Which class to pick

[Mr Jt (Gog is king)]

So let’s talk about some positivity….which class are you gonna play?If playing a full on mage is not possible i pick a gunslinger class probably

[Jakeo10]

Playing a pure caster class (psionics) is possible. Early players are saying it's incredibly OP to the point it may even need a nerf!

I love being OP so I'll be doing pure caster (psionic).

[Penguin]

I played too much nioh and monster hunter (basically melee weapons) so I will go with casting

[OriginalGrubby]

Think I'm going with the gunslinger. Though to be fair I have tried to stay away from a lot of the info and reviews for it, just want to experience it all for myself.

[Jakeo10]

Originally posted by Sad Pingouin:

I played too much nioh and monster hunter (basically melee weapons) so I will go with casting

I hope that post launch they will balance out the classes and such so that Harder difficulties actually increase the challenge. I've seen multiple sources saying game is too easy on Hard.

We need like a Hardcore mode for those of us who want a real challenge.

From what I've seen, pure casters end up way too op and can just shred every enemy if you dump everything into intelligence.

[Jarl Magnuwar]

Im gonna try melee/psionic hybrid (if that's possible)... With Mercenary or Psi-freak... depends...

[Jakeo10]

Originally posted by Stargaze0G:

Prob going with the Merc. class first since it's coming with the pre-order. I really love using magic/powers on games (Skyrim for example), will the Merc class be able to use powers/magic as well or is that another class all on it's own?

Psi-freak - caster - ("magic") is its own class.

[Naraiwë (>‿◠)✌]

Originally posted by Stargaze0G:

Prob going with the Merc. class first since it's coming with the pre-order. I really love using magic/powers on games (Skyrim for example), will the Merc class be able to use powers/magic as well or is that another class all on it's own?

Yup, you can use spells etc with every class

[Vexillarius]

Originally posted by Stargaze0G:

Prob going with the Merc. class first since it's coming with the pre-order. I really love using magic/powers on games (Skyrim for example), will the Merc class be able to use powers/magic as well or is that another class all on it's own?

All classes get access to psi powers but the psi class get some unique perks that make it better at casting.

[Zunnoab #931]

I was going to go either psionic or guns. With so many games coming out, I'll likely go the path of least resistance, what with the absurd Dead-Eye double damage perk.

[Peredur]

I believe the most op class is the Dead-Eye.

Firearms are really strong most of the time (some enemies are immune to bullets) and allow a great survivability as you are ranged and can jump and dodge while attacking (mage can't, but the Psy-freak can have some life leech on spells).

Among firearms, double guns is really strong (even with a less op class) and Dead-eye has exclusive passives that increase fire rate (already really fast is you spam click instead of holding click) and DOUBLE damages for double guns (nothing come close to such damages boost).
Moreover, the class starts with the strongest passive (available for all classes) of the game that allow to instantly reload AND give a boost of damage (the boost could be removed and the passive would still be the strongest - instant reload is THAT good).

Bonus: firearms don't need stats so you can leave all stats at minimum, a few points to increase move speed and dump everything in luck for crit chances and extra loot.

[david_aeon]

Glad to see at least some users willing to actually talk about what they gonna play, and not just hating the game pre-release.

I was going for Merc until I discovered that Psy-freak not only gets a boost in psy skills but also has an exclusive starter skill (electric variant of the fire ball that every class may unlock), so now I am pretty inclined towards this, don't mind being OP... I am playing for the exploration and fun, not the difficulty anyways.

[PocketYoda]

Mercenary first, Psi freak second, probably deadeye third should set me back a few hundred hours game fun.

[Haunt Fox]

Probably int+agility psi freak with dual wield. Dunno what breed/race yet, probably just whatever I like the looks of best, and it'll probably be something weaselly.

[Juggernaut]

Originally posted by Jt:

So let’s talk about some positivity….which class are you gonna play?If playing a full on mage is not possible i pick a gunslinger class probably

Honestly, if I get it, I will just play around with different classes to see which one fits my play style the best.

[Gullis]

I'll go with Sentinel. Sure, its probably the weakest class, but eh, Tanky twohander class fantasy is right up my alley. Game is apparently on the easy side, so not like there is any point in min-maxing