The privilege comes from the multiple IDs, not the tag. I believe the point of the single ID per faction rule is to make factions reach out to other factions that complement them. For example, if you're a mining company you should have mining ships to get ore and make a deal with a shipping company that has cargo ships to haul it away.
The fact that players do everything in their power to circumvent the letter and spirit of the rule is the problem. You aren't *supposed* to be able to do everything with a single ID, that's the point. The ID provides each faction with strengths and weaknesses, which is supposed to result in needs that require the cooperation of other IDs in order to fulfill. Players have and continue to make the choice to act against the spirit of the rules. Tagged or untagged, players are choosing to abuse ooRP knowledge and mechanics for an inRP/inGame benefit instead of pursuing RP.
|nfrared - Yes, certain commodities are unavailable to certain IDs because of the locations they are purchased just like you said. Players of those IDs *could* develop inRP contacts to factions that do have access to the supplies they need, which would stimulate interaction and commerce and RP, but they avoid interaction and run freelancer ID transports to circumvent ID limitations instead. It is the willful decision of players to prioritize their ooRP desires above the RP setting to avoid any interaction they don't want, such as relying on another faction for something they need. PoBs aren't the reason for this, it's how people get capships and other toys too. The difference is that the capships and other toys don't require constant upkeep that prolongs the behavior.
I'm going to repeat and bold the last, with asterisks and center alignment and color.
***PoBs aren't the reason for players circumventing the rules, they are simply a prime example because a base needs constantly supplied where other toys do not.***
