Invisible Power Effects

[Scott Destroyer]

Hello,

Hmm, I notice that apparently one can no longer post to this forum without registering. Ah well, Millennium City is worth a Mass... :)

Anyway, my question is about Invisible Power Effects. It says pretty clearly in the rulebook that "an attack can be made invisible to one Targeting Sense Group for a +1/2 Advantage, or to one Nontargeting Sense Group for a +1/4 Advantage; each additional Sense Group (Targeting or Nontargeting) is a +1/4 Advantage." (p. 168, Hero 5th rulebook). Because Powers are normally visible to one Targeting and two Nontargeting Sense Groups, making a power visible to only one Sense group should by that rule be a +1/2 Advantage (for a power visible to a Targeting Sense Group) or a +3/4 Advantage (for a power visible to a Nontargeting Sense Group). Thus has it been since the Beginning (well, at least 3rd Edition, IIRC). So, why does the Rules FAQ say (this page (http://www.herogames.com/SupportFAQs/rules/ADDERS.htm) online, page 55 of the PDF) that to make a Power visible to only one Sense Group requires a full +1 Advantage?

[Steve Long]

It doesn't say that. It says that to make a power Invisible to all but one group requires the full +1 Advantage and a voluntary declaration that the other Sense Group can still perceive the power. Saying otherwise could end up granting a character an unfair benefit. But, as always, if you prefer to do things some other way in you're game, go for it! ;)