Now that the RoS aren't official anymore

[Blodo]

Maybe I was just blissfully unaware of the situation in 4.84 and early 4.85

Nah. The server has always been about RP justified PvP. And it always had people who glorified RP to the point where, if you didn't write for an hour with someone else on the server you didn't RP. This "RP used to be better/worse" kind of stuff belongs in the same category as "disco is dying" doom calling. The truth, even though some people refuse to admit it, is that without PvP this server and game would be dead, and that 99% of all RP is about war, power struggles and resulting PvP. The only thing that changed is how strict the rules are in regards to people's RP.

Also on topic: RoS when it was formed as an OC faction brought to the server the very first properly organised and competitive group fights. It put the Outcasts on the map for as long as it existed there, at one point they nearly every known person in the community within the faction, and right before the event where they moved out into the Omega systems concluded, they had another event where they would raid Sirius: 35 people turned up from the RoS side and it was completely glorious, even if we didn't get to shoot anything because all of RoS's regular enemies were on their RoS character. It was a nice faction which brought a lot, contributed a lot, and left a big legacy. Its glory days may have passed a few years ago, but it will nonetheless always be remembered by the people who enjoyed flying with or against them, as well the haters.

GG RoS.