I have to admit, as GM I've never invested much interest into the matrix rules and even less as a player.
Since Run Faster has brought back the Restricted Gear quality, it's pretty easy to gain access to a Grade 6 Agent.
That got me thinking: Would it be possible to string together a few low level Agent programs to aid an Agent 6 and leave all the heavy lifting regarding Matrix security, open doors and disabling security to your fellow dog brain?
The setup I have in mind, would look like this:
You have 2x Erika MCD-1 Decks with the Virtual Machine program and two Agents 3
These two decks work exclusively for a Novatech Navigator with an Agent 6 and all the usual common and hacker cyber programs. The 4 Agents support the Agent 6 with Teamwork checks, so its limit and dice pool is increased by ca. 4 for each action
As far as I can see, the whole setup would cost about 332 000 and only need appropriate knowledge skills, a bit of computer skill and a big red off button to keep the whole setup from gaining sentience and turning on you...
My question for those more knowledgeable regarding the Matrix rules - would that really work?