A massive ZoI but a set of 'allies' that doesn't want us to play on their ground. And apart from that a massive ZoI has quite some downsides since you often arrive to late at the place where the interesting stuff happened.
Smuggling is not appealing if you have an OC ID. Using the tradelanes would be dumb since you are pretty much going to get shot up by the first lawful you encounter. They don't even need to scan you. And using the holes to get the stuff delivered has about the same profit over time as trading oxygen in a Rhino. It's just not attractive to do it.
As for the snubs: I'd say it would be more of an issue to figure out what to fly now. The Sabre is 'rebalanced' against the Titan, which makes it pretty useless in certain other parts of the ZoI
Leave some ships on barrier gate or the Zoner and Junker bases around Liberty/Kusari/Bretonia/Taus do you can quickly access what happens in those areas
Your allies don't want you around? Then try to change their minds. Try to RP.
Form convoys smuggle through the lanes and try to get past the lawfuls. Can't say "OH WE R SOOOO BORED AND Dying" when you don't do something cause you might get shot at.
Lane Hackers, Mercs, and other unlawfuls seem to be doing fine with Sabres in parts of your ZoI.
