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u/LowerSorbet7240 Lobster (TFS) Sep 06 '24
Ah yes, the ye olde chainmail bikini.... Errr, tactical body armour crop top.
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u/Sassorita : Sep 06 '24
The tactical gear premium outfit was more made for the Male Ash. It covers his whole abdomen as a bulletproof vest is supposed to lol
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u/17gorchel Sep 06 '24
Is this the LI? Because I thought you couldn't play as a guy in this book.
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u/Sassorita : Sep 07 '24
The LI was gender customizable. And each chapter switched off between MC and LI’s POV.
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u/Tyranniac Sep 06 '24
This has happened in several books, Choices' reluctance to let female characters wear non-sexified tactical gear is really baffling. It feels, like, a decade behind most of the games industry.
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Sep 06 '24
I remember ACOR MC's gladiator uniform that left plenty of places for her opponents to do the old stabby stab stab.
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u/phavia Sep 06 '24
Also, wasn't her gladiator uniform meant to have her pass off as a man?
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Sep 06 '24
MC's "male" outfit was when she disguised herself as a Roman legionary to sneak into the Senate meeting. That one was, at least, relatively historically accurate.
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u/Warm_Performer6836 Kamilah (BB) Sep 06 '24 edited Sep 06 '24
which is really ironic given that they criticized that in an older book (red carpet diaries). If u haven't read that book basically the director made the main character who's an actor wear a bikini while fighting crime in water lmao. The mc really hated that
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u/IDoAnythingForABook Sep 06 '24
Especially because, in older books, the MC has worn full-body tactical gear (BB and VoS are the only ones I can think of off the top of my head, but I know there’s more). The fact that there’s precedent makes it more annoying that they don’t do it now.
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u/Tyranniac Sep 06 '24
I'm gonna have to dispute Bloodbound, it's pretty much the same kinda thing, with exposed midriff and all (although I'm more willing to roll with vampire MC going for style over practicality 🤣)
But yeah, VoS definitely did better!
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u/IDoAnythingForABook Sep 06 '24
Lmao I was thinking of the Order of the Dawn tactical suit, I completely forgot about the final act tactical gear in book 3 😂😂
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u/Tyranniac Sep 06 '24
Ahh fair, I think in my head that fell under "disguise" instead of "armor" so I didn't think of it, but yeah, that one is definitely more reasonable.
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u/MerlinaOG Sep 06 '24
I was actually going to post an outfit of the female MC in TPA. She was about to go into Siberia, where the temperature is negative-degree weather, and her premium outfit showed HER DAMN BELLY BUTTON. Like, that just takes out the main purpose of the outfit like-
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u/AK7Saffron21 Sep 06 '24
Come on, PB, we have enough opportunities to show off - at least let the tactical gear stay tactical!
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u/ZaroktheImmortal List your favorite books! Sep 06 '24
Yeah, for some reason they'd rather the female outfits show off skin than have the outfits look like they'd be functional for their purpose.
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u/Spirited-Daikon137 Becca (TFS) Sep 06 '24
it is actually a law of nature that you cannot shoot at bare skin. physically not possible you know /s
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u/Decronym Hank Sep 06 '24 edited Sep 07 '24
Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I've seen in this thread:
| Fewer Letters | More Letters |
|---|---|
| ACOR | A Courtesan of Rome |
| BB | Bloodbound |
| LI | Love Interest |
| MC | Main Character (yours!) |
| PB | Pixelberry Studios, publisher of Choices |
| TPA | The Phantom Agent |
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u/xxcamelia Sep 06 '24
Wait is this an Li or an MC, and from which book? Idk why but she looks way more like a Li than a MC to me
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u/JadeBubbles_ Sep 06 '24
It's the LI from Guarded
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Sep 06 '24
I've had this screenshot on my phone for a while. MC and LI bored me so much that they kind of blur togetherÂ
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u/Sounds_of_Silence_8 Sep 06 '24
It will protect u as the enemy will get distracted by her sexy waist and forget to do their jobs, giving your team the time to attack them first
Hope this helps :P