Of biodomes and breadbaskets.

[McNeo]

You see, I don't think the Corsairs Elders would've let this happen, especially at this given moment in time. They don't need to control a base, they just need a staging area - and Freeport 9 already offers them that. It also brings them Pharmaceuticals and Food from various parties. They may not come in industrial quantities, but they're better than nothing. How long would Freeport 9 survive under Corsair control? Who's gonna supply anymore? Cryer surely won't, as well as the rest of the Zoners usually visiting this place, and perhaps many other freelancers and independents. The only reason why the Corsairs would've destroyed or taken over Freeport 9, was due to the BHG staging attacks from it. But since that's not happening anymore, I don't see why they should take it. It's useless.

The Zoners are preventing anyone from staging from any of their bases, except their allies which you mentioned. Their allies which tend to include our enemies.

If the Corsairs ran Freeport 9, it would no longer be called Freeport 9, and not used as a Freeport. It would be used as an area from which we could stage within the system, and solidify our grip around our home system. Combined with this, the NAP with the BHG is not a permanent one. As soon as it becomes contrary to the strategic need for an NAP to have one, it will dissolve and we'll probably go back to shooting each other. However, this is very unlikely, since the strategic need of the NAP was the Order cutting their ties with the Corsairs, thereby getting rid of the Corsairs need to be in Delta (and their need for Yaren as a base...).

There is also the issue of the infocard that infers that a single biodome could support the Corsairs. Now I find this as ridiculous as everyone else, but if we are to suspend our belief of reality to some degree about biodomes, where is the line drawn? If we count guard systems, we have 3 biodomes and a rock with hydroponics in it. Without biodomes, we have 1 dome attached to Skiros.

So? Science and realism, or infocards and suspended disbelief? How much either side, and where is the line drawn that it doesn't favour one side over the other?