United Zoners [ Still In process ] - Feedback

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The thing I think you're missing here is that Zoners aren't really a faction. Yes, there's a "Zoner" IFF, NPCs, and all that.. But they're a concept. A Commonwealth Zoner is nothing like a TAZ space-hippie who in turn is nothing like an OSI shipper. The Phoenix are the closest thing to the stereotypical edge world Zoner.

Imagine if Order somehow got into a major conflict with the Corsairs. All-out war. It can happen, you never know. Now, the Phoenix Zoners somehow get pushed into making a choice: pick either the Order or the Corsairs as your ally, the other will be your enemy. For the sake of this hypothetical situation, the Phoenix ally with the Order and clinge onto their dear lives under the Order's protection.

Neat.

However, OSI might want to keep moving those shiny artifacts the Corsairs seem to dig up everywhere. Maybe they want to keep delivering food. They don't want to suffer diplomatic losses because of the Phoenix. That's when not being united suddenly becomes a major boon.

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