HomeLAN - How will combat be handled in the game?
Cliff Kamida - There are four weapon types that we call "Primitives." They are simple geometric shapes - disk, rod, sphere, and mesh (which is triangular). The disc is native to Jet and the ICP, the rod is native to light cycle racers and gamebots, the sphere is native to corrupted programs, and the mesh is native to the DataWraiths. Since you're playing as Jet, your main weapon will be the disc, but you can pick up and use other weapons as well. We're finding the disc to be so much fun that I think some people may use the disc exclusively. The disc is a defensive weapon as well, and you can block shots as well as deflect them back to your opponent. Also, each primitive has three different possibile states - for example, the rod can be used as a close-range cattle prod type weapon, as well as a sniper rifle. Rather than picking up three different types of Primitives, you'll instead pick up subroutines, which are pieces of code that modify the Primitives into different weapons.