Thanks zapp for the clarification. I'll think about when the time comes. I need to see if I "hit on" with any of the factions while in server during my rather sparse game time. And see how the RP is at places. I'll still have a long way to climb but now I'm sitting at Defender which is not that good anyway.
I'm leaning towards lawful side though, but if I happen to choose a renegade then one thing is pretty sure by reading forums. It ain't the Corsairs since everybody loves Corsairs like their favorite cousin and it seems that they have overflow in their rosters as it is.
I always liked Rheinland space and was thinking about going RM, but the rap is that they are pretty overpowered as a faction. So Red Hessians might be getting a cannon fodder ensign. But to really consider that I need to get my pvp skills up to date to stand a chance.
To tell you the truth I have no idea about the power balance in place so this is just hearsay. I surely have to take a serious look what seems to be fun.
Oh, and since Xoria seems to put such value to having a good background story in place I'm working on one.
I hope the rest of sector is not so full of bozos like the NY seems to be. Very erratic behaviour from some players with "intelligent" remarks who wants Cardamine. It seems that flying fraps on is a splendid idea.