There’s a couple of examples under rule 6 for what is and isn’t metagaming, and two jump out two me.
-Xenos walling in marine or Xenomorph bodies with the primary purpose being to prevent recovery.
-Surrounding a comms tower entirely with reinforced walls to prevent Xenos attacking it without T3s.
- Walls can be used to cover most of the tower, however there must remain access for other Xenomorphs IE barricades
This led me to believe for a long while that walling off objectives as an alien was fine, as marines are exclusively mentioned under this example, where as aliens are only advised not wall off bodies. This assessment was incorrect, and given I’ve seen other aliens do the same thing for other objectives (IE: Sensor Towers, Water Controllers), I feel a minor adjustment to the wording of these examples could better illustrate the point being made.
Here’s a suggested modification purely for example purposes:
-Xenos walling off objectives or bodies with the primary purpose being to prevent access or recovery.
-Surrounding a comms tower entirely with walls to prevent players from attacking it.
- Walls can be used to cover most of the tower, however there must remain access for other players IE barricades / resin doors.
The confusion over the wording and selectiveness in these examples ended up costing me a minor note. While I may now know the actual meaning of these examples, other players may not, and additional clarification would go a long way in preventing future confusion.