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when using strafe attack, it says you cannot enter a space you just left,
does that mean you can't move from one square to another then straight back into the first one again.
or does it mean you can't enter any square you moved through during the strafe
example:
a lancer droid going into a 2 wide corridor then backing out.
vs
a lancer droid going into a 3 wide corridor circling around and coming back out.
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I believe that you can't use the strafe attack ability when moving into a space that you already have during your movement, but I've been known to be wrong.
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I always interpret it as meaning you cannot "back up" into an immediately previous space. But you can make a figure 8 path.
This may not be a perfect interpretation.
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I'll give a go at this, not 100%, but about 90% sure that what it means by "it cannot move directly back into a space it has just left" basically says straight out that you can't go back into a space you just left. as an illustration: 2 1 3 X O X X X X say a character begins in the center at O. it strafes target 1 then target 2, now you would have to move to the X square right below, for it says you cannot move directly back into a space you just left. But afterwards he could move into O where he started and move through 1 again (of course he can't attack 1 again) and the move on to 3, ect. So thus you can move through the same space twice, but you can't move directly back, you would have to go around. but this is the way I interpret it anyway, let me know if the illustration confuses you more 
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You cannot back up. But you may circle around and pass through a square you previously occupied.
The wording is designed to prevent driving into a turbo-lift, detention cell or some similar area that you can't pass through to attack a character. It would be impossible to position to prevent a strafe on your characters otherwise. That's my take on it anyway.
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its been my interpretation that once a strafe happens, you CANNOT move back to the square you formerly occupied that turn. i think the wording is there so you dont have a camping area. however, since the Lancer is on a large base, he can move and stay at an adjacent square next to the squares he formerly occupied.
with the Turbo lifts and detention cells, if you defeat an enemy in a cell,(after all, the Lancer counts as melee) you can occupy that space once the enemy character is defeated, that it is if you still have squares you can move.
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Mandalore Da Beast wrote:its been my interpretation that once a strafe happens, you CANNOT move back to the square you formerly occupied that turn. i think the wording is there so you dont have a camping area. however, since the Lancer is on a large base, he can move and stay at an adjacent square next to the squares he formerly occupied.
You may pass through squares you previously occupied at any time during your move, except by backing up into them... Glossary wrote: "...it cannot move directly back into a space it has just left." Mandalore Da Beast wrote:
with the Turbo lifts and detention cells, if you defeat an enemy in a cell,(after all, the Lancer counts as melee) you can occupy that space once the enemy character is defeated, that it is if you still have squares you can move.
That doesn't work. Glossary wrote: ... "Prior to using Strafe Attack, this character must designate a legal space to end its move in." ... In addition, you must enter the square the enemy is occupying or you cannot make the strafe attack against it. You have to enter and then fully exit the enemy's square. The attack roll however is made immediately before you enter the square.
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good point.
im used to my basalisk tearing through the map, usually leaving nothing behind.
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Mandalore Da Beast wrote:good point.
im used to my basalisk tearing through the map, usually leaving nothing behind.
I love those things 
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if ya cant beat em.....join em!  im used to seeing people use the wrong way, but when they are used properly, they kill!
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If u could enter a square twice u would give the option to strafe one enemy char multiple times  That´s not possible because u can´t go back in a square u strafed once this turn.
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TK-4334 wrote:If u could enter a square twice u would give the option to strafe one enemy char multiple times That´s not possible because u can´t go back in a square u strafed once this turn. Hmm, I believe that is a different aspect of the rule. You can only make a strafe attack against any given enemy once per turn, but I don't think that prevents you from passing through that enemies square again. The movement restriction merely states that you cannot move directly back into a square you just left. I might be wrong in my understanding of this, but I believe in such a case you simply are not eligible to make the strafe attack, same as if you were to pass through a square with a Diplomat character in it. I'll research this over on WotC and see what turns up with regards to Strafe/Diplomat, which might also apply here.
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1. You must have a designated landing spot that cannot change before you start movement.
2. You cannot move directly back to a space you just left.
3. You CAN return to a space if you circle around back to it.
4. While can move over a character more than once, you still only get ONE Strafe Attack against that character.
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Thank you Sithborg  I was having trouble finding any posts on WotC that specifically addressed moving over a character more than once during the turn. Your clarification is much appreciated.
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