Freelancer corp?

[Thexare]

yes, Zoners.
...other than that a Freelancer Cooperation would defeat the purpous of beeing a Freelancer.

Not necessarily. Not every Freelancer is doing that because he wants to avoid working for someone else. Some of 'em just don't want to do the same thing their whole lives, or they want to move around more than a company like Ageira would allow.

I could see a few different ways this could work, the least objectionable probably being similar to the old MercNet - send the group a job, and someone will do it, but it's up to each individual what jobs they want to take, what they fly, how they do the job, etc. Hiring the group instead of an individual gives a higher likelihood of the job getting done (as you're reaching more people) and can provide a kind of insurance in case it isn't done or gets horribly botched somehow. And some sort of exclusivity deal could be implimented so such jobs could only be done by members of the group, giving more employment opportunities to its members. That's setting aside the obvious advantage of having other like-minded individuals to work with. Unlike MercNet, though, it would be a cohesive group, if perhaps a very loose one, which could lead to some potential issues... but only if you cause those problems yourself.

I'd drafted the concept for that a while back (like... late 84), but never went through with it. The biggest issue is the lack of freight contracts available; without those and similar non-combat jobs, nothing's really distinguishing it from another team of mercenaries.

[Exsiled_one]

I agree that we do lack the contracted jobs.
I would love if we could do some experimental counter on bases and ships of one faction.

Then we could try supplying that faction with commodities and weaponry.
That would be so awesome and it would give people a chance to actually start affiliating themselves with either one corporation or to smuggle or simply transport things around.

For example, if Rochester didn't get enough missiles, mines and regular commodities such as water / food / things rochester actually pays for they wouldn't allow restocking on the said base, or they wouldn't allow purchase of some other commodities. I'm sure things would get stocked daily, there's many of us

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[Hawkins]

Exactly what Thexare said is what I was thinking about. And yeah, maybe it should not be a corp but more a clan or a community. Sorry I am to familiar with the description corp as eve online player :D. It is fact, I am freelancer and that not for no reason. ANY other group, house or cooperation is limited to regional or political limits, freelancers indeed are (together with independend traders and maybe mercenarys...a maybe exeption might be Zoners aswell) the only guys, who get out there and can visit all Sirius, who have no political bounds or anything. But, as freelancers are individuals, I thik it would be natural, to search for other guys, who think the same way. And then to do something like a network community of freelancers, who, if needed, work together. and if they don`t need to work together...hell, there is RP friendship etc. Yeah, it more would be like a club then. Working together, helping each other, warning each other of new situations, trading with each other, drinking a sidewinder feng together in a station etc etc. Basicly that was the plan. Not a house with system soverenity,fixed diplomacy or other unneccessary crap:lol:....sorry;)

[Zeb Harley]

Something like this? I am working on it......

It's [Free] and you can use one of my ATs if you like.

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[Hawkins]

This is indeed an interesting idea. Unfortunatly I am not that passionated as trader only. I personally play my character Hawkins in now using three chars, like he has three ships he changes from time to time. The originally character made it to a gunboatcaptain for exploration and sometimes escord service or other jobs. After a while I missed the dogfight style of a normal fighter and the option to trade aswell. As I didn`t wan`t to sell my nice gunboat I decided to create two more chars which represent the same person but with other ships. One flys fighter, one flys a freighter.
But your idea is very nice and it`s very true that the way should be the target. For sure one can work together, although as fighter loving guy I am not a match for your project. :)

[Zeb Harley]

It wouldn't be a bad thing to do something like a common project. I even tried out a researcher ID and it didn't go too bad.
I'll try to inform you if there's something planned. At the moment I have too much work to do, so I won't be flying any of my ships until the weekend.

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[Hawkins]

Okay,
you can keep me updated here or ingame via PM to Mad_Eye_Hawkins, Mr.Hawkins or Hawkins, depending on the ship i just fly.
best regards, Hawkins

[Malenka]

Freelancer is a freelancer. A man working for himself. Why would their be a freelancer corporation?

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[Thexare]

Freelancer is a freelancer. A man working for himself. Why would their be a freelancer corporation?

Read my post, Emo.

[Hawkins]

@Emolution,
I for example choosed staying freelancer and not joining any faction NOT to do all things alone. I really enjoy to do something in a small group, long escords for example can get very interesting about RP and information sharing etc. etc... Main reason why i am freelancer is, because I don`t really match into any of those factions. I think, so far any faction i informed myself about has some thing in it`s law, morality or philosophy, that doesn`t mix with my character. Also, most factions are limited to only a little region of Sirius, while I prefer the freedom of movement.
I am sure that there are quiet alot of Freelancers, Mercenarys or Independent Traders, who think the same about house politic and so on. In my opinion, nothing speaks against some closer community between some of this individuals. Not like a house or like a cooperation. More like an open community of lone wolfs, who meet from time to time, share their interests and cooperate if wanted so. Let`s give a short RP example:
Freelancer A is searching for a job as maybe escord. He gets an offer for a long route escord into the edgeworlds, very well payed. He knows, that in his ordenary VHF he might not be able to safe the client at any costs. Back from Barrier Gate Station he knows another Freelancer, Freelancer B, who might join the job aswell and gives some nice additional firepower in his bomber. Freelancer B is a trusted budy and says "Hell yeah, payment sounds nice, I join!...But buddy can you maybe later help me with another problem? I have to get into the Tau systems for reason XYZ but yesterday had some troubble with a local guy in system whatever. might you cover my back if I go there again?" Just a little example. Unbounded group of intersts sharing Freelancers one might call it if you like.