Eh. Some people base some of what their rp char is off of their class. IE, a trooper could become, say, riot police.
But anyways, relating to emote combat, I think it's always a give-and-take thing. While minor damages (The blaster shot grazed his robe! The trainging blade hit his knee!) is usually ok with me, I find that major attacks need to be organized better, possibly via a roll system.