I would like to see a feature where you can join a faction that you are friendly/allied with (but you'd only be able to be in one faction at a time).
After you have joined that faction, you could start to spread the faction's influence in the area. If a faction is a holding system A and doesn't have any presence on system B (with in let's say 15ly from system A), then you could establish your factions presence in system B by for example trading. After you established your faction in the system you would get the normal missions etc to boost your factions influence.
After you have joined that faction, you could start to spread the faction's influence in the area. If a faction is a holding system A and doesn't have any presence on system B (with in let's say 15ly from system A), then you could establish your factions presence in system B by for example trading. After you established your faction in the system you would get the normal missions etc to boost your factions influence.