Traders?

[Blodo]

A freelancer ID is different IMO. There is no problem for just anyone to buy a ship and do freelance work, because equipping a fighter doesn't cost nearly as much as buying a large freighter plus the associated cargo. Before anyone says that one million is nothing, one must realise that only traders shift around the cash in Freelancer and for someone who does only missions (by himself I'd like to add) getting one million is a pretty big goal. The freelancer ID should only really see some revision to include that trading should be limited or not allowed on that ID altogether.
The same thing applies to the mercenary ID which is basically a copy of the freelancer one, except allowing unlawful contracts.

The reason why generic pirate IDs and trader IDs should go is that they have far more aggressive and organised competition than mercenaries and freelancers will ever get, even when you take the BHG into account. In a world as centralised and privatised as the world of Freelancer is there is little opportunity for independence, and people should acknowledge that.