Too much NPCs

[Archaetherial]

As far as smuggling goes, I agree. I already mentioned that it would be prudent to have some backdoor entry points for smugglers to offload their contraband so that the situation you mentioned won't happen.

But to the rest of what you said there, I have to say no. While I somewhat can understand that for gameplay reasons you want things to be homogenised and fair and equal for all, but it just wouldn't make sense for a pirate to harass you right outside of Manhattan without getting blasted instantly by the law enforcement patrols or a corporate ship to fly unmolested around Crete's orbit.

It might not be fair, but it shouldn't be.