Reality filter without a user., Somehow I’m thinking not but I can’t pro Options

[Edward]

Reality filter without a user.
Somehow I’m thinking not but I can’t prove it

I have been told that if you have a second comlink running agents (for example) then you can put a reality filter onit to increase the response allowing you to ad more agents without the agents efectivly running at a lower response.

For example I have a rating 4/4/4/1 comlink that serves no purpose other than to run my agents. I can have 3 rating 4 agents, if I have more then the comlinks response will drop to 3 and the agents will behave as if they were only rating 3. However if add a reality filter the reaction stat will increase to 5 and I will be able to have a total of 7 programs (reality filter and 6 agents) reducing the response back to 4. because the comlink isn’t projecting a user’s icon anywhere (only its agents) the reality filter will never have to make a test to se if it manages to over power the system sculpting.

I can come up with only one possible solution

The agent is projecting out and the reality filter must overcome the systems it interacts with. There are 2 problems with this.

First it still allows you to make chokepoints with twice the IC (without paying for the often house ruled corporate host that has no running programs limit).

Second if that was the case then when I run an agent on my comlink and set it to look for data while I go and hack a different node the reality filter is going to be testing against both systems, the rules do not indicate this disadvantage of agents.

Edward