IDs

[maclypse]

For a while now, I've been flying around in my cartel-tagged freighter, and just as expected, it's a very dangerous business. The lawfuls are after me, and the bounty hunters are after me, and I've seen my fair share of big explosions - as should be.

One thing that keeps bothering me though... 9 times out of 10, I'm not caught by a cop, navy or bounty hunter - but an untagged, IFF neutral, merc or freelancer. I had sort of expected to see bounty hunters chasing me, not freelancers. I can't tell from their IFF that they are a danger. I can't tell from a scan that they are a danger. I don't see the danger until the CDs hit my hull.

I'm flying around with a price on my head so I'm not complaining about being shot to smithereens. That is as it should be. Was it intentional though, that freelancer and mercenary IDs be used as "uber-IDs"?

Freelancer / Mercenary IDs give you a large selection of ships and weapons, few restrictions, ZOI-independence and the ability to set your reps more or less neutral to all factions. So, my question is, does anyone else feel like I do, that the independent IDs are a bit too "powerful" and overused?

Personally, I'd like to see freelancers RP their reps, and attack "red ships" only, and leave the whites and greens alone. I'm just curious what you all think.

mac