The standard answer to this question is that what you suggest wouldn't be freelancing. If you could start your own base, then you'd be on your way to becoming a faction. I've never played X2: The Threat, but in that game you can own bases.

In multiplayer Freelancer, you can create multiple characters and equip each of them with different ships, etc. Some players have a "storage character" that holds extra weapons and commodities, this is usually parked at a base. So you can have the equivalent of your own base in MP.

"I'm bugging out. I don't like the idea of being MOWED DOWN."

I know

I've heard about X2. It looks really well, but after what i've read the AI is terrible, and the steering is unmanageable.

Edited by - stn on 3/19/2004 12:18:11 PM

This is Freelancer...not garagelancer.

Rob "Stinger" Lordier
Creator of the original Privateer FAQ
4+ years here and still lovin' every minute!
Favorite saying - Life is a journey, not a destination

that's stupid
you outta just carry it with you!!!!!!
gees.....wat,ur gonna get ur own price for commodities sold at ur own base???

Maybe not a huge space base, but a small facility on a planet somewhere, with frequent rent payments or something, would be good. I think so anyway. And you could pay regular rent, rather than owning the place.

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I hate X2, its more of a trading game than fighting game. Besides, I'll never get used to the lack of any sort of trade lane