ISB Tactical Agent - CRL Discussion

[Diet_Evil]

3 hours ago, Detaleader said:

I mean, doesn't every member on that team have a unique configuration? Hardly seems like a reason to disqualify this 

Unless I'm mistaken googles and epic stash are the only unique ones. Everyone else is full armor and hat, chest rig and black stripe being the variation. This CRL is also stated to be the regular ISB Tactical Agent.

That said I'm fine with optional hat goggles and right shoulder being included but we would likely want to word it so no hat must have chest rig and black stripe and that googles, and missing shoulder bell go together, as to avoid anachronistic combinations.

[Detaleader[501st]]

5 hours ago, Diet_Evil said:

Unless I'm mistaken googles and epic stash are the only unique ones. Everyone else is full armor and hat, chest rig and black stripe being the variation. This CRL is also stated to be the regular ISB Tactical Agent.

That said I'm fine with optional hat goggles and right shoulder being included but we would likely want to word it so no hat must have chest rig and black stripe and that googles, and missing shoulder bell go together, as to avoid anachronistic combinations.

Just by this picture alone, they're all different. This got me thinking, so I did a quick breakdown of the Troopers as they get off the Shuttle Ramp

Trooper 1 "Benzi": Rank Stripe + Radio on the Right side of the Chest, Trooper 2: Chest Rig + Radio on the Left, Trooper 3: Different lower belt with no Chest Boxes + Radio on the Left (I think this might be the guy wearing a backpack?), Trooper 4: Chest Rig + Goggles + Backwards officer cap + Seemingly no Radio at all, Trooper 5: "Standard" + Radio on the left, Trooper 6: Missing Shoulder + Diagonal bag + Radio on the Right, Trooper 7: Beanie + Fanny Pack + Radio on the Right, Trooper 8 "Gharial": Chest Rig, Rank Stripe + Radio on the left 

The same configuration doesn't appear twice.  I think the best approach is to do what IOC did with their CRLs for a while: If specific accessories are chosen, the whole costume is to match the appearance of a character from an LFL licensed source. 

[Diet_Evil]

35 minutes ago, Detaleader said:

Just by this picture alone, they're all different. This got me thinking, so I did a quick breakdown of the Troopers as they get off the Shuttle Ramp

Trooper 1 "Benzi": Rank Stripe + Radio on the Right side of the Chest, Trooper 2: Chest Rig + Radio on the Left, Trooper 3: Different lower belt with no Chest Boxes + Radio on the Left (I think this might be the guy wearing a backpack?), Trooper 4: Chest Rig + Goggles + Backwards officer cap + Seemingly no Radio at all, Trooper 5: "Standard" + Radio on the left, Trooper 6: Missing Shoulder + Diagonal bag + Radio on the Right, Trooper 7: Beanie + Fanny Pack + Radio on the Right, Trooper 8 "Gharial": Chest Rig, Rank Stripe + Radio on the left 

The same configuration doesn't appear twice.  I think the best approach is to do what IOC did with their CRLs for a while: If specific accessories are chosen, the whole costume is to match the appearance of a character from an LFL licensed source. 

Fair enough, Im down for it.

[Astara]

15 hours ago, Detaleader said:

I think the best approach is to do what IOC did with their CRLs for a while:

Yeah thats my thought too. Its not like stormtroopers where they show up on screen all the same, the army trooper branch is a bunch of variants, even in the same costume. 

[Astara]

Also I just noticed that the whole right arm armor is just missing? More customization I guess but just, why?

[Diet_Evil]

12 hours ago, Astara said:

Also I just noticed that the whole right arm armor is just missing? More customization I guess but just, why?

IRL soldiers modify gear all the time, overseas the vest we got had kevlar necks, shoulders, crotch, we stripped them down to pretty much plate carries to make them more comfortable to wear all day. I'd imagine they are trying to show that this unit is highly specialized.