Should independents have it harder?

[Markus_Janus]

A fair enough point there Ackarion, though I do not see this as one person pushing their RP onto others but as someone discussing it with others to see how maybe it can be worked in to the game in a fair way.
Maybe it can be, maybe it can't.
As for the pushing of someones RP onto others, well that is what happens when two characters meet in space.
Maybe it is the pirate/ trader engagement, the navy/ smuggler engagement, hell maybe even the merc/ target engagement.
If a faction were to make a commodity exclusive it would not be against the rules to carry it, only against a corporate policy, house law or bounty prerequisite.
Just the same as it is to carry cardamine in house space.
Surely you do not see that as navy forcing their RP onto smugglers?

I agree with you that their should be no more nerfing of independent traders, they have a niche to fill and currently a nice balance between freedom and restrictions.
But is it wrong for an official faction to RP certain laws regarding their products?
Would it be wrong for Outcasts to only let certain groups carry cardamine?
Or for Ageira to have control over gate/ lane parts?
What about for navies to place taxes on carrying certain commodities within their space?
Maybe certain pirate groups to target specific cargoes or targets above others?

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