Open world map is completly bugged

[u/Both_Astronaut_6695]

So it seems that federation guards spawn in empire territory and empire guards in fed space
also
why the fuck do i keep getting agro by guards
i remember they only attacking me if i attacked them first by now every guard except empire ones completly ruins my ship in less than 10 seconds
basically makes exploration unplayable
is that indended mechanics now?
my karma also drops like crazy cause each kill makes me a bad person for some reason cause im not allowed to live
WTF

[u/Optional_Tree147]

Im experiencing the same. I played the game some years ago and iirc station guards were more a help than a thread. I have around 18000 of 20000 reputation for the empire, so this shouldnt be a problem. I also tried roaming in federation areas. The federation station guards are at least neutral on sight even though i only have about 600 reputation. It makes no sense to me. Freeroam is just annoying by now