Hellgate: London Interview

GameSpot has conjured up a new two-page interview with Flagship Studios’ David Brevik about the random loot and encounters in Hellgate: London.

Q: How well will different enemies work in unison? Can we expect to see different enemy types working together? How will monsters’ abilities and strengths otherwise complement each other on the battlefield?

A: When laying out which monsters go where, we did try and complement and mix the types of monsters you get. There are monsters that work together in different ways. Some have powers that will wear you down with “curse” abilities, while others will take advantage of that. We often put melee [enemies] with ranged [enemies], and many other combinations.

We also have “monster masters” that work with their minions. For example, there are zombie summoners that heal and “buff” (strengthen) zombies in the area, an imp shaman that can spawn up monsters…and many others.

Lastly, we have monsters like the “orbile,” which can pair with any monster and work together. They suck the energy out of dead monsters to buff themselves.

We also have templar non-player characters with AIs that let them work together and run around killing monsters. There are some levels where you will see them wandering around helping out.