Ok, you guys bring up some good points, but my suggestion still stands: I want pipes to be more accesible to more factions. Blue Mountains traded with Shire for pipes, so why not pipes in Blue Mountains? Erebor dwarves have pipes from the Shire, so how about some pipes in Erebor? And if Erebor traded with the Shire for pipes, wouldn't those pipes be traded to factions like Dale and, from there, probably other factions as well? Tbh Idk why you guys can't rly grasp what I'm getting at, maybe I'm being too vague, but I think pipes should be found in:
The Blue Mountains
Erebor
Dunedain Settlements
Dale
Dorwinion (Maybe but probably not tbh)
Gondor
Rohan (Maybe)
That would mean that pipes would be more accesible to more factions. That was my overall point. If a resource is traded in between factions, then why wouldn't said resource be found within that factions territory?