A few thoughts about Zoner rep/tag

[Derkylos]

Now, since I decided to run a Zoner character here (I suck at pvp, so I chose a role that would minimize that aspect), I have had an inordinate amount of trouble getting a zoner tag to match my ID. I know this issue has come up a lot with people asking how to get it, but, as far as I read, noone *really* gave a satisfactory answer. As such, I thought I'd add a few notes of my own, so here goes:

Often mentioned with respect to zoner tags is the "double bribe". This is, as has been stated frequently, when both the bartender and someone else in the bar offers the same bribe. This completely confused me, as I was unable to find said "double bribe" at any freeport, until an important fact dawned on me:

when at a bar, only people that have an above average stnding with you (rep-wise) will offer you a zoner bribe.

IE, if you are at FP6, and your outcast rep, bounty hunter rep, BMM and kishiro reps, as well as your zoner rep (necessary-i'll mention this later) are quite low, there is no chance of you getting a double bribe here. The answer to this is to either get a bribe for one of the other factions that frequent the freeport first (in this case, get a Bh/OC/kishiro/BMM bribe), which can be got from the bartender. After that, your standing with the faction will be good enough, and you can get a multiple bribe, or, you can relocate to another freeport which is frequented by factions with which you have good rep.
I dont know for certain what the cutoff point at which you will be unable to get the bribe is, but its definitely complete neutrality or above.

In order to be offered a Zoner bribe by anyone, you obviously need a less-than-green rep with Zoners. However, it would also appear that a "just-under-green" rep is not low enough-I believe it has to be below the middle.

Most of this stuff is probably common knowledge, and I probably have a sub-par understanding of how FL works. However, I hope it helps people like me, who are feeling really frustrated with their Zoner reps, to get that sorted and to have fun playing.

If anyone has any questions/comments/insults, feel free to post here, Pm me on the forums (i am likely to check that quite infrequently), or pm me ingame (more likely to be noticed).

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