Cosmic on Beneficial Afflictions to Allow Waiving Resistance?

[Darieltis]

Originally Posted by Walrus

In the middle of combat, yeah.
And you miss since Telegraphic isn't allowed on ranged attacks. Or they have natural DR over all body. Or even Force Field.
I fail to see how it's not obvious.

Yeah, like I meant taking off armor in combat...

My bad on using the term "targeted attack" the manoeuvre...simply aim at their face and they just don't defend. Unless you're trying to say you can't aim a ranged attack, which makes the Acc kind of pointless.

Ultimately, giving up on the nit-picking, I fail to see how allowing a friendly target to waive their resistance on a beneficial affliction (as an attack) is EQUAL to maledictions, which allow the armor ignore, auto failing of resistance, affecting insubstantial allies, removes active defenses in lieu of a resistance roll, changing from an attack (DX-based) to a spell (Will-based), and more...

Malediction fundamentally alters the affliction from an attack into a spell - thats why the DR is ignored, and also why restance can be waived - who would resist Haste for example? I just don't see how allowing an (attack) affliction that is already limited (i.e. beneficial instead of harming) to let an ally (only) voluntarily waive defense is more than +50%?