Techmix-nerf and factions which are unique in RELYING on techmixing

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I'm pretty sure all of this is being considered. Otherwise, the two Merc factions are gonna get hit pretty hard. I'd like to not have to mount codes on everything.

But as I said, I'm sure the situation with factions mixing tech is being looked at.

I heard a rumor that both may be getting their own IDs in order to avoid it affecting them too much negatively. For example: Mandalorian EXTREMELY long-standing relations with Bretonia, or all the workload Reavers had to go through to get Corsair guns. But that is neither here or there.

I have two points.

What is abusing tech? You say you haven't done it and I'm not accusing you of it either, but what is your definition of abusing tech?

How big is this nerf actually going to be? You make it sound like it's going to be the end of the HF, but the nerf may not be all that bad.

What abusing tech is hardly put in clear terms anywhere, but in general refers to ridiculous ship + gear combinations widely considered overpowered by say the Balancing team or as the general (proven) opinion of the community is. Obvious example:

The Scorpion Gunboat is technically a WILDE ship. It has been balanced to use four regular Rheinland Military Turrets and four Nomad Turrets. Abusing tech is putting a whole eight Nomad Turrets onto it as I've generally gathered. As the ship hasn't been balanced for it and it is extremely effective with eight of those guns in the right hands, it is widely considered to be overpowered, hence why tech-abuse.

I do not know how big the nerf is supposed to be, but red-cell tech = major nerf, white-cell tech = minor nerf unless if you use the matching IFF. Take the following examples with a grain of salt::

Pirate ID, Hessian IFF, using an Odin and Natters = No nerf.
Pirate ID, no Hessian IFF, using an Odin = Small nerf.
Pirate ID, LWB IFF, using an Odin and Bundschuh Luger guns = Medium nerf.
Pirate ID, no IFF at all, using an Avenger = Major nerf.

Obviously if you use an Aquilon carrier on an Order ID, you'd have to get a Zoner IFF, right? But your ID isn't a generic one, so still nerf.

And if you have approvals for say Lane Hacker turrets to boot? Nerf, more major.

And this doesn't even fall into the tech-abuse category, as the Aquilon's a piece of junk in combat compared to other Battleships of its class, no matter what shooters you can dump on it due to white-cells.