Dungeon Siege II Friday Update

Gas Powered Games has posted another Friday update on the official Dungeon Siege II website, which offers a dev diary by lead designer Kevin Lambert and information on a new power called Repulse. An excerpt from the diary:
Out of all the party members, the player only has full primary control over one character at a time. Further, that character will never act on his or her own. With the rest of the party not under your direct control at the moment, you can set the AI to one of a few preset behaviors. With a simple key press or click of a button, you can tell the rest of the party to hold their ground, to take an aggressive stance, to mirror your every move, or to regroup and guard your selected character. It's easy to switch your focused character at any time, so for example if your mage is the most important character in your party to control in a specific combat situation, and you're currently focused on your melee character, no problem.