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Edited by JohnGalt: 12/4/2013 12:33:00 AM
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Gameinformer Article Summary #2: Build a Guardian!

I'm only gonna mention new info/or verify uncertain info: 1. Race and gender is cosmetic: Your face will be visible in shared, non-combat spaces where you roam w/o a helmet. You can therefore customize your face, hair style, and tattoos are mentioned. 2. Human are humans trying to rebuild the world; Awoken survived the Collapse, but were forever changed (I don't know if this hints that Awokens were humans prior to the Collapse and were exposed to something, or something else. I believe it's the former because Humans did not know of any aliens, seeing as how "we weren't alone" discovery was the alien invasion.) Exo are self-aware machines developed during the Golden Age and rebooted with their memories wiped (Unknown original purpose). 3. Choosing a class sets a tone by establishing style of abilities. What really determines how you play is how you develop your "focus". Each type of guardian (Hunter, Warlock, and Titan) have a class-specific focus. "Focuses" are the primary way we level and improve characters. Each focus advances from level 1 - 20. Within each focus their are tiers from different abilities (passive bonuses, weapon specialty bonuses, grenade types, unique movements like double jump and teleport, melee bonuses). Each focus has a "super ability" associated with it that can also be upgraded (It doesn't explain if we can have more than one active focus at once or if we can mesh in different abilities from different focuses). Hence it is your management in investing in focuses (and their ability tree) that makes your character rather than your class (Although I assume that the class to some degree would open you up to unique or more readily available focuses.) We can switch between focuses i.e. pick a more competitive focus for pvp and the switch to a more support focus for cooperative raid work... So you are never truly tied into one focus although this makes me wonder if you can master all of them. [b]-Warlocks: [/b]start with a focus called Circle of Night - damage dealing but little protections and the super ability in the nova bomb but.... the can switch to another focus called Heart of Fusion - a support build that's super ability is called Radiance and call revive and buff allies (we have seen this in one of the documents where the Warlock jumps up and in a white light thrusts energy into the ground that disperses everywhere... Healer confirmed!) -[b]Titans:[/b] start with a Close-quarters focus that has Fist of Havoc super. In later upgrades the shockwave can be more powerful adding electric damage over time that remains in place after you leave for a limited time. -[b]Hunter :[/b] Super is the "Ghost Gun?"... I think they meant Golden Gun cuz it's the one hit kill... that can be upgraded to explosively burn peeps (I think what we saw in the demo with the upgraded version of golden gun... Flaming Golden Gun!) 4. Everyone can use all guns (some will use certain things better though dependent on the focus/abilities they invest in). 5. Armor, weapons, and focuses are meant to be synergistic! Basically the focus you pick should be accented with weapons and armor the maximize effectiveness... but that's up to the player. Primary, Secondary, and Heavy weapons use three different color-coded ammo types. Armor is class specific.... so now switching capes or robes or loin clothes! 6. Each of us gets a Lannister ghost, a customization personal vehicle (speeder bike) to travel in open-world environments, and a space ship that will be visible to people when you zip in and out, before cooperative and competitive matches hanging in orbit (Can somehow show off our accomplishments? Medals, insignia, etc.. perhaps)

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