It's no secret that one of new innovations in 2027 is a system of perks. Below I will describe it in detail.
A perk in 2027 — is a skill, which you can get after attaining a new level of a character. A player gets them in linear order: from left to right — i.e. to get a perk from the right part one has to get all the perks located to the left. Perks are divided into classes (one for each line of the table): “Warrior”, “Technician” and “Medic”. A player doing an average walkthrough may get enough experience points to attain 5–6 perks. There are links between the classes, so you can develop a versatile character. Let's see what perks there are:
“Warrior”:
- Damage received to hands doesn't lower the accuracy (until you lose a hand completely).
- A perk, which allows to attach grenades to portable bots. When a bot is destroyed, the grenade detonates.
- A player may equip pistols (even different types) in both hands.
The perk isn't finished completely — feel free to suggest!
“Technician”:
- Auto regeneration of energy.
- Adds an ability to recharge energy from a portable bot.
- A player may pick up ammunition of a destroyed bot.
- A player may connect to any bot and receive energy from it (though small size bots may use up energy and stop).
“Medic”:
- A player is less vulnerable to fire, toxins and doesn't feel shell-shocks.
- A player may heal themselves using a portable bot.
- Gives increase of effectiveness when using augmentation upgrades and bio cells.
- Health points are automatically regenerated.
Classes are positioned in a way, so a player who does an average walkthrough without doing any additional missions can't develop a character with all the perks of 2–3 classes. You'll have to choose: either to develop a fighter with some technical knowledge or a technician who actively uses advantages of portable bots or a medic, who gains from advanced usage of augmentations and who can heal himself. In conjunction with the new systems of skills and augmentations and non-linear goals, it's expected that players will be more interested to replay the mod.