another thing, zoners might be neutral, but you cant deny they are powerful. without them, Corsairs would have mostly died out, due to food shortages(inrp). BHG core might never have gotten a foothold in the Edge. Outcasts wouldnt have got a place to dump off their cardi, or buy vital supplies not available at Malta. you get the logic.
for example, if somebody(eg: Order) angered the zoners, no freeports would be open to them. no research shared with ghem. there would be no Hathor or supply ships going to mu.
thats why most factions prefer to have zoners as friendly/neutral/suspicious . although some fzctions do exist opposing zoners. examples: Alien crowd , some militant zoners , some parties who dont like them supplyong their enemies etc....
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