I’ve been playing freelancer without issue, but I’m afraid I have no idea how it works if you only own, say, half the maps it uses.

Oh it’s definitely a systemic issue for sure, I loathe it with a passion as well.

Psst.

You didn’t hear it from me, but there’s a tool called the Peacock Project that lets you self-host (effectively) the backend for the game. Big up to the folks who put it together, it’s a life saver