"Abandoned" Bases

[Chico]

Ithaca was destroyed I thought....?
Anyhow, I'm not sure it's a good idea.
The economics of simply dragging the thing through space like they do with oil rigs and super tankers would far outweigh the costs of leaving it there. On top of that, you should be careful of certain groups occupying these on an almost permanant basis and then, later down the line claiming them for their own, 'In the next mod...'
If theres one in Colorado, I'd be surprised the Xenos don't move in. Free base with enough space and facilities to fuel and equip fleets. You'd have to beat them off with a stick. The same is to be said for any other base, anywhere else. Junkers would have got hold of most of these years ago. It's what they do. The moment they find it, it's either scrapped or repaired.
I am sorry to sound cynical but I don't have such a high opinion of some players motives. I am afraid that whilst I DO see these as an ideal opportunity for RP purposes, the possibility to corrupt the idea behind them makes me vote 'no'

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