hey “JaysUsername”
i do not know if you had played yet / much yet. i do NOT want to offend you, just to clear things up
its not about the guns, not at all.
there is a huge difference between the melee weapons but not between the ranged ones.
the melees as far as i’ve seen it ( and i think its far enough to say that much) are all range one, and 2 energy BUT damage is from 36 to 85, some with pusheback some without, the strongest seems to be the AXE bcs there is no pusback and about 70dmg, if you come close once, 3atks for a 200hp, 4 for 250 and “only” 5 for the 300 hp.
the ranged are all around 30 dmg for 4energy or about 20dmg for 3 energy. some with pushback, some with little more range…
the most difference here is with the pistols and melees for 3 “points” and for 4 “points”. if you use chars with only 3 points you monstly have 1 char per game MORE then the enemy with 4 point weapons. but therefor your doing less damage.
and its also not about the characters. what do they bring? with the starting stuff i can do already like 10 different setups. each setup having different pros and cons. in later games, when its going to be “pro” like and MAYBE even tournaments it’l be about the characters because they make up your setup. with each character you get different stuff, different extras, therefor different pros and cons. lets just face the snipers(agents) … the first one is cheaper(or free if you choose him first ) has 250hp, needs 2 to move, has HEADSHOT x2 for 2energy (+ < 50% dmg for 1 shot) and invis for 3 turns for 5 energy his weapon is some sort of 30-40 dmg per hit for 4energy. the madam… the more expensive one has 200! hp, 1energy to move, invis and a UAV thing for 4energy that can fly around, detects hidden stuff and may explode for quite alot of damage with something like 100-150 hp. her weapon is the cheaper sniper rifle for around 70dmg for 6 energy or so. as you may see, they ARE VERY different. have different pros and cons, different weapons etc…
even comparing tim taschman to the most epensive one ( forgot name) you’ll see. they are very different. his price is fair because he may be a killingmachine withing 1 turn what only melees may do else. taschman may set his turret what can also do quite alot of damage during 1 game needs i think 2 to move and has 250 hp or so…
the expensive one has his granade what is very powerful, may destroy all deployes ( turret,uav,landmines,c4…), 300 hp but needs 3! to move and has 18!!! energy. his gun is also quite expensive ( but i think its not the best for him…) when the enemy comes too close to him and hes wearing, i dont know… a shotgun or something … with 18 energy its alot of damage or even 1turnKO… so thinking really about pros and cons, they are both good but for the start and during the first games it is not necessary to play him. and even if the enemy has him, it is not your death. his quite slow, lure another char of openent out, focus him and kill him and its 3vs 2, run around and kill the other… well, youÄll probably know what i mean.
so. to come to a conclusion, i like the system just how it is. youll have long time to play to get all characters and may have fun on little “lan-partys” without having all characters. i played alot vs guys in here (e.g. im playing vs. KirenX atm or maybe its over already) but its not gonna be like the same game after and after. today i played alot vs my brother and it was always the same setup, sometimes even the same match, but it seems to be always different who wins.
and for those who dont have time playing and playing over and over again… the IAP are (very) expensive but it will cut the gaming time so hard. here in germany the bundle with nearly all chars and guns once and even some skins costs 80€ (i think its about 90$) BUT “even” in low payed jobs you earn like 7€ an hour and ( with a few math knowledge) you will see that its about 11 hours of working. think about how much time you would spend during the play… i played today about 3h and even more the last few days ( i have holidays and try to relax much 
) and i am NOT having the first character… and i even played alot vs my brother so the respond for each turn cuts down a lot… if i would only play vs other people online i usually have to wait up to 24h, some didnt even respond for 3 days . sometimes the answer comes withing a few minutes ( like 20 or so) … you may do something else during that but it will need a looong looong time to get that stuff done, not even close to 11 hours…
for me its not worth the 80€ but maybe ill get myself some skins if all my friends start the game too… if its getting popular or so ( i try to lure them in already .;…;. )
so yet. the IAP are fine, i’d have no problem facing people with the expensive stuff. its getting harder here but what is ( even life) the game without challanges…
soo.
sry for my many mistakes. i’m ger, i’m tired and i’m in game
with friendly regards
tinker
) and i am NOT having the first character… and i even played alot vs my brother so the respond for each turn cuts down a lot… if i would only play vs other people online i usually have to wait up to 24h, some didnt even respond for 3 days . sometimes the answer comes withing a few minutes ( like 20 or so) … you may do something else during that but it will need a looong looong time to get that stuff done, not even close to 11 hours…
I’m trying to wait till I have enough coins to buy characters WITH guns rather than just guns, seems to be a better value. I really want to spend $10 for some bux and support Splash Damage but Im still not 100% this is a long term game for me. I currently have Summoner Wars, Hero Academy, Ascension, Shadow Era and Kard Combat all in my multiplayer rotation so I’m only spending money on the best ones thatI’ll have time for. As soon as I’m 100% that Ill still be playing RAD a month or two from now I’ll stock up.