Cripple is too strong a word. Much like Britionia can become a self reliant empire, they now have people evacuating leeds and most Britionia forces only entering into combat when absolutely needed. This is an extreme example and is more a change the devs make, but it's the only example I can think of.
What your saying is my Freelancer 1 can tell Player 2 to tell my Freelancer 2 what Freelancer 1 wanted him to know and that's acceptable?
The end result is to halt or bring to light on goings between some factions, not to remove them from existence.
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And please, I'm not worrying about the definitions of metapowerwhoosawhatsagaming. I'm just trying to Roleplay this right. I've managed to get this far without using the Y screen to locate people and keeping my mouse off communications not addressed to me. Other than that, I just need help to proceed with this RP.
Sometimes, when all you want is to gain your freedom, you must be willing to risk it all.