Maybe i'll sound a bit radical, but for me, an indie can only be a freelancer. This implies whatever limitation the Freelancer ID is consisted of. (3600 max cargo space, etc...) I would also go a bit further by saying that indies can only use the last generation ships and gear. Example: the Wraith for the Officials and the Valkyrie for the indie. This would be a real magnet for official factions. And would aslo give a use for all those old ships nobody uses. Finally. I aslo would like to see a way implemeted in the server that would make all indies responsible for their actions. No more stuff like: 'It was an indie, we can't control them' Also, a good way to improve factions is to give them something to do... ( a war for Rheinland and Kusari for instance!)