(SPOILERS) What happens if you denounce the VoF?

[Orion Invictus]

I don't want to reset my reputation/standing/whatever - at least, not right now. What happens if I just denounce the Voice of Freedom? Can I still go to pirate stations and get stuff from them?

[Cythal]

I would like to ask the same question. I want to ship for my main save but do not want to engage in illegal life. Will do that on a new save.

Edit - I ignored the station terminal and flew off and the mission updated and completed and also disappeared from my log. Not sure if there is a follow up or not. I think it is just a tutorial mission.

[Comradovich]

I literally did everything the Voice of Freedom asked and... nothing changed. I mean, I was at Special Relationship 2 with Vy'keen, which is the highest possible faction. I did as the voice asked and handed in the passport to supposedly reset my faction... instead I saw "Vy'keen +1" in the messages and my rank in Vy'keen never changed.

I dunno, I go to pirate systems and pirates still attack randomly. On the pirate stations I still can do bounty missions for the pirates. That hasn't changed at all. If I go back to normal stations, they also give me the same missions as before. I still get faction for killing pirates, I still supposedly lose faction for killing normal traders. I guess they're balancing each other out?

I really don't think it matters much in the scheme of things either way.