(03-28-2015, 12:16 AM)Highland Laddie Wrote: Privateer isn't supposed to be something generic, but should at the least be House/faction specific and go after specific targets (as would be specified by their Letter of Marque), otherwise, there's nothing functionally different between a privateer, a generic pirate, and a hired freelancer.
There's one functionality: having said House Privateer ID doesn't make you, let's say, having Liberty Privateer ID an enemy to the Liberty Navy - something that might be RP-ed with Pirate ID, but a lot of lawfuls might not care that you don't engage Liberty targets - and arrest you, in the best scenario.
That's how <House> Privateer ID differs from Pirate ID.