The Starting Classes

[Schrödinger]

Is it like Dark Souls where (far as I understand from my experience in DS3) your stating class only dictates what you start with, but you can essentially do anything later on?

[catnipdave]

You can use all found/earned weapons and all armour regardless of stats or starting class. So not quit like DS but starting class isn't a big deal, just as you say, dictates what you start with.

[♤ S p a d e Ƨ ♤]

The way you level up here is a bit unique, you get "implants" that contribute to your stats, and leveling up opens up more slots. These implants can be changed at your bases at any point, which makes for flexibility.

In terms of weapons, you have proffessions, each weapon type is leveling up your proficiency by using said weapon type, so with a single character you can eventually master all weapons too, regardless of your core level

[The Lapdragon]

The only difference between the two starting classes is the heavy gets the heavy arm and leg gear to start with - you can get the entire light set off of the first 4 rig zombies you face, and you can get the whole heavy set off of the last rig zombie in the zone (also all the enemies in the first section of Act II are wearing the heavy set).

There's effectively zero difference between the two classes.

[Schrödinger]

Thank you very much for the replies!

[Mr_Meanie]

"When you enter Registration, you'll find the Lynx on the left and the Rhino on the right. The Lynx, as the name implies, is quick and agile, focusing on movement to avoid attacks and strike fast. It is lightly armored, which allows you to maintain your speed.
Stamina is the key stat here, as the Lynx gives you extra. The suit will also require less stamina for such abilities as sprinting, jumping and dodging. When using the Lynx gear, the player has more Stamina to work with, and movements like dodging, sprinting, and jumping. So if you will be doing a lot of avoidance in combat, the Lynx is a great choice.
The Rhino, on the other hand, is designed like a tank to soak up damage. It is bulky looking and offers more health and armor. It does have less Stamina, but since you will likely be going toe-to-toe with enemies more, you won't need as much, and should still be fine in early combat. Blocking will be your friend, since running and dodging will cost more Stamina than the Lynx. But since you'll have more armor and can hit a bit harder, you'll me more likely to survive multiple enemies at once.
The biggest differences between the Lynx and the Rhino revolve around speed, health and stamina, although there aren't stats to list for comparison. So again, deciding how you will play is the crucial early decision to identify the rig that is best for you."

[Schrödinger]

Originally posted by _Under_Mine_:

"When you enter Registration, you'll find the Lynx on the left and the Rhino on the right. The Lynx, as the name implies, is quick and agile, focusing on movement to avoid attacks and strike fast. It is lightly armored, which allows you to maintain your speed.
Stamina is the key stat here, as the Lynx gives you extra. The suit will also require less stamina for such abilities as sprinting, jumping and dodging. When using the Lynx gear, the player has more Stamina to work with, and movements like dodging, sprinting, and jumping. So if you will be doing a lot of avoidance in combat, the Lynx is a great choice.
The Rhino, on the other hand, is designed like a tank to soak up damage. It is bulky looking and offers more health and armor. It does have less Stamina, but since you will likely be going toe-to-toe with enemies more, you won't need as much, and should still be fine in early combat. Blocking will be your friend, since running and dodging will cost more Stamina than the Lynx. But since you'll have more armor and can hit a bit harder, you'll me more likely to survive multiple enemies at once.
The biggest differences between the Lynx and the Rhino revolve around speed, health and stamina, although there aren't stats to list for comparison. So again, deciding how you will play is the crucial early decision to identify the rig that is best for you."

Oh shoot, if that's true then I guess I got lucky with my picking of the Lynx, as dodging is what I'm more used to thanks to Dark Souls, lmao. And by lucky I mean I'd have to repay the first and quite a bit of the 2nd area if I wanted to switch, lol. Ty for reply!

[Thite]

Armour in this game doesn't make a massive amount of difference, it's mainly the power consumption and the full armour set bonus that you want to look at. I tested a few sets and the difference between having very light armour and very heavy arrmour was only about 10% less damage taken, but light sets have very good stamina consumption. I also found that any enemy with a heavy weapon would stagger me, so stability is kinda moot.

[The Lapdragon]

Originally posted by Thite:

Armour in this game doesn't make a massive amount of difference, it's mainly the power consumption and the full armour set bonus that you want to look at.

And the headlamps! ^_^
In all seriousness, the red headlamp is the only reason I don't wear the Bloodied Proteus set - the white headlamp of the standard Proteus is nice and bright, and has a good long throw to it.