Artifacts
In light of the new info that we have recieved about artifacts, I feel a need to start a new thread about this well hidden subject. What has just been recently reported is that artifacts are "class modifiers" and seem to have the ability to increase Bloodwings' powers. If anyone has any other information on artifacts, or if you would like to speculate on what they do, please feel free to post it here=)
MauriceBastard just confirmed that Artifacts can be obtained at low level. He obtained one that required him to be level 6 to use. However, he was unable to reach that level, so it is still unknown as to what effect it would have had. This confirms that Artifacts ARE level based, so their ARE level based items in the game. Good info if you ask me=)
weve known about artifacts for a while now, and we knew that they were class modifiers, and definetly not only for bloodwing(whoever said that)
I don't think anyone said that Artifacts were only for Bloodwing. However, we do know that they affect Bloodwing in some ways. I would venture a geuss that Artifacts have the ability to increase a skills level, or provide a player to use powers/skills that they normally would not have access to.
Im lookin for roland to have some cool ART-TA-FACTS. Maybe bullets do twice as much "dmg" when shoting an alli? Or his knife has a fire or electric affect? But probubly his turret will get all the glory, gernade turret artafact anyone? oh and yea my spelling....sorry?
I want to see if there are artifacts that make the turrent a flamethrower type, or a acidthrower type. Hell maybe even a tesla turrent, awhile on the subject of artifact what crazy upgrades do you think the alien artifacts will bring to the game?
I want one that turns bloodwing into a blackhole generator. Or that makes Brick smash his fists so hard small nuclear explosions are created.
i said that the definetly were not only for bloodwings, because someone thought they were
I believe only one artifact can be equipped. So that will make you really think about what you need.
Also they must be ridiculously powerful.
I hope artifacts are un-socketable, so that when I do find on e fo the bajillion guns that I like better than the one I just dropped an UBA artifact into, I can take it out, and put it into my new toy. Too Human was annoying about making runes a one-time use only thing. Among many reasons Too Human was annoying.

I don't think artifacts are just for Bloodwings, but provide an effect to a skill or status or a kind of stat boost of some sort.