This is something we need desperate. Let me tell you a short story, months ago I was doing tons of missions for a minor faction,I did the most silly unprofitable and annoying missions just to raise influence in system.The bgs totally screwed me and my player group several times so we gave up,but its not that what I want to tell you.The sad pathetic thing is when I was hauling cargo desperate to my faction,I was interdicted and attacked by ai ships of my own faction,and was forced to kill one ship because it kept interdicting me. So yes if we could pledge to the faction,and the stupid ai wouldnt interdict its own faction that would be great.Then again the bgs is pathetic and after so many attempts I just dont care anymore about that part of the game.