What are all the different "classes" in Fallout 4?

[Daddy Gibby]

Before anyone comments, I know there is not technically a class system in Fallout 4. But there are different play styles/load outs/builds (which resemble classes) that many players try to go for when creating their characters (IE, long range rifles, pistols, and light armor makes a sniper "class". Heavy guns, power armor, and explosives makes a heavy "class", etc).

[red255]

So basically there are 10x7 classes of perks. and we can chose a set of 3 of them and make a class.

math wise thats 70x69x68 different classes. 328,440 classes.

...and you want us to list them all and name them for some purpose?

no

[Daddy Gibby]

Originally posted by red255:

So basically there are 10x7 classes of perks. and we can chose a set of 3 of them and make a class.

math wise thats 70x69x68 different classes. 328,440 classes.

...and you want us to list them all and name them for some purpose?

no

...That's not at all what I meant when I said "class". In the description I gave two examples of what I meant: sniper, and heavy.

[Incunabulum]

Originally posted by Daddy Gibby:

Before anyone comments, I know there is not technically a class system in Fallout 4. But there are different play styles/load outs/builds (which resemble classes) that many players try to go for when creating their characters (IE, long range rifles, pistols, and light armor makes a sniper "class". Heavy guns, power armor, and explosives makes a heavy "class", etc).

There are only two classes - Punchy dude and shooty dude.

[Out Of Bubblegum]

Originally posted by Incunabulum:

There are only two classes - Punchy dude and shooty dude.

Or dudette. Lets not forget that we can play as a dudette.

[Weaselly]

Originally posted by Out Of Bubblegum:

Originally posted by Incunabulum:

There are only two classes - Punchy dude and shooty dude.

Or dudette. Lets not forget that we can play as a dudette. :cozyspaceengineersc:

That makes four in total, then!

[Protonic Flux]

Originally posted by Incunabulum:

Originally posted by Daddy Gibby:

Before anyone comments, I know there is not technically a class system in Fallout 4. But there are different play styles/load outs/builds (which resemble classes) that many players try to go for when creating their characters (IE, long range rifles, pistols, and light armor makes a sniper "class". Heavy guns, power armor, and explosives makes a heavy "class", etc).

There are only two classes - Punchy dude and shooty dude.

Umm, NO. Using that line of thinking would be like saying there are only two types of doctors, talkie dudes and cuttie dudes. Or two types of Mechanics, chargie dudes, or non-chargie dudes. Or two types of military personnel, Big gunnie dudes or small gunnie dudes.

Everyone has a playstyle. Even if they dont know what it is. I've played every Fallout game going all the way back to Wasteland. Honestly it never hit me that I am a stealth-sniper type until Fallout 4. Strangely enough, playing Fallout 76 non power armor Melee was my favorite class. The thrill of dodging death to ♥♥♥♥♥ smack someone with a tire iron with a sharpened blade welded to the end of it.... To each their own.

[King Dohdee]

Class, build, same thing.

Its whatever makes sense to you.

Often people will just describe what they want out of a build "no/all vats", "sneak/crit/luck/sniper based build", "melee/tank/build", or "intelligence/charisma build"

If you really need to put a name to it just go with whatever the main perks your build has. Some are easy, like sniper, ninja, gunslinger. If you picked perks for high melee/crit damage in vats but didn't invest any points into endurance, then boom, you got a berserker class or whatever. There are tons of solid combos you could come up with class names for if you had the time.

Pretty much if use a little creativity and what makes sense then you can't go wrong.

For me, i'm building a crit based glass cannon ninja-gunslinger. All my stats and perks focus on maximizing sneak and critical hit effectiveness. This build has been my one of my favorites since FO1, but has always felt a little broken since you can just one shot most mobs.

[Khissi]

Yes, but, each play through I do, I choose to set myself up a bit differently, depending on what legendary weapons happen to drop or what I want to accomplish on that play through. It even changes depending on whether or not I wish to play hard mode or easier, or (god help me, never again, Survival) and even if I wish to focus on a certain faction. So, it's a bit hard to answer a question like that and I wonder if that's how most people play or if I'm some sort of dinosaur.

I would say that, in this game, class is relative. It's whatever you wish it to be at any given moment and almost impossible to quantify.

I will go rest my elderly brain, now.

[Beautiful Ham Sandwich]

Multiple ways of using a sneaky build too. Sneak with melee and blitz, sneaking with guns, sneaking with guns+VATS.

Speaking of, that also includes the VATS builds. Self-explanatory.

Though it doesn't work as well in Fallout 4, there are also builds where people focus more on passive skills, builds that have like maxed out Charisma.

[Incunabulum]

Originally posted by Protonic Flux:

Originally posted by Incunabulum:

There are only two classes - Punchy dude and shooty dude.

Umm, NO. Using that line of thinking would be like saying there are only two types of doctors, talkie dudes and cuttie dudes. Or two types of Mechanics, chargie dudes, or non-chargie dudes. Or two types of military personnel, Big gunnie dudes or small gunnie dudes.

Everyone has a playstyle. Even if they dont know what it is. I've played every Fallout game going all the way back to Wasteland. Honestly it never hit me that I am a stealth-sniper type until Fallout 4. Strangely enough, playing Fallout 76 non power armor Melee was my favorite class. The thrill of dodging death to ♥♥♥♥♥ smack someone with a tire iron with a sharpened blade welded to the end of it.... To each their own.

There are two playstyles - shoot things or punch them. You can sneak and then shoot or punch or you can not sneak and then shoot or punch.

But it all comes down to the choice of shooting or punching.

[Grendalcat]

Well there is also laying down mines and then luring things onto them.

[Isa_Fuie]

When I play games like these, this is my train of thought.

Avoid conflict if possible. If they can be pacified through dialogue, then take that opportunity. If they cannot be reasoned with, and neutralising them is necessary, then take them out from a distance.

Basically, I'm a diplomat by day, sneaky assassin by night.

But, y'know, sometimes there are those big fights which are unavoidable and you're obliged to take centre stage. In which case, it's "Pray and spray all the way".