So...

[Syrus]

Aet says it. Some bases are on horrible spots in those systems. FP1 and Freistadt are right in the middle of everything. Right there where house bases should be.

It think in Vanilla Briesen (Erlangen) was supposed to be in the middle of the system while Freistadt being the IMG base would make a lot more sense in the southern half of the system with easy access for the Hessians etc.
I'd say change the O7 system like this:
Freistadt to the northwest, the O11 JH away from the (DHC) mining area(s) and a Police base in the middle of the system.

O3 has the same problems. FP1 should be placed somewhere else, while a police base should take its place. And make Sprague dockable again...Bretonias retreat, you know? But remember, there's still a BMM base in the south and a DHC base in the south-east!
The FP1 could be somewhere around Sprague, but not too close, so it isn't in the way.

Anyway, that's not really the topic.
About your idea, Dane, I think it sounds good, but you will quickyl get into problems when the Bretonians start firing back. Enforcing Zoner FP law so close to house territory - or rather "house claimed territory", since O3 and O7 are claimed by Bretonia and Rheinland will always cause trouble. At least in such populated systems. Not to mention Bretonia shifting their attention towards retreating south - to Omega-3.

It would be nice if people respected Zoner laws around the Freeports, but at least in the FP1-case that isn't very easy to enforce. One will always get pissed about it and start rolling in the big ships.

But anyway, good luck. And don't shoot me. I'll shoot back. Or roll in the big ships. Or at least some backup defenses. 8|

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