Unreal II: TA Interview

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Homelan has a interesting interview with Scott Dalton of the U2:TA team, about the port their doing for the Xbox. according to BU, the site was down earlier today, but i diddnt have any trouble getting on and reading it.
HomeLAN - Will all the weapons and items that appeared in the single player game also appear in Unreal 2 multiplayer?
Scott Dalton - A few weapons didn't fit the gameplay of XMP and are not included while a few new types of weapons, such as mines, have been added. Every weapon from the Single Player game has been tweaked to best suit the multiplayer nature of XMP. The balance of the weaponry between the classes leads to some really intense game-play, where all the weapons have different situations and strengths to their advantage. Even defensive weaponry like the Smoke Grenade, which causes no real damage, can mean the difference between victory and defeat to a Ranger taking on a well fortified position or making a quick escape.
HomeLAN - What new weapons and items will be put into the multiplayer portion of the game?
Scott Dalton - There are several new deployable mine types, a variety of manned turrets, and all of the vehicles with their weaponry. Of course as I've said, every weapon has been tweaked for multiplayer. The weapons all tend to be very situational, so there is no one best weapon, but each one has strengths and weaknesses depending on how or where you use it.Check it out here.