What class to play?

[Super_]

I can't decide between the Engineer or the Operator classes. Which one should I pick?

[Fringehunter7719]

Both good choices, I prefer Operator.

In the long run it doesn't matter much as it just affects which skills you start with, and you can get the others with skill points as you play.

[PhyreMatrix]

I went with engineer. Leveling it up allows you to get free scrap and you can use scrap to improve your condition.

[kia256]

In the long run - it's pretty much the cosmetic choice of the picture you get to see in the menu. You can remove the class debuff with just one char point and get to the same place other classes start with another.

Personally I think it's best to go jack of all trades in the beginning and get all starting perks and bonuses, since they all useful and will give you a very good edge for most of the quest interactions.

Then - Self repair, Icebreaker, Haggler. This will give you a steady income and a cheaper way to repair your condition.

The rest are pretty much preferential and won't really matter at that point.

[Ramidel]

Operator has an easier start.

[Super_]

I don't care for an easier start. I want the one that is best for me.

[Lucid Nonsense]

As people have pointed out - once you are out of the very early game play, the only difference is cosmetic - which picture you fancy most.

[Olter]

Absolutely meaningless

[iheartdaikaiju]

You will end up playing all of them if you want all the achievements, you can technically do this in two playthroughs but most people will take three. Whatever you choose just make your specialty how you get cash early game since the discounted pills are behind a paywall and you want to keep above 100 credits as soon as possible, not to mention the almost 60 you need if you don't want to lose a drive with the bounty hunter. Plus if you want cheap pills and food early game you'll need to cross the ferry which costs money and work in the bar which costs time.

My advice, pick the one that looks the coolest, find out what you like doing for money, dump into that first, get rid of the bounty hunter either through the feng quest or through the bar tab quest then play the game however you want. And when you go for your second playthrough you'll already know how you like to play by then.

[Ramidel]

The advantage of the Operator, though, is that it's easy mode for earning money and for the Feng quest. You can use low-level dice to farm cryo from Yatagan and Havenage data, while saving high dice for doing useful stuff.

As has been said elsewhere, after the start, your class doesn't matter much.

[Super_]

Months later I still can't decide lmao.