I personally think PowerPlay should have a bonus in Open.
No idea what, but it is significantly more dangerous to fly under a pp flag in open, in hostile territory.
There's loads of problems though, like P2P rigging to avoid players, etc.
But PowerPlay IMHO, needs an overhaul anyway. It's kinda lame, and disconnected from the galaxy.
And unlocking the modules is just a matter of signing up, waiting 3 weeks, then murder just 25 PowerPlay ships, cash in, and fly off with your modules.
And we're off topic.
Yes we are, but ultimately this was my sentiment too.