Anyone know how the blocking, pancaking, revcaking, break block interaction stuff is coded? Is there an order in which rolls take place?
Wiki/Q&A stuff is thin on mechanics of blocking interaction.
Logically it would seem the O guy has to attempt to block before that attempt can be broken, but many SAs/VAs talk about "avoiding blocks"...some posters have said to read "avoid" the same as "break" a block, but in some cases it must be possible to keep that interaction from happening at all by just moving around the blocker.
Does it work something like: 1) Blocker has to pass a vision check to see someone they should block--or do they do this automatically if assigned somehow? 2) Blocker rolls to make the block 3) if successful, defender can then rollsto try to break the block. 4) If block made and unbroken, blocker gets a pancake roll. Is 5) where would RevCakes would come in? Or like 3.5? With the Heavyweight VA, for example, it says bonus to "knocking down his blocker when breaking a block." Is that the same as or different from a RevCake? If so, is the roll to make a RevCake then before the roll for making a pancake?
Where and how do the differences between pass blocking and run blocking come in to play? Why are cakes and revcakes not equally likely during pass blocking and run blocking?
Why can some blockers, even non-linemen types like WRs, consistently seem to be able to block or at least impede 2 guys at once?
Sorry for all the questions, but its very confusing to me and frustrating at times.
Wiki/Q&A stuff is thin on mechanics of blocking interaction.
Logically it would seem the O guy has to attempt to block before that attempt can be broken, but many SAs/VAs talk about "avoiding blocks"...some posters have said to read "avoid" the same as "break" a block, but in some cases it must be possible to keep that interaction from happening at all by just moving around the blocker.
Does it work something like: 1) Blocker has to pass a vision check to see someone they should block--or do they do this automatically if assigned somehow? 2) Blocker rolls to make the block 3) if successful, defender can then rollsto try to break the block. 4) If block made and unbroken, blocker gets a pancake roll. Is 5) where would RevCakes would come in? Or like 3.5? With the Heavyweight VA, for example, it says bonus to "knocking down his blocker when breaking a block." Is that the same as or different from a RevCake? If so, is the roll to make a RevCake then before the roll for making a pancake?
Where and how do the differences between pass blocking and run blocking come in to play? Why are cakes and revcakes not equally likely during pass blocking and run blocking?
Why can some blockers, even non-linemen types like WRs, consistently seem to be able to block or at least impede 2 guys at once?
Sorry for all the questions, but its very confusing to me and frustrating at times.
