One of the things I found the most interesting is that, when you level up in this title, you do not gain stats or attributes as you would expect. Rather, you gain the ability to purchase improved items such as ships and gear. You will also find “loot” drops as you travel, or can pirate other ships for their cargo. Yes, I said pirate. Players can engage in actual piracy in order to acquire loot. Also, there will be auction houses and a crafting system so that the in-game economy can flourish between players.

One of the key questions on our minds during this interview was just how NetDevil planned to avoid the mess that was Auto Assault. Sad but true, yet whenever a developer has a title that fails the community is naturally concerned for any future titles. At least until the developer proves its mettle once again. So of course we asked Scott what was the biggest lesson learned from Auto Assault. His response? “Polish early.” In other words, get the game polished and worth playing before focusing on anything else. And, considering what I was looking at as he was saying this, I think they’ve succeeded. The vibrant colors, the smooth detail, and the immersion overall – even on a laptop in the back room of a restaurant in a quick show-n-tell before another meeting – showed me that NetDevil is living the lesson.