Avatar Creations has launched the new official Perpetuum Developer Blog. The newest entry is delving into the first patch of the year, which goes live today. The developers are working hard to provide a more realistic experience in Perpetuum. In the most recent blog entry they said:

There will be several changes coming in the future, all of which combined will make big fights a lot more tactical than they are today. We'll be introducing area of effect weapons, and robot explosion area of effect damage/debuffs, but tomorrow's patch only brings the very first of the systems designed to combat the problem: Interference.

For more information on Perpetuum, check out our article in which Chris "Pwyff" Tom shares his experience with this sandbox MMO.