revision of the ZONERS faction - to avoid yearly discussions

[Mímir]

So, why make a change that will still result in QQ?

You have to break a few eggs to make an omelet, I am sure the Zoner players will settle in fine to a new and more coherent/less nonsensical lore and have fun with that, and if not other players that wouldn't go anywhere near Zoners before might be interested. I know I would be excited, even if I lost my Nephilim, Corvo and Fearless in the process. A fix is needed if you ask me, once and for all.

Seriously, a question for Devs/Jinx ONLY: Give me a good reason why NOT to do that?

Personally for me the issue is that the Zoner caps have little to no lore, no proper story regarding their origin, and no diplomatic consequences in spite of the drastic Zoner militarization - those things are the same regardless of whether or not the ship in question is officially tagged.

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That kind of RP is idiotic , nothing less. Against such type of poor exploited RP , zoners need protection.

Corsairs pushing you around? Well go make friends with Hessians, take their Blood Diamond deal in return for protection, and make those Corsairs cry bitter tears. Or investigate what other groups hold an interest in the system your base is in. Could you make friends with Order and give them a safe haven to lauch from? How about Rheinland Military, maybe they could have an interest in the region and could be swayed to deploy ships there. THAT is Zoner protection - wit, tongue and diplomatic skills. Besides Zoners can use GMG tech - the 80 year war and all that, beating caps by using snubs.

Whenever I see Zoner players calling for guns to solve scenarios that could be solved with words I get more confident that removing those caps is the right thing to do, also to aid Zoner players in their roleplay.

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