Start from the job, not a tier list
Team17 confirms that each life uses a purchased loadout and that players can contribute through combat, revives, transport, construction, and objective control. Choose one immediate job for the next life, then use the item records to check what is actually unlocked and affordable.
Use item records as constraints
Individual database pages list the community wiki’s role, equip slots, inventory footprint, price, and unlock gate. Those are concrete checks for whether a planned kit fits; they are more useful than copying a creator’s full loadout without the same unlocks or squad plan.
Community progression content
The supplied material includes a Level 1–35 progression video. It is useful as a player perspective, but it was recorded at a point in time. Keep the official game page and current in-game vendor above any video recommendation when the two disagree.
Sources and version boundary
These sources are used as evidence, not copied text. Community and video recommendations are version-sensitive; the official Steam page and in-game UI take priority when values conflict.