' Wrote:Neutrality fails for most mercenary corporations in such a small sector that is Sirius.
Yes single ships can work sides etc but entire corporations aren't.
They rely on their reputation for work and if it is damaged, it can severely hampen any hope they have of being hired anywhere.
You take work in Bretonia, Kusari won't like you.
You take work in Rheinland, Liberty won't like you.
You take work in Kusari, Bretonia won't like you.
You take work in Liberty, Rheinland won't like you.
You take work for Outcasts, Corsairs may hate you.
You take work for Corsairs, Outcasts may hate you.
You take work for The Order, BHG and Liberty won't like you.
You take work for Gallia Royalists, Council and Sirius won't like you.
You take work for Gallia Council, Royalists won't like you.
The main point is that no one is desperate enough to hire on people.
Warfare in Freelancer is frankly silly. You can fly through every system of your enemies, encounter plenty of enemies and still get away without a scratch.
It is very easy to go it alone, to put it simply. I have a few too many rogue characters but they all are perfectly safe, simply because it's too easy to avoid fighting sometimes.
In the end, S&D gets most of the work there is nowadays. A new group that plans of working every side will not have a good reputation to start with, let alone after a job or two.
There are just no groups in Sirius who really NEED any help, let alone help they pay for.
Overall, I would say this will not work. Good job on the proposal though.
Very good point, infact I agree with all of it.
I want this to be a good faction for role-play, I don't mind about getting contracts or not, all I want is a faction that can role-play Mercenaries that assist in wars. There would be Mercenary corporations that would offer help in wars if the Sirius Sector was real and it was all real.
But:
Get a contract with Rheinland, the Order will be good aswell,
Get a contract with the Order, the Corsairs may be ok aswell,
Get a contract with the Corsairs, and Gallia may be ok aswell.
Patterns have to be found where at least three or four contracts can be made all over Sirius. I wouldn't want a contract with every single faction, that would be crazy.
And people wouldn't hire us because they would need us, wouldn't Rheinland want some help from PMCs for the role-play benefits? That would be great to see that kind of thing happening, opening up new oppurtunities for Mercenaries everywhere.
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