I made my Punisher to have no previous relations with any other hero or villain though, much like Loves with Black Cat, since I'm not familiar enough with the universe. The main reason why I'm not really in favor of the new base is that it's less gritty and doesn't have the same sense of constant danger looming over it. There's no sense of desperation when you're operating out of an actual base that's located a moderately safe distance away, rather then a makeshift one square in the middle of the warzone. It's also why I internally contemplated for a while having Iron Man remain in NY too, since right now the story feels less like a war and more like hopping from base to base to do a mission or two from there. No offence, of course, but that's just the impression I'm getting from the general storyline thus far.