E3 Exclusive - The Agency Q&A with Lead Designer Rory McGuire

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Posted June 16th, 2010 by Ethec

Prying into the secret world of The Agency

It's been a long wait to hear something new about The Agency, but Lead Designer Rory McGuire made it worth our while with a first ever look at PvP and four of the game's classes in a gorgeously rendered PvP / PvE map where players attempt to thwart Omen's evil plans. 'You are what you wear' is an important concept in the spy vs. spy game, and the featured Recon class donned wall-hacking glasses, flares which instantly teleport you to a ally in need, and weapons gorgeously rendered right down to the serial number. Best of all, you share many of your combat abilities with your entire team in PvP matches. We also learned a bit about the tankish Assault role, the shield-oriented Supressor role, and the Commander role, which is geared toward healing and support. E3 2010 marked the first time we learned about the Revive mechanic, which makes healing feasible in a fast-paced shooter by allowng players a brief amount of time to be healed by a teammate (any role can revive, but Commanders heal health and armor to full). That plus minutes of gameplay video are all in this action-packed video Q&A with The Agency Lead Designer Rory McGuire.