Civilian ID Revival.

[Omicron]

There are no avenues to start a new company outside of Freelancer 3.6k restrictions. This means you're forced to be an existing corp or an existing corp's branch. In staying within the existing Freelancer ID limit, would-be startups are penalized for trying to roleplay, because now they not only can't compete with anybody in canon due to the fleet they're using, but they also can't monetize their time spent in-game the way silent powertraders can. It works against roleplaying, not for it.

To fly a big ship you would need to become Corporate Joe, Captain Joe or join sufficiently powerful organized crime/revolution syndicate. The closest it gets for the unaffiliated 5k'er with minimal diplomatic imprint are Zoners, and even those are balanced in a way that prevents docking in most of the House space. Well there are still OSI and in the past IND... but well. On Freelancer ID you trade some cargo for absolute freedom which is fair compromise, at least for me. If you desire big ship, you may try to SRP and make your case that it wont be used as powergaming tool. That or start running for officialdom with customized ID down the line.

One only alternative I could see is special line of ships ranging from 3.6k+ topping out at absolute maximum 4k and slight buff to the ID.

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