EDF color ranking?

[TamarLence]

So after playing through the game several times, I started to question why some groups of EDF soldiers have different colors. For example, all wing divers have white armor but can either have red, blue, purple, or pink coloring. Fencers I have seen from brown, cream, or navy blue. Is this a type of ranking, or possibly just a way for each EDF to identify which team they are from? Like the Omega and Pale teams.

[Nilichi]

I'm pretty sure that NPC soldiers are color coordinated based on what kind of weapons they wield. Sniper Rangers are always this sort of indigo coloration for instance. A red highlight denotes the squad leader, which is the only sort of ranking I can discern.

[TamarLence]

I never thought of looking at what weapons they are using. I'll have to look at that more closely next time.

I did notice that the ranger squad leaders usually wore red. I believe some fencer squad leaders also have one of their shoulder armor painted red too.

[TamarLence]

Originally posted by Nilichi:

I'm pretty sure that NPC soldiers are color coordinated based on what kind of weapons they wield. Sniper Rangers are always this sort of indigo coloration for instance. A red highlight denotes the squad leader, which is the only sort of ranking I can discern.

I think you are right about this. After paying closer attention it looks like they have different colors based on what weapons they have. With the exception of the squad leader.

Brown Fencers: blasthole spears
Cream Fencers: artillery weapons
Blue Fencers: automatic artillery weapons
Blue Wing Divers: lance weapons
Pink Wing Divers: mid-range weapons
Yellow Wing Divers: electro shock weapons
Yellow Rangers: rocket launchers
Red Rangers: shotguns
Green Rangers: machine guns
Blue Rangers: sniper

[Nilichi]

For anyone who wants to try and have their Storm Team Ranger cosplay as a member of a specific weapon division, here is a complete list of ranger armor color schemes:
Black and Red - Shotguns
Red and Orange - Flamethrowers
Light Brown (Tan?) and Yellow - Rocket Launchers
Green and Lime Green - Assault Rifles
Indigo and Blue - Sniper Rifles (Always MMF series as far as I've noticed)
Purple and Magenta - Zero Laser Rifle (Omega Team)

*First color is armor plating, second is the padding and the pants stripes.

Some more interesting things I've noticed are that squad leaders tend to carry a more powerful variant weapon of their color-type. I first noticed this with a Mid-range laser wing diver team carrying LAZRs with their leader using a Reflectron Laser.
Squads are also usually of a homogenous typing, but sometimes squad leaders will be of a different weapon division than their squadmates.

[Festival Of Tears]

Originally posted by Nilichi:

For anyone who wants to try and have their Storm Team Ranger cosplay as a member of a specific weapon division, here is a complete list of ranger armor color schemes:
Black and Red - Shotguns
Red and Orange - Flamethrowers
Light Brown (Tan?) and Yellow - Rocket Launchers
Green and Lime Green - Assault Rifles
Indigo and Blue - Sniper Rifles (Always MMF series as far as I've noticed)
Purple and Magenta - Zero Laser Rifle (Omega Team)

*First color is armor plating, second is the padding and the pants stripes.

Some more interesting things I've noticed are that squad leaders tend to carry a more powerful variant weapon of their color-type. I first noticed this with a Mid-range laser wing diver team carrying LAZRs with their leader using a Reflectron Laser.
Squads are also usually of a homogenous typing, but sometimes squad leaders will be of a different weapon division than their squadmates.

This is a nerco but I wanted to personally thank you for this list as I was trying to avoid looking like the NPC's and it's been a blessing so thank you c: