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Wagguy80 wrote:
If that were the case under cover saves they would have simply stated that being GtG in area terrain grants an additional +1 modifier to your cover save.

Instead it's listed only under Area terrain when discussion cover saves provided by area terrain.

Edit: And under GtG for Aegis defense lines

No. The +2 is not tied to the area terrain cover save at all thanks to the way it's worded. The rule is about bonuses granted by going to ground in area terrain.

I can never tell if people are trolling or are just angry because they lost a game one time because of a 2+ save and it forever haunts every facet of their being.

RAW it is a 2+ and anyone who feels differently is lying to themselves. Sure, it's written in the same section as area terrain. So what? Dozens of rules are written throughout the book in the exact same manner. Hell, sometimes rules are written in multiple places! Just like that one rule, what's it called... oh yea, GTG! There is no RAW assertion anyone can make to explicitly tie the GTG +2 bonus to only area terrain. The only thing people keep repeating is "well, it's in the area terrain section". So? Does the GTG rule specifically say "only applies to area terrain saves? Because that's what it would need to say to be a rule. "2+ saves are all over the place, it's not like this is something special or game breaking.

What about guys with stealth going to ground in area terrain behind a bastion during night fighting from 25" away gaining shrouded? -2+ armor save ftw!

Wagguy80 wrote:
If that were the case under cover saves they would have simply stated that being GtG in area terrain grants an additional +1 modifier to your cover save.

Instead it's listed only under Area terrain when discussion cover saves provided by area terrain.

Edit: And under GtG for Aegis defense lines

You mean just like how dealing with assaulting into a ruin is in the assault phase section? Or how shooting at vehicles is in the shooting section? Or how moving through difficult terrain is in the movement section?