Summary
RPGs are known for giving players full agency. This includesdeciding on their own character, such as gender, race if applicable, appearance and, of course, a class. The player’s freedom also extends into gameplay, allowing them to play a role in the story, and make dialogue choices that can affect their relationships with others either positively or negatively.
There are even a few titles that allow players to make the choice of changing their class midway through a campaign to switch up gameplay styles and try something a little different, without the need to start a run from scratch.
This tacticalRPG released for the Switchis set on the continent of Fodlan, where three ruling houses reside side by side harmoniously. Players take on the role of Byleth, whose gender can be determined by the player, as well as their class. They meet others on the journey who become part of their party as they travel across the continent, encountering all manner of dangers as they lead one of the three houses.
Classes have never been easier to swap out than inFire Emblem: Three Houses. Rather than having to traverse to a specific location or speak to a certain NPC, all players need to do is open their inventory and hit the reclass option, but there is a catch. They must take an exam with the character they want to respec, and pass to switch out their class. Once they succeed, the player never needs to take the exam for that chosen character, making reclassing a breeze.
With clear inspiration taken fromDiablo,Path of Exileis afree-to-play game with plenty of contentand boundless hours of fun, which some may say is even better than its source of inspiration. The isometric action RPG has a total of 7 classes to learn, and then subclasses contained within each of them, called ascendancies.
While the classes themselves cannot be changed in the game, players can change their ascendancy to give their character some new and refreshing combat flavor. to do this, players need to refund all the ascendancy skill points they spent, run the labyrinth again, and then they will be prompted to choose a new ascendancy.
Thispopular and successful MMORPGowes some of its success to the amount of content and the in-depth character customization on offer. Along with a varied amount of races to choose, from and being able to alter the gender and appearance of their character, there is also a great number of classes, or jobs as they are called in-game, with new expansions consistently offering new content to explore.
Should players want to explore new avenues, they need to reach level 10 as any class, and when returning to the NPC to hand in their quest, it will be mentioned that the player can join other guilds, which will then allow players to level up other classes.
BeforeBaldur’s Gate 3, Larian wasbest known for their work on theDivinityseries, withOriginal Sin 2reputed for being the best. It had truly impressive scope, original and interesting lore, and a twist ending that was especially effective in a co-op playthrough. The class system was also something quite different from other RPGs, as it was all about learning skills and attributes rather than being railroaded into one class.
Divinity: Original Sin 2does have preset classes players choose from before embarking on their adventure which come with their own sets of skills, but players can find, steal, or purchase skill books that teach players skills from one of the other classes. Players can visit the magic mirror to completely chop and change what skills and abilities they have, which can essentially lead to players being totally different to their preset class. It’s a novel and unique approach to class systems that gives players total freedom to experiment with completely new builds.
Thelong-awaited sequelto the original game,Dragon’s Dogma 2puts players back into the place of the Arisen, a hero marked by a great and powerful dragon that they must now defeat. They can call upon Pawns, AI-controlled allies to aid them in battle, along with their own combat capabilities determined by the class, or rather vocation, that is chosen at the start of the game.
Players must stick with their chosen vocation for the first few opening hours of the game, but once they find the inn inside the city of Vernworth, they can then change up their vocation, and also that of their summoned Pawn. This is the only place vocations can be switched, so players will need to travel back whenever they feel like a change is needed.
Baldur’s Gate 3proved to be one of the most successful Western RPGs of all time, reaching nearly perfect scores all across the board, and beloved by fans for its sheer excellence. As a gamebased onDungeons and Dragons5E, it has most of the classes and subclasses from the tabletop game up for grabs, with only a few omitted. As such, choosing one path can be difficult, and even if players are multiclass, they might want to experience something new part way through the very lengthy campaign.
Should players wish to respect their Tav or Durge, it is very simple to do so. All they need to do is return to camp and speak to Withers, selecting the dialogue option for changing class. Then, players will be taken to the screen that will have all the in-game classes on display. Players will be charged a fee of 100g per respec, but this is a relatively small fee in the world ofBaldur’s Gate 3.
