' Wrote:That's the way it should be. A freelancer or merc can always apply to use zoner guns, or IMG guns, or junker guns, you just have to be approved, and most are out to pvpwhore and thus wont be. The way I see it, you're trading in the ships and equipment available to you in exchange for a much larger ZOI and much more freedom.
Or weapons from pretty much any faction, provided you are actually willing to work with said faction(s). Currently my freelancer is working for the Outcasts, GC, and Blood Dragons. Mercenary ID allows tech usage from all three of these with permission, so obtaining equipment from at least one of these factions is very possible. Through these three factions, I could potentially get contracts from elsewhere (Outcasts recommend me to the Rogues, which eventually might end up recommending me to the Mollys, and so on)
As for the ZoI part, you could keep your old full civvy-kit freelance ship for missions that require a large ZoI, and use the faction tech for the missions that don't. No reason why a freelancer can't switch between ships.
