Teer Kerensky, on 27 March 2017 - 08:30 PM, said:
I think it does. I get spot assist bonuses with a LRM boat and I'm fairly sure I get that even when I don't have line of fire to the target. That is when people fire LRMs on the same target and they dont' have the target decay module, so my module will keep their lock longer as well, for which I get those spot assits.
But lets say I'm 90% sure, not 100%.
Agree... I am pretty sure adv target decay helps whoever has an R on a target, LOS or not (because if you have LOS, what is the point). So if someone is spotting for me (spotter does not have adv target) but I do, I will keep that lock (provided I hit R and have adv target decay) for an extended time.
Adv target decay on a spotter helps indirectly, by allowing the spotter to keep lock longer... the boat's lock lasts the regular time (only so long as the spotter, which is extended).
There is no double-dipping of benefits if both mechs (spotter and boat) have adv target decay, because the bonus starts for both of them at the same time... they both end up having the same lock time, which is extended exactly once.