I see what you are saying, but on the other hand I don't feel it entirely accurate. Reavers are feared because of their ingame actions and skill, not because they have some forum story about being baddies.
Within reason of course. Reavers can't have New York. Rheinland is losing the war even though RNC kicks LNS to the curb. Etc.
But when someone builds 4 Core 4 bases in a system with no ownership and no pre-written guideline (like there is in the case of the Rheinland-Liberty war), I think it is fair to treat that as a roleplay event.
