Talk:Cloaking Device/@comment-76.28.241.93-20160227160815/@comment-27666888-20160228095319

The cloaking rules are written with voluntary decloaking in mind, and as such forced decloaking doesn't quite gel with the current rules. This has necessitated the addition of the 'OR' clause on this card, which allows you to essentially decloak in place, in contravention with the current rules. A TIE-Phantom cannot decloak in place, for example, no matter what.

The intention of the 'OR' clause is to nullify the rare situation where the illicit cloaking device would cause an illegal decloak, such as through an obstacle or off the table edge. However, as we've been discussing, despite the intention of the clause, it is worded in a way which allows the player to choose to decloak in place EVEN WHEN a legal decloak is possible.

This has an extremely limited tactical advantage over a regular decloak, to the point where I question if it has any tactical advantage at all, but the difference from the normal cloak we're all used to is noteworthy.