Overview
THE FINALS is not a hero shooter as much as it is a hero builder. You don't make a hero, you customize them. To this effect, THE FINALS has a three-build system, each with its strengths and weaknesses.
You can create multiple contestants linked to either the light, medium, or heavy build. Each build comes with a different body size along with a unique set of Specializations and Weapons to choose from while gadgets may be used by more than one build. The Frag Grenade for example can be used by all three classes, whereas the various mines may only be an option for the medium and heavy build.
Light Build
Overview
Light is the most mobile build, but sacrifices health for mobility. Lights have a balanced arsenal of both ranged and melee weaponry. They have a good variety of either low-damage, high-fire-rate firearms like the M11 and V9S pistol, or high-damage, high recoil rifles such as the .30-06 Sniper Rifle and the powerful LH1. The lights also have the option to carry the lethal but tactically limiting Assassin's Dagger or the adrenaline-inducing Sword in combination with one of their specializations such as the Evasive Dash or Cloak.
Weapons
V9S: Short-range, semi-automatic, suppressed pistol.
M11: Fast-firing but erratic; Machine pistol-class firearm.
Sawed-Off Shotgun: Double-barrel shotgun with a wide spread.
LH1: Semi-automatic rifle.
.30-06 Sniper: Light, bolt-action rifle with a scope.
Sword: High-damage melee weapon.
Assassin's Dagger: Close-range melee weapon.
Medium Build
Mediums are the jack-of-all-trades support build, having more health than lights but come at the cost of being slower. They usually come equipped with a Healing Beam, but can be swapped out for a Guardian Turret or Recon Senses. Mediums have a decent range of weapons they can choose from the AKM, a short to medium-range weapon that has a quick fire rate and decent performance, a versatile weapon like the R.357 or more close range but a very powerful, the Repeater.
Heavy Build
Heavies are the slowest build, but are also the most defensive, sacrificing most movement speed for health, Heavy's main playstyles are causing the most amount of destruction possible or being defensive usually equipped with a Charge ‘n’ Slam, but can be swapped out for a Goo Gun or Mesh Shield, Heavies have a far range of powerful firearms and hard-hitting weapons like the M60, a powerful high rate of fire machine gun, or a Sledgehammer.