Should official factions have more power?

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The price they pay is, naturally, that unlike indies they are subject to scrutiny by the community, and must constantly prove themselves responsible members of the community of face having their status revoked. I think more powers should come with more responsibilities - as a safeguard all official factions should be subject to periodic review and have to demonstrate that they still are deserving of their positions.

Independents are constantly scrutinised and factions are periodically reviewed? Hmm. No.

It already has been done--the increased prices along with the really long lower paying trade runs does decrease the number of caps out there--or will given time.

Lovely encouragement for power-traders. Those that can sit at a screen for hours on end and trade their way to a battleship get it, whilst others who RP are struggling to find one run to do so they can buy an MR and repair their ship. Eh.

Giving more power to Official factions to control the system they own would make sense though. Move the guard restricted ships to ANOTHER system. It can be one that already exists even. It is not hard to place a station with guard rep and some guard NPC patrols around it in a normal system and it achieves the EXACT same effect that guard systems have in reducing cap numbers currently.
Let Official factions have total control over their system and to enforce whatever laws they want within it.
I mean, why not? Guard systems tend not to be used in trade runs and you only go there with intention and with the guard ID required ships moved or available elsewhere too, it eliminates that issue completely.

/signed. (I see no problems with this, unless the only reason that you want control of your system is to control independent's purchasing choices.)

It really depends on the faction.

This is an important point. Case by case basis. Blanket rules against factions are either too harsh for one and too soft for another. The porridge needs to be adjusted for all.

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