So, we now have an official answer about non-stackability. Once again, there's more to the story than can be found in Basic Set.
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Originally Posted by Kromm
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Originally Posted by vicky_molokh
I've seen this question come up before, and it's come up again. What is the official explanation(s) for why Evaluate and Telegraphic Attack are mutually exclusive?
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Telegraphic Attack is about ignoring the opponent's precise actions and focusing on perfect execution, while Evaluate is about studying the opponent's actions to find the perfect opening.* It's hard to justify ignoring something while studying it, so we made the two mechanics exclusive on realism grounds.
* Originally, Evaluate was envisioned as -1 to target's defenses per turn, up to -3. Lots of playtesters disliked that. I still think that would've been a more logical take on "looking for an opening," but coming up with a melee equivalent to Aim won the day. |
And regarding flamethrowers:
In the statline, they have an Acc score of — instead of 0, which is indicative that range modifiers are not applicable.