FAQ
Questions?About the Game
Q. What is Monday Night Combat?
A. Monday Night Combat for Xbox LIVE Arcade is a class-based, third-person shooter… and the most popular lethal sport of the future!
Q. When will Monday Night Combat be released?
A. Monday Night Combat will be available for download on Xbox LIVE Arcade on August 11, 2010 as part of the 2010 Summer of Arcade.
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Q. How many game modes are there in Monday Night Combat?
A. Monday Night Combat features two different game modes: Blitz, a single player or up to four player cooperative mode and Crossfire, a six versus six competitive mode.
Q. How can I purchase Monday Night Combat?
A. Monday Night Combat can be purchased over Xbox Live Arcade once it is released.
Q. Is Monday Night Combat just a clone of [insert popular AAA game title here]?
A. Monday Night Combat offers up a unique third person shooter experience with many different play styles interwoven. Granted, we have borrowed mechanics from many other things such as walking, talking, war, guns, robots and even money.
Q. Will there be a demo?
A. Like most Xbox Live Arcade games Monday Night Combat will have a trial version.
Q. Is there a Monday Night Combat Wiki page?
A. There is no official Monday Night Combat wiki page but there is a great fan made one found here.
Q. Can you use Xbox LIVE Party Chat while playing a multiplayer game of Monday Night Combat?
A. Yes! We fully support Xbox LIVE Parties in Monday Night Combat. This includes party chat, party inviting and trying to keep parties together on the same team from game to game.
Q. Is Monday Night Combat for the Xbox 360 only?
A. Yes. We have not yet announced Monday Night Combat for any other platform. MNC will be available for download over Xbox LIVE Arcade Wednesday August 11, 2010.
Q. What is Monday Night Combat Rated?
A. Monday Night Combat is rated:
ESRB: T for Teen
PEGI: 12
CERO: B12
USK: 16+
GRB: 15
COB: M
Q. Is there a tutorial?
A. Yes! Monday Night Combat features a quick, entertaining tutorial that will show you the highlights of how to play.
Game Features
Q. What is Blitz?
A. Blitz is a single player or multiplayer cooperative game mode supporting up to four players over Xbox LIVE. The pros defend the Moneyball against hordes of robots trying to destroy it. Monday Night Combat features five different challenges that will test you and your friends at different levels of difficulty.
Q. Is there any persistence in Monday Night Combat?
A. Yes! Every game of Monday Night Combat earns the player money that goes towards their Lifetime Earnings. Lifetime Earnings can be spent on unlocking custom classes and buying earned ProTags. How much Lifetime Earnings you have also determines what level you are. Monday Night Combat also keeps copious career stats and single game highlights.
Q. What is Crossfire?
A. Crossfire is Monday Night Combat's six versus six competitive mode over Xbox LIVE. Both teams try to protect their Moneyball while trying to destroy the opposing team's Moneyball. Both teams have streams of robots that march mindlessly towards the enemy Moneyball and will jump on it and bring it down for players to destroy once they are escorted there.
Q. Can I play Monday Night Combat by myself?
A. Yes! Monday Night Combat's Blitz mode can be played solo and will auto tune the robot waves to a single player.
Q. Can I play Monday Night Combat cooperatively with my friends?
A. Yes! Monday Night Combat's Blitz mode can be played by yourself, with one friend on the same Xbox with a split screen or up to four players over Xbox LIVE.
Q. Is there a competitive way to play Monday Night Combat?
A. Yes! Monday Night Combat offers a Crossfire game mode which pits two teams of six against each other over Xbox LIVE.
Q. What are ProTags?
A. ProTags are over 370 unique images that you can assign to your online persona. There is a ProTag associated with each highlight and career milestone you can earn. It's a great way to show off to everyone what you have done.
Q. Can I play Crossfire or Blitz with only my friends?
A. Yes! Monday Night Combat features private matches where only friends can be invited to or join in progress.
Q. Can you mute players in a multiplayer game?
A. Yes! Monday Night Combat supports muting anyone at any time.
Q. What are endorsements?
A. Monday Night Combat features 30 endorsements that can be applied to players. Endorsements are in-game products that increase the effectiveness of certain attributes of players. There are three levels of endorsements, Gold, Silver and Bronze affecting ten different categories of attributes. Gold endorsements increase the attributes the most, then Silver and Bronze endorsements have the lowest effect. Players can not have more than one endorsement of each level and each category of attributes.
Q. How do custom classes work?
A. There are six possible custom classes that are unlocked by purchasing the slot with Lifetime Earnings. When the slot is open you can choose which position, gold endorsement, silver endorsement and bronze endorsement for the custom class.
Q. Does Monday Night Combat have a mascot?
A. Yes! The Monday Night Combat mascot will show up periodically through both Blitz and Crossfire. Shoot him for money as he throws out prizes!
Classes and Weapons
Q. What are the six classes?
A. A description, pictures and bio for each class can be found in The Game -> Character Bios from the main navigation or by following this link.
Q. How many weapons does each class have?
A. Each class has two weapons. Each weapon has a primary fire and a secondary fire. Every secondary weapon's alternate fire is an attempt at grappling an enemy Pro. Alternate fire on the primary weapons is unique per weapon.
Q. How do skills work?
A. Each class has four skills. Three active skills and one passive skill. The active skills can be used once they recover from the last use. The passive skill increases some attribute of the Pro. Each skill can be upgraded twice during a single match.
Arenas
Q. How many arenas (maps) will there be?
A. At release there will be four Crossfire maps and one Blitz map. However, Blitz has five different challenges on the single map.
Q. Why do you call them Arenas?
A. Monday Night Combat is a sport where fans come to watch complete with cheering (and sometimes booing) fans, huge infrastructures and enormous video screens.
Robots
Q. How do the Robots work?
A. There are two categories of robots and eight total robots. Breach Bots follow a set path from their spawner to the enemy Moneyball. When they get there, they jump on the Moneyball and breaching the shields, making it vulnerable. Eliminator Bots pick an enemy Pro and go after that Pro until they die and then move on. If there are no Pros, they attack enemy turrets and then the Moneyball. Robots can be spawned by players at their own spawners for a cost. The type of robots spawned depends on what class spawns them.
Q. What are the types of robots in Monday Night Combat?
A. There are eight types of robots in Monday Night Combat:
1. Slim: Breach Bot, light armor, light ranged damage
2. Black Jack: Breach Bot, moderate armor, moderate ranged damage
3. Buzzer: Eliminator Bot, flying, super light armor, heavy damage, kamikaze attack
4. Gremlin: Eliminator Bot, cloaking, light armor, heavy melee damage
5. Scrambler: Breach Bot, skill draining aura, moderate armor, heavy melee damage
6. Bouncer: Eliminator Bot, grapple attack, heavy armor, heavy grapple or melee attack
7. Gap Shot: Breach Bot, artillery bot, light armor, heavy long range damage
8. Jackbot: Breach Bot, Boss Bot, super heavy armor, heavy damage, ground slam ability
Turrets
Q. How do turrets work?
A. Every arena has a set of turret nubs in your end. Players can build one of four turrets on those nubs to defend the area for a cost. Different turrets cost different amounts and have different pros and cons. Once the turret is built it can be upgraded twice for additional costs.
Q. What are the different types of turrets in Monday Night Combat?
A. There are four different types of turrets. They are:
Lazer Blazer: Low cost, low damage, low armor
RockIt: High cost, high damage, high armor
ShaveIce: Moderate cost, slowing aura, high armor
Long Shot: Moderate cost, long range, high damage, low armor
Other
Q. What's with the bacon?
A. Bacon makes you better at everything. Just like real bacon!
On rare occasion the Mascot will toss out bacon or Jackbots will drop bacon when they are destroyed.
Q. Can you change classes in the middle of the game?
A. Yes! In Crossfire you have an opportunity to change your class after you die and before you respawn. Your money will not change and the new class will not inherit any upgrades. However, going back to the class you played earlier will restore the skill upgrades you had. In Blitz you can not change your class because Blitz is based off of completing the challenges as a single class.
Q. Do I get credit for kills on enemy Pros from things I construct?
A. Yes! If a turret you were the last one to construct or upgrade kills an enemy Pro, you get the credit. If Eliminator Bots you spawn kill an enemy Pro, you get the credit.
