I feel the whole wait discussion posted revolves around the may and must argument. May is much more powerful (and harder to clarify) than must. May means that the player has a choice as to when. If it does not clearly specify when then I feel it can be used when the player wants to use it. I also feel it states a player can come off of wait to react to an opponent action. It needs to be clarified when wait can be used. If it does not state the limits to the react of an oppponents action (timing) I would feel it can only be used as wriiten as a react to an opponent action and not as an additional actoin when the player decides to use it later.
I actually think the biggest word in the whole explaination is "reaction". WHos to say that the optimum time for me to "react" to you movement/action isnt just before I go again? Ive spent an action to wait for a possible optimum opening. After everything has moved would be an optimal time to "react" to the situation. The rule specifically states that the wait action has to be used BEFORE THE UNIT NEXT ACTIVATES. If it meant for the wait to go away at the end of the turn it would have said so.
Phil I think your point is valid if we
assume that the squad that has the wait actions wins Initiative. If they dont then they CAN react to an opponents last action and still activate next whether or not it affected said unit. I dont think that wait depends on initiative. It depends on a units activation. If they havent gone yet they are atill ready to take advantage of a situation that presents itself.
Lucky
Practical example - I think an enemy will come around the corner of the building in front of me. I wait for him to round the corner. If he does I will attempt to shoot him. If he doesn't come around the corner, I will go and get him. I wasted the time waiting for the enemy to come around the corner and should not be rewarded with additional time to get up and move towards the enemy.
If a unit is waiting on a given situation and another presents itself in a timely fashion, the unit will take it.
Referencing above quote... If the unit is waiting for someone to come around the wall and they dont and said unit is getting ready to move out and there is an enemy within sight that he can take a shot at, he will. He then proceeds to follow the given order. and you cant use wait to move but you can fire at whats called a " target of opportunity"
I have a question for you both. If the last unit in a turn goes on wait, are you saying that if that unit is last to activate in the next turn he lost his wait as soon as it became a new turn? I dont think so. I think he can activate last again and still take advantage of any situtations that arise before he goes again.