Dodge-able, Irresistible Afflictions

[Bruno]

Originally Posted by Adelus

However, its a lot easier to get those penalties on the attack roll removed through actions like Aim and having access to advantages like Telescopic Vision, so I'm not sure its entirely fair to simply write off the penalties either.

It's also a lot easier to run into situations that give you penalties too - lighting, bad/obscuring weather, footing, target size and speed, and so forth all impact To Hit rolls and don't impact Malediction-based Quick Contests. Heck, the base Malediction doesn't even require line of sight/line of fire to the target - your to-hit roll will.