i see a lot of mention of this term when it comes to ships and the like and i tend to disagree with freelancer ships having to look a certain way. and the reason for this is simple. People in the far future are still going to have imaginations and just as long as they have the basic components there shouldn't be any limit to what should be considered for the game. Saying that something is unfreelancerish because it's pointy or curvy just doesn't make any sense to me. in real life we design an endless supply of products that completely change their look from year to year. now i could see the house factions sticking to a certain theme but civilain ships really shouldn't be limited to what they look like as long as they have the correct components (such as freelancer style engines, which rules out most Star Trek ships) that would allow them to conceivably fly in the freelancer universe.
now then, i've spoken my mind. Now it's your turn, but i ask that we keep the flaming out of this and make this a productive discussion.