news First AC3 Multiplayer Details

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In Domination two teams of four fight for control over three areas on a map. Once an area is captured, you earn points for 'owning' that spot. Holding zones is likely to be tricky, because you'll be hunted by an unknown assassin (or two) just like in Brotherhood and Revelations.
There will of course be loads of new maps and characters, each of which will be faithful to the new setting and time period. The first map to be shown is called The Northwest Passage, which includes an ice-bound boat to explore. There are also three confirmed characters (with loads more to be revealed) called The Commander, The Carpenter and The Lady Maverick.

Another new feature is the ability to use the environment in your kills. We haven't seen it in action, and the press literature is vague, but it seems like you'll be able to either collapse walls on enemies (for example) or somehow integrate walls into your kill animation for even more spectacular murder. It's also likely that the new cover system from the single player will appear in online too. We know that the dynamic weather will feature in multiplayer maps - can't wait to see how tense a fog-covered session will be.

Other new info includes the introduction of a third active ability slot, several new weapons including the poison dart, which lets you perform delayed kills, and the merging of the 'Kill/Stun' abilities onto a single button. There's a new perk called 'Unstoppable' which will allow you to run through chasebreakers and dense crowds.

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quote Boo

From the pictures, it looks like crowds are going to be individual citzens rather than leftover characters spawns millions of times over, which is always good. It would make things perhaps harder to hide and find.

I hope there's more options to individualise your character, it would also add another level of difficulty to the game. Like the Corsair who had hats and trousers and different sleeves, I could never find that slippery devil.