[quote=@TJByrum]
[@Genni]  At first, I wasn't going to use classes.  I was going to let people equip whatever weapon they wanted to fulfill specific roles.  If people wanted to include specializations, like Comms Tech, I would make sure to include scenarios where they could use that specialization on the field.  And I was going to use perks and such, but I don't want to make the RP [i]to [/i]mechanical.  Perhaps I can come up with some very basic perks.
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It might be useful to have people state which class they'd be playing their characters as, more just to make sure you have a good balance of characters playing so the story will be more interesting to play. Coming up with creative ways to use your abilities, rather than just using a preset auto-fire skill, would also come into the RP then.

For instance, a Sniper shooting at a sign to cause it to swing down and knock an alien out of cover so the Heavy can blast them apart, or an Assault charging an enemy through a weak wall or a window to get them out of a building and away from civilians, or a Support throwing a smoke grenade into the middle of a group of aliens to blind them while a Sniper moves into position.