The difference between response teams and MTF

[RocketPillow]

Epsilon-11 is an elite Mobile Task Force dedicated to the internal security of the Foundation, specialising in the containment of breached anomalies.

They're the best of the best, and in this game they are portrayed as a pure militant force disposed to shooting first and asking questions later. They're also played by groups of wildly differing mindsets.

A response team is usually stationed at a Foundation site, not as prepared as a task force, and wildly less trained both strategically and mentally for the horrors escaping below. I can easily see the current MTF in Secret Lab as a response team, losing their minds, their hope, and their ability to communicate and work together.

So, the actual suggestion:

Once upon a human rework, Epsilon-11 and their Combine gas masks are to be briefly replaced by a response team, much more similarly dressed to the current MTF. They aren't as prepared, they're tactical, but they don't have enough skin covered.

At the beginning of a round, security officers spawn. In 5 - 6 minutes, a response team arrives. If they fail to contain the situation in time, a more prepared band of Epsilon-11 operatives arrive.

The unique models of E-11 as teased won't be as jarring, as there'll be a natural climb from security officer, to response officer, and to Nine-Tailed Fox operative.

This is more or less a concept I've had in mind to keep the tacticool look of MTF in tact, while not making the MTF at all, but response teams, the more plausible first arrival.

[lemonsqueezer97]

+1

[Youkneed Swag]

So make the first mtf spawn wave spawn more guards? This isn't really needed, as first wave usually dies quickly.

[lemonsqueezer97]

Originally posted by Jomfry:

So make the first mtf spawn wave spawn more guards? This isn't really needed, as first wave usually dies quickly.

anything so I don't have to see the god-awful combine MTF pop up on my screen, even for one spawn wave longer

[SpiderGlitch]

I like this, just one comment about the wording:

Originally posted by Rocket:

Mobile Task Force - best of the best ---- A response team is not as prepared as a task force, and wildly less trained both strategically and mentally for the horrors escaping below.

Response teams, at least going by the Wiki, are highly trained and heavily armed.[scp-wiki.wikidot.com] Not as good as MTF, but I think saying they're barely better than guards is a bit of a stretch-

I did have an actual question though: Right now the weapons are balanced alright between guards/MTF, so what would the Response Team spawn with?

[RocketPillow]

Originally posted by SpiderGlitch:

I like this, just one comment about the wording:

Originally posted by Rocket:

Mobile Task Force - best of the best ---- A response team is not as prepared as a task force, and wildly less trained both strategically and mentally for the horrors escaping below.

Response teams, at least going by the Wiki, are highly trained and heavily armed.[scp-wiki.wikidot.com] Not as good as MTF, but I think saying they're barely better than guards is a bit of a stretch-

Right they are, but I doubt they're as mentally trained as a Mobile Task Force like Epsilon-11. It makes sense if the response teams break down under pressure, but a Mobile Task Force should be much more professional.

Originally posted by SpiderGlitch:

I did have an actual question though: Right now the weapons are balanced alright between guards/MTF, so what would the Response Team spawn with?

The current MTF don't feel like MTF though. It'd make more sense to swap out the current MTF and just rename them to "Response Team". When Epsilon-11 does arrive, they could have overall more gear and equipment for dealing with SCPs.