Yeah, like that. No, it's not cause I want to nerf PvP or any shit like that. But I think it would be interesting to leave behind that North/South dichotomy, and it would be nice to see all kinds of players and not just pwnz0rs in Northern cities.
Imo, the best candidates would be:
-Klamath: an unprotected town, with a protected mine next to it? The mine is a good reason to make Klamath protected, maybe by Trappers. In a non-so-gameplay level, Klamath is a small settlement so I think it could be outside the interest of gangs because of that.
-The Den: one could say it's already protected by the Slavers, who need to keep some safety in this harsh place, or their business would be harmed.
Why not Modoc? same as Klamath, small settlement which might not attrack gangs' attention, but it's relatively close to Vault City, which is already protected.
Why not Redding? Redding was a city that was not independent enough, and was under the competence of outside forces already in Fallout 2.
Why not Broken Hills? mostly because of its position in the worldmap.
Why not Gecko? Vault City is in the same area and is already protected.
Why not New Reno? would make sense imo but it has been said that devs already have plans for NR.
Of course, by making another town proteted, it would be nice to have a spawn point near it when we create a new character.