Guesses on the last three specialists

[Aya]

At this point, it's safe to say that Tripwire won't budge from the specialist system, and we already know that there will be six specialists, with three of them already announced:

A new character will be the Firebug
A second new character will merge the Demolitionist and Support roles into an Engineer class, having access to both shotguns and explosive weapons
Mr. Foster is the first confirmed returning character representing the Commando perk

This leaves us with the Sharpshooter, Field Medic, and Berserker as the three remaining perks with unconfirmed specialists

I guess to start off the thread, here are my guesses:

Berserker - Either Shadow Ferret or Steampunk Commando, both from Killing Floor 1

Shadow Ferret's background is that he's a self-taught ninja who decided to use the Zed outbreak as an excuse to live out the power fantasy of being the very warrior that he had spent his entire life idolizing

Yes, I know that Steampunk Commando was meant to be played with the Commando perk, though I feel like his background of being a video gaming enthusiast who spends his non-gaming time shooting guns in his backyard and doing strenuous workouts at the gym should fit the role of the Berserker.

Sharpshooter - Steampunk Sharpshooter

Appearance-wise, he just looks like a more fantastical version of an early modern biplane pilot, though his background suggests low nobility, and views the killing of Horzine's monsters as the perfect test of his marksmanship

Field Medic - Alan Wilson

One of the founding members of Tripwire Interactive, and is the voice actor for KF1's Male Voice 2. In an interview with PC gamer, his favourite perk in KF2 is the Field Medic.

[Evil Lord Hades]

Given that Berserker is just pure melee, I was hoping it would be a roided guy like Bane lmao, guy can wreck with fists of steel

[Aya]

Originally posted by Evil Lord Hades:

Given that Berserker is just pure melee, I was hoping it would be a roided guy like Bane lmao, guy can wreck with fists of steel

I feel like they still need to give him ranged weapons to help make up for the fact that Killing Floor is primarily a ranged game. In KF1, you'd want a dedicated gun for husks and crawlers and in 2, on-perk guns helped you recover health between melee fights.

I imagine the Berserker will continue to depend on ranged weaponry despite his melee focus

[sR~]

Still dont see the Gunslinger, thats gonna really suck.

[Aya]

Originally posted by sR~:

Still dont see the Gunslinger, thats gonna really suck.

I think they're gonna go the KF1 route of having dual pistols being the rapid-fire option for Sharpshooter

Perhaps the passive skills could allow the sharpshooter to choose between a Sharpshooter or Gunslinger playstyle, or if high-level play permits it, a mix of both.

Either way, my prediction for Sharpshooter in KF3 is you'll either have dual pistols secondary/rifle primary, or dualies primary/rifle secondary

[Dew]

A berserker medic would be funny.
The most mobile, tanky perks slammed into one.

[𝕺𝖌𝖗𝖎𝖒]

Gunslinger - tony 2 pistols

Mafia goon who got frozen in an ice block after being dumped off a boat for being rat but was framed. Washed up on the shore of wherever kf3 is taking place idk. Got revived through epic future technology. He specializes in holding a gun in each hand, profanity, and making gravy for himself and his new family.

[ravenous beast]

Medic
Sharps/Gunslinger focused
I hope they shift away from melee only being useful one class to being situationally useful on every class for variety. For this reason I think they should remove melee specialists in favour of the Emplacement/Turret Gun specialist, which they've said will be in maps.

[Morton Koopa Jr.]

Man if they're not budging from the system. I may actually skip this.

I guess it's no different from a fighting game roster. But this isn't a fighting game.

[PJthePlayer]

Originally posted by Morton Koopa Jr.:

Man if they're not budging from the system. I may actually skip this.

I guess it's no different from a fighting game roster. But this isn't a fighting game.

That's my plan as well. KF2 is currently my most-played game on Steam on my 20 year old account with over 1,300 games. Sadly, KF3 is not for Killing Floor fans, they're trying to appeal to a new audience.

[Knavenformed]

Originally posted by sR~:

Still dont see the Gunslinger, thats gonna really suck.

What really sucked was splitting the perk into Slinger and Sharp.

I'd very much welcome a more competent class with akimbo/precision loadout combos instead of one or the other.

[Chad]

This game will tank. I think NMRIH 2 proves that. This is no longer what made killing floor great. Specialist my a55. Only saving face they can have is by selling it to Epic games or
Microsoft Game Pass.