Regarding the Core's purchase request of 74

[Zelot]

Actually, that's how we acquired Omega-56.

When DW quit the server, that left Omega-56 vacant. The only reason we bought it then was because it was really the only open Guard system we COULD buy. But yes, system that had been owned before by other factions have been re-purchased.

And the only reason it's a Zoner system is that they WERE there. As I said before, we discussed purchasing it in the past, and the only reason we didn't attempt to do so was because the ZTC had already put their bid in for it ahead of us.

Yes, the BHG bought O56 after the DW left. DW was a bounty hunter faction, BHG is a bounty hunter faction, O56 is a Bounty Hunter guard system. ZTC bought O74 because it is a Zoner guard system. I cannot see any way where the BHG would be allowed to buy a) a second system and b) a Zoner guard system.

Aside from all that, from a dev stand point, a Bounty Hunter Guard system, one jump from the Corsair home system and 2 jumps from the Outcast home systems, 2 systems from the Order and 3 from the Nomads is a large change in the balance of power in the Omicrons and would need to be throughly discussed by the team to to figure out what effects it might have on the overall storyline before any thought of whether to do this or not could be had.

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