Zoner whales.

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I see this whole thing as a mixed blessing really. I get stuck with a smaller trading vessel, but at least it's armed.

I get to run an ok rp route with little or no interference.

I'll get that cap 8 / dream ship eventually, but it will take a bit longer.

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And now for the rantish portion of this reply:

The amount of schadenfreude on this and similar threads is both comical in scope and disgusting in tone. Before I was only suspicious, but now I'm convinced - some of you folks have some real control issues.

I'm a bit put off by other players, regardless of faction, dictating to me the terms of my own rp: "Zoners hate the houses... Zoners make too much money... The vanilla info card says this... ad nauseum. So, when you and enough people say it is so, it becomes the gold standard of truth? Guess so.

Apparently, as of now, Zoners are an anarchistic, virulently anti-establishment group of space hippies, who have taken a vow of poverty. Yeah, a hyperbole, but not too off the mark, judging from some of the comments on how Zoner rp should be.

I guess I failed so much at being a Zoner, whose occupation is to make money for his faction (let the npcs haul water and oxygen on a regular basis - that's what they're there for), that I and others like me have to be spoon-fed our own rp. Oh, the shame.

News flash: The much maligned "powertraders" are just going to go elsewhere. Basic reason: The bigger ships and top notch equipment are expensive. For a server that wants to promote rp, the elements of grind are oddly dominate. The mantra "We'll be able to control the powertraders' rp better if they're doing the corporate routes" is naive, at best. Good luck with that one.

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@Ivan: I wonder how many players have a Corsair character on the side? Is the population of Corsairs too large in comparison to the rest of the criminal houses in Sirius? In comparison to lawful factions? If the community thinks that the Corsairs have too many active players can we expect a culling? A ZOI nerfing?

And, by the way, Zoners are neutral. That's their rp. Which, incidentally, does not protect them from players pirating them, but you knew that. Does neutrality with npcs really bother you that much?

Well, enough from me here. I am off to enjoy my neutrality on a new, tranquil route.