History Main / ModernDaySciFiRPGClassEquivalents

* Sappers, who use [[StuffBlowingUp explosives]], either launched from a {{BFG}} or hand-thrown (grenades and C4), for [=AoE=] damage like the mage. Alternately, a Sci-Fi setting can use cases of HumansArePsychicInTheFuture or TechnoWizard Engineers/tech specialists.

** Sniper: [[SuperSpeed Speedster]], [[VideoGame/AssassinsCreed Assassin]], and FinalGirl

As of today, shooters with RPGElements have slowly but surely became the norm. However, shooters and other gun games like them can be difficult to make into [=RPGs=] without FunctionalMagic, which is why there has to be a collection of equivalents to make up for the lack of magic. Thankfully, there are two: [[StuffBlowingUp Explosives such as grenades and rockets]], and healing items such as medkits and defibrillators. Therefore, when creating a shooter, developers have to take into account the following RPG-like shooter archetypes:

** Soldier: Soldier

** Sapper: Technomancer
** Medic: Envoy and Mystic. Technomancer for Androids

* ''VideoGame/SouthParkTheFracturedButWhole'' takes this UpToEleven by making ''superhero'' class equivalents:

*** Soldier: Ashley Williams and Urdnot Wrex

*** Medic: Tali'Zorah nar Rayya

*** Sapper: Miranda Lawson, Jack and Samara/[[spoiler:Morinth]]
*** Medic: Mordin Solus and Tali'Zorah vas Neema/[[spoiler:Normandy]]

*** Sapper: Liara T'Soni, Kaidan Alenko (if he's alive), EDI
*** Medic: Tali'Zora vas Normandy,

** Sapper: Warships, which are [[MightyGlacier just as strong and slow as]] {{Super Robot}}s and [[LongRangeFighter have powerful ranged attacks like]] {{Real Robot}}s

** Soldier: {{Super Robot}}s.
** Sniper: {{Real Robot}}s.
** Sapper: Warships

* Sappers, who use [[StuffBlowingUp explosives]], either launched from a {{BFG}} or hand-thrown (grenades and C4), for [=AoE=] damage like the mage. Alternately, a Sci-Fi setting can use cases of HumansArePsychicInTheFuture.

There are also classes that can contradict the "sniper" class, as well as all of the other classes here, that use patterns and abilities that may make them extremely different from these basic archetypes. Then again, the same could be said for fantasy settings. Some of them can be based around crowd control like the sapper and the sniper, but also specialize at defense like the Soldier and the Medic, and counter attacks in a subversive manner like the sniper. The choices for classes in a modern setting, like a fantasy one, are limitless. Unfortunately there is a tendency to forget to use this option and might overlook some things.

* Sappers, who use [[StuffBlowingUp explosives]], either launched from a {{BFG}} or hand-thrown (grenades and C4), for [=AoE=] damage like the mage.

* ''TabletopGame/StarWarsD20'':

** Soldier: [[SuperStrength Brutalist]] and {{Cyborg}}

** Sapper: [[PlayingWithFire Blaster]], [[AnIcePerson Ele]][[ShockAndAwe men]][[DishingOutDirt tal]][[MakingASplash ist]], {{Gadgeteer|Genius}} and [[CastingAShadow Netherborn]].
** In addition to these, there's also the [[BareFistedMonk Monk]]-like Martial Artist.

** In addition to these, there's also the [[BareFistedMonk Monk]]-like Martial Artist

* ''VideoGame/Evolve'':

* VideoGame/{{Battlefield 3}} and VideoGame/{{Battlefield 4}}

* VideoGame/{{Borderlands}}

* Videogame/{{Borderlands 2}}

* Videogame/BorderlandsThePresequel

* The weapons of VideoGame/CallOfDuty can be classified as such:

* TabletopGame/D20Modern Character Archetypes

* VideoGame/{{Doom}} Pick-Up Items

* The VideoGame/{{Fallout}} Franchise's SPECIAL stats

* The MMO Videogame/FireFall allows players to switch classes by switching [[PoweredArmor Powered Armors.]]

* TabletopGame/HcSvntDracones

* The VideoGame/Left4Dead Franchise's Weapons and Items

* Franchise/MassEffect

** VideoGame/MassEffect1 Squad

** VideoGame/MassEffect2 Squad

** VideoGame/MassEffect3 Squad

* VideoGame/MetalGearSolidPeaceWalker's Mother Base

* TabletopGame/MyriadSong

* The Franchise/ResidentEvil Franchise
** VideoGame/ResidentEvil

** VideoGame/ResidentEvil2

* VideoGame/ScarletBlade

* The ''VideoGame/StarCraft'' franchise

* Videogame/StarWarsTheOldRepublic:

* VideoGame/TeamFortress2

* TooHuman

* Mongoose edition of TabletopGame/{{Traveller}}: Doesn't use "classes" per se but has "careers" that determine starting skills

* ''VideoGame/TransformersFallOfCybertron'' multiplayer custom characters. (The multiplayer classes from ''VideoGame/TransformersWarForCybertron'', from which these were revised, also fit the description but slightly less well.)

* ''Videogame/{{Wildstar}}''

** Sniper: Zer0, whose abilities focus on precision and critical hits

* The {{Starcraft}} franchise

** Medic: Maya

* ''TransformersFallOfCybertron'' multiplayer custom characters. (The multiplayer classes from ''TransformersWarForCybertron'', from which these were revised, also fit the description but slightly less well.)

* D20Modern Character Archetypes

** Sniper: Lightweight weapons, including fists, the handgun, the shotgun, and the chaingun
** Sapper: Heavyweight weapons, including the chainsaw, the rocket launcher, the plasma gun, and the [[{{BFG}} BFG9000]]

** Sapper: The Assault frames, which feature splash-damaging plasma guns and area-of-effect abilities, as well as the Engineer frames, which have turrets and grenade launchers. The Recluse frame has a weapon that creates a gas cloud as a SecondaryFire mode.

** Soldier/Sniper: Soldiers sent to Outer-Ops missions
** Sapper/Medic: R&D, Intel, Mess Hall, and Med-Bay