Funny thing is with this, I WAS going to do it a day earlier, but I got busy with stuff.
Picture this, however: Imagine you are a marine, PFC to be precise, standard grunt waiting in line at cargo to get some goodies like any other normal day. Or at least, you think it is a normal day, until you look ahead to the OTHER line and notice a strangely dressed marine... Only they are no marine.
It's the Corporate Liaison. He has a Marine M10 Helmet, a bullet-proof vest and an marine-issue MK2 Pulse Rifle holstered on his vest, and the first words you hear come out of his mouth involve him asking the cargo staff for Armor-Piercing ammunition and a webbing.
Curious as to what the hell is going on, you ask why he is geared up like that, and he responds along the lines of "because I hate my job, it's boring".
And the sad part? He is right. It IS a boring job. What might have been an interesting role of shady business practices and covert operations has been simply reduced to a pencil pusher who often deploys and joins the marines in the fighting because shooting guns are more fun than doing paperwork and dealing with command staff that don't give a shit about them and their company. Hell, even the COMPANY don't give a shit, no matter what you tell them.
At this point, I wonder what the point of the Corporate Liaison even is anymore. No one really seems to give a fuck about it, and even during actual EVENTS, they often have little impact on it due to said events not involving them in any way. This, of course, results in one of two playstyles: The wanna-be marine and the "if I do enough paperwork, maybe Companysan will notice me OuO" guy.
It makes me wonder if we'd really lose anything just getting rid of the Corporate Liaison and thus allowing more focus for the marines. Asking for more stuff for them to do is not something that is gonna happen easily, considering that the staff only have so much time to ensure EVERY role has some value in the game. the CL, thus far, is lacking to the point that it really wouldn't be missed if it was gone.
But that is just me. Anyone else feel the same way about how the Corporate Liaison has gone down the toilet these days, to the point that no one plays them the way they are intended simply due to fun factor?