if the biodomes are a problem for ppl to RP with - they can be removed -
at the time - they seemed a neat touch to the ships design - but it seems that more and more people don t get the idea of ornamental design. ( like paperthin wings on kusari, axeheads on liberty or forked tails on fish ships )
easy to revise the nephilim to look more like a guardship. - those nasty biodomes may have outstayed their welcome - they are a relic of a times when disco was not makinga drama out of everything - but happy with what it was given.
on sindroms idea about splitting the zoners
it is an old - very very old idea - and repeatedly rejected for - i don t know what kind of reasons. - splitting the zoners apart - or even make them an entire NON playable faction ( hence removing all zoner tagged / faction ships ) is a good option - zoners cause way too much drama among players - non zoner players and zoner players alike. - and more and more - it becomes rather a chore to deal with that faction.
disco is black and white - cause the players prefer black and white. - simple is the way to go. - that was only a quarter sarcastic btw.
seriously though - splitting zoners into regional bands is a good idea. - but it makes little to no sense to keep the shipline then. might leave the ships to the TAZ, cause they are the only ones with a developed system of their own. - and they might need guardships against gallic incursions anyway. - the other zoners don t need them really.