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<blockquote data-quote="Elric" data-source="post: 4405941" data-attributes="member: 1139">I agree that Enhanced Dodge Focus is mechanically better.&nbsp; But the problem I see with Shield is that the situations in which it is worse than Dodge Focus are situations in which you should still be able to use Shield!&nbsp; Did you see the example I gave at the link of distracting wind or rain making it so a character can't use their shield power (without making a concentration check).&nbsp; Is that really a limitation of, say, Wonder Woman's Bracers?&nbsp; I don't think so.&nbsp; Furthermore, I believe that it is possible for a character with Shield to get stunned, fail the Concentration check to keep shield up, then recover from being stunned a round later and still not get to use the Shield power because it deactivated when they failed the Concentration check and the character has to wait for their action to reactivate it (I have a question in the ORQ forum outstanding to Steve on this issue).&nbsp; Would that make any sense for Wonder Woman's Bracers?&nbsp; I don't think so either.&nbsp; Steve Kenson has even said that Shield should be a Continuous power: see <a href="http://www.atomicthinktank.com/viewtopic.php?t=20881" target="_blank">here</a>I'd say that the best response here is &quot;No, you can't gain 2 additional enhanced feats with Extra Effort to raise a power's rank by 2.&nbsp; That's what Heroic Feat is for.&quot;</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Elric, post: 4405941, member: 1139"] I agree that Enhanced Dodge Focus is mechanically better. But the problem I see with Shield is that the situations in which it is worse than Dodge Focus are situations in which you should still be able to use Shield! Did you see the example I gave at the link of distracting wind or rain making it so a character can't use their shield power (without making a concentration check). Is that really a limitation of, say, Wonder Woman's Bracers? I don't think so. Furthermore, I believe that it is possible for a character with Shield to get stunned, fail the Concentration check to keep shield up, then recover from being stunned a round later and still not get to use the Shield power because it deactivated when they failed the Concentration check and the character has to wait for their action to reactivate it (I have a question in the ORQ forum outstanding to Steve on this issue). Would that make any sense for Wonder Woman's Bracers? I don't think so either. Steve Kenson has even said that Shield should be a Continuous power: see [url=http://www.atomicthinktank.com/viewtopic.php?t=20881]here[/url] I'd say that the best response here is "No, you can't gain 2 additional enhanced feats with Extra Effort to raise a power's rank by 2. That's what Heroic Feat is for." [/QUOTE]

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