The Ferengi as a playable civ

[The_Undying_Nephalim]

Questions:

Should *all* Ferengi colonies (including member and subjugated colonies of non-Mercantile civs) be able to establish trade routes without an Open Borders pact, OR only Native colonies

Should an empire's subjugated Ferengi colonies "inherit" the ability to establish TRs without a OBP

Also, is this color ok for the Ferengi ?
Or should it be something more distinguishable (from the Cardassians mostly), like yellow or something?

- I say all colonies should be able to trade without Open Borders.

- Maybe not subjugated colonies though, I don't have a strong opinion on that.

- I like that pale reddish orange color for them.

Honestly it always bothered me in BOTF that the Ferengi were yellow and Cardassians were..... purple. Ever since 1999 I felt like Cardassians should have been yellow, Ferengi orange, and minor races should have been white or grey and not orange.