I'm agreeing with Rex on this one. The Imperial Agent has a cover system, which seems like a smart idea for it.
So, scratch what I speculated in the Podcast about the Imperial Agent being a Trooper-type class. I can now see that the Agent is very different. I like the Commando Rolls and everything that it's doing, they look pretty cool.
In one of the Concept Art pictures, the gear that the Agent is wearing looks a lot like Altair's Robes in Assassin's Creed. I think that was deliberately taken from Assassin's Creed, due to the Imperial Agent being a lot like the Assassins.
All in all, a nice new class. Not exact my type of class, due to not enough firepower, too much hiding, and too much subtlety and doing things behind the scenes. I prefer a straightforward approach.