User blog comment:Answeration/The true enemy in AC3/@comment-4564231-20120612053236

In the beginning, everyone was questioning the presence of a hidden blade; Ubi confirmed the hidden blade would be back and cooler than ever ;)

Then everyone started questioning the presence of Blue Coat Enemies. For this, I'll just quote -S-:

"Every guard faction is against you. Always. Saracens, Crusaders, Medici, Pazzi, Forli, Venetian, Savonarola's, Borgia, Ottomans and Byzantines. Just because you are buddies with their higher-up (Lorenzo, Caterina, Suleiman) doesn't mean they won't clobber you given the chance. You won't be able to avoid killing the blue coats at some point of the game, even if just in free-roam, it's essential part of the game."

Finally, for those who think Naval Warfare is DLC, it's not. It's exotic gameplay like the Flying Machine, Tank, etc with the bonus of having its own free roam.