The Truth about Zoners

[SMGSterlin]

Although Freelancer and Zoner IDs would be very similar in those regards, and that the zoner factions usually achieve a degree of autonomy, the main problem of erasing the zoner ID would be identifying who is able to change freeport policies when necessary.

You could convert the freeport administrators into freelancers, but then everyone would question their legitimacy of handling a freeport as an individual or small organization. It would probably brake the Zoner cohesive policies, and make every freeport the target of the diplomacy game.

Suddenly the Corsairs could "engage" in diplomacy with the surrounding freeports, pressuring them to deny docking privileges to their enemies, or risk a constant siege (since they can't be destroyed). Or something as outlandish as that.

How is that any different from how the Freeports (and all Zoner bases as a whole IIRC) are run and controlled now? Zoners don't really have a command structure or government, they're just a large group of people who wanted to get away from the houses.

Pretty much, each Freeport (or Zoner base, I forget if all Zoner bases are run by different administrators) is run by "some random guy", and not diplomatically connected to any other Freeport. Freeports as they are now are already open to the diplomacy game. Of course, Freeport 4 is exempt, because IMG.

Speaking of which, that sounds like an interesting idea. Someone should gather up some old remnant Corsair players and BHG Core players and put FP 11 in that situation. Corsairs threaten the FP11 Zoners to deny access to the BHG guys, and likewise with BHG, would be interesting.

Of course, I think I'm just suggesting something that was done way back in .85, that lead to quite an activity spike for Omicron Delta, and many blue messages.

Was fun though.

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