I played against nellie 2 today with Lucius 1. the Pool was: plant explosives, Power Ritual, deliver a message, sweating bullets, hold up their forces, ensnare.
he took: nellie, totem, Allison Dade, undercover reporter, auguste hart, 2x Field reporter, false witness, newsie.
I played: Lucius, Scribe, Alan Reid, 2x Investigator, lawyer, false witness, changeling.
he did not hand out distracted that much, his schemerunner were easy targets to focus and most of his Models did not have staying Power.
yes it was ecactly as you Said: a Single focused attack here and there and struggle to Hand out distracted at Range.