I adore Xcom, and I haven't gotten to do an RP on it yet >3> Whether Enemy within 'or' Xcom 2 >3> But some questions!

First, are we members of the same squad? Or is each player controlling a different squad 'around' the character they designed?

Also! You mentioned the classes from Enemy within! What about the long-war mod classes? >3> variations from Xcom 2 that could believably exist early in the war too? [I still gripe a bit about the lack of melee options.] Psionics and mecs? or is it literally 'beginning of the war' period?