Proposal: ID changes for 4.87

[Zen_Mechanics]

Now that I had a better look, the plain zoner ID can only defend allied ships while the other factions may defend neutral ones as well ( others are OSI & TAZ ) dismissed on purpose? Because I think it should be the other way around since both TAZ and OSI work most of the times in the other part of the universe when the plain ones operate in the omicron edgeworlds.

"Ohai. Captain of random Juggie here. These miners are my friends. Bugger off pirate before I swat you."
See why the Zoner ID needs some special handling? It's virtually neutral-to-all so adding in the ability to defend neutral ships gives them the action to join in an existing fight on either side at will. With snubs to dreads. Bit much don't you think? Player faction IDs (closed ones) aren't that big a problem. If players behave irresponsibly on those, the admins can contact those factions and ask for an explanation. Open IDs... not so much.
Zoners being neutral to everyone tends to mean that Zoners shouldn't be shooting anyone that isn't shooting at them first. IE if the Core keeps getting attacked by Zoner Juggies, I'd not consider it unreasonable for the Core and BHG factions to start shooting Zoners back Siriuswide. Which would be problematic since the BHG have many NPCs on Freeports.

Yes but I was argueing that because zoners are individuals, they make up their own decisions, while zoner factions will not do a thing that can damage their status among other factions. But them's the breaks.

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Were fools to make war on our brothers in arms.