Here, there are fundamental differences to how you play each class. The Storm javelin has the ability to hover indefinitely while also maintaining an enhanced shield while hovering. If you try to pull that same stunt while a Ranger, you’ll get eaten alive. At the same time, the Colossus can barely even hold a hover, let alone get attacks off while in the air. Conversely, if geared correctly, the Colossus can handle tanking immense amounts of damage while also dealing huge burst damage with his ultimate (see below). Another thing to keep in mind with Colossus is that his his “shield” and any items that enhance it refer directly to his physical shield, while the Ranger’s shield is more of a rechargeable overshield like in the Borderlands games. Understanding these differences won’t be immediately obvious so I suggest you take more than a few minutes to decide which Javelin you prefer. I haven’t yet had the chance to play as the Storm or the high-agility Interceptor, but I’m excited to try them out soon.

I want to take a moment to talk about just how amazing it is to be able to fly. Movement is everything. Being able to get the high ground, the better sight line, or access to a specific safe area is key when fighting an enemy. Having complete control over your position in three dimensional space is something that we have never really had before. Sure, in Destiny you can jump really high, and in Warframe you can vault, wall jump, spin, and twirl your way around levels very quickly, but true flight, true hovering has never been this accessible. This is a key element to the game and I can not understate both how important it is to playing the game, but also how amazingly fun it is. I recommend you get in a suit as soon as possible and just fly. The only limitation on this is the “overheating” mechanic which limits both how far you can fly and how long you can hover (except for the storm) Mastering how to cool your javelin, whether it be through landing at the right time, flying close to water or through waterfalls, or flying straight down will help bring down the heat. One weird thing I saw here was that flying straight down cools you, but falling straight down does not… Weird touch.