on his rulings before, namely the Burst weapon enhancements (those are the quickest to come to mind), so there always exists the possiblity that he'll go back on this ruling as well. However, as you pointed out, everybody makes mistakes. Although, you must keep in mind that the Sage has obviously made a mistake in the eyes of the person that disagrees with his ruling, so the ability to make mistakes is rather immaterial, especially when the person disagreeing with said ruling could very well have made a mistake themselves. Just think about all the people that have ruled that sneak attack damage only applies to your first attack when you're flanking someone, only to find out they were incorrect. Those people are wrong, according to the rules, but did the Sage make a mistake in ruling that it applies to all attacks, such as when you're flanking someone? I don't see how, especially when the other designers agree with him. Whether or not the Sage truly made a mistake can be (but is not always) a matter of perspective, and that fact cannot be denied. Point in case is the Mind Blank/True Strike fiasco. Skip rule that Mind Blank wouldn't protect against True Strike, even when Monte ruled that it would. This got many people into an uproar, shouting the Sage was wrong, that he made a mistake. Ironically, after further examination, Monte changed his mind and also ruled that Mind Blank would not protect against True Strike, and when that happened, suddenly, Skip didn't make a mistake in his ruling. Like I said, it's a matter of perspective. [/QUOTE]

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