Usable On Others as a Limitation?

[Lee]

I was wondering if there was some kind of change or errata to the rules concerning the Usable On Others Advantage? In 6E1 page 354 it states that the minimum value regardless of modifiers is +1/4. However, when setting up a power in HERO Designer with the options I wanted, it showed a -1 for the "Advantage" and treated it like a Limitation. I actually like the way it works because if you put enough restrictions on the Advantage, it actually limits the power's effectiveness. However, the software is usually spot-on with regards to the RAW. So, has the rule changed or do HD and the RAW have "a difference of opinion" or is it possibly a bug?

 

I know you probably can't answer about the software. I'm just interested if the rule has changed and I just wasn't aware of it.

 

Thanks,

Lee

 

[Steve Long]

There has been no change; the +1/4 minimum remains the rule. This is probably just something that it was too difficult for Dan to program into HD for some reason.

 

Edit:  Dan tells me this was something I asked him to do a long time ago for some reason I cannot recall, but I trust Dan's change logs/memory. The rule as stated in the book is still correct, but of course the GM can waive that rule for a particular build (as he might if he accepts the logic of your argument).