Enemy Territory: Quake War Classes Confirmed News

Activision and id Software today confirmed provisional details on the classes set to feature within the forthcoming

Set against a warring backdrop between the Global Defence Force (GDF) and the Strogg, Activision and id Software today released further details on Enemy Territory: Quake Wars, including a detailed description of the classes available to players.

Formed from various national armies and relief agencies in response to the natural and terrorist disasters of the 21st century, the GDF is the only military force with the equipment, command structure and mobility to defend Earth from the Strogg invasion.

Countering this, the Strogg are a barbaric race of telepathic alien cyborgs, bent on destruction and universal domination to satisfy their dependence on the food-fuel known as Stroyent. Impossible to reason with or be dissuaded, the Strogg are committed to the complete annihilation of any race in their path to complete domination. Those that are not muched into Stroyent are forced to undergo the Stroggification, a process of cybernetic augmentation made famous in Quake 4.

Characters classes confirmed thus far include:

GDF Character Classes

Soldier This is the GDF's assault class. The Soldier can choose heavy weapons, such as the N93 General Purpose Machine Gun (GPMG) and N72 LAW Rocket Launcher. He also carries Fragmentation Grenades and the High Explosive Charge.

Field Ops The GDF's Fire Support specialist, the Field Ops can deploy Fire Support guns in the field, and designate targets for them. His deployables include the Artillery Gun, Guided Rockets and Strategic Hammer Launcher. He can also call in Air-Strikes and dispenses ammunition to his squad mates. He carries the N80 Assault Rifle.

Engineer The Engineer is a support/defence class, constructing and repairing vehicles, deployables, and objectives (such as bridges and machinery). He also deploys and maintains defence turrets, such as the Anti-Personnel, Anti-Missile and Anti-Vehicle deployables. The Engineer carries the N22 Shotgun and multi-purpose mines.

Covert Ops The GDF's Covert Operative specialises in stealthy infiltration, sniping, electronic sabotage and reconnaissance. Rangers can use their PDA's to hack and disable enemy deployables, and deploy 3rd Eye cameras to spy on the enemy and relay their locations to his squad mates. The Covert Ops carries the N38 Sniper Rifle and smoke grenades.

Medic The GDF medical specialist provides a support and combat role. He heals and revives team mates by dispensing health packs and using his Defibrillator pads. The Medic can air-drop supply stations in the field, and carries the N80 Assault Rifle.

Strogg Character Classes

Aggressor The Strogg assault class can choose powerful heavy weapons such as the Hyperblaster fast-firing assault weapon and Obliterator Bosonic Orb weapon. He carries a large number of Shrap grenades and the explosive Plasma Charge.

Oppressor The Strogg's fire support expert can call in artillery deployables such as the Plasma Mortar, Rail Howitzer and Orbital Laser, and can direct their fire against enemy targets. He also carries the rapid-firing Lacerator.

Constructor The Strogg engineering expert constructs and repairs dynamic objectives and deploys anti-personnel and anti-vehicle turrets. He can choose from one of two support weapons; the Nailgun, or a modified Lacerator with built-in Grenade Launcher. He carries a number of Proximity Mines and the Repair Drone, an AI-based automatic repair tool that will pursue damaged Strogg vehicles, repair them and then return to the Constructor (providing he's still in range).

Infiltrator The Infiltrator is a stealthy backstabber and saboteur. The Infiltrator can possess fallen GDF players, initially stunning them with his Bio-Electric Pinch Bomb, and then use their corpse as a disguise and infiltrate GDF bases. He can choose the Railgun, used for Long-Distance Sniping, or a modified Lacerator with increased accuracy. He also carries a remote Drone, which can be used to spy on the enemy.

Technician The Technician keeps his team mates alive and shooting by replenishing their Stroyent supplies, giving them both health and ammunition in one fix. The Technician can deploy Forcefield emitters, providing cover for his team mates on the front line. He can also create Spawn hosts out of fallen GDF troops, allowing a Strogg reinforcement to spawn right at the battlefront. The Technician carries a standard Lacerator.

Look out for more from Enemy Territory: Quake Wars soon.