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Honestly, a move to differentiate the Rheinland unlawful factions would be absolutely fantastic. For a long, long time Rheinland's unlawful groups' story progression has been a textbook case of "doin' it wrong", because all of the interesting developments and characteristics have simply been attributed to the Hessians while the unique elements of all the other groups were slowly eroded away.
Angry miner or construction worker? Make a Hessian. Anti-government left-leaning political RP? Make a Hessian. Hatred of foreign corps like Synth? Make a Hessian. All of the above while pirating? Make a Hessian. They've slowly but surely absorbed all of the nuances and attributes that made each of the groups distinct, and that sucks.
Seeing someone really try to underline the difference between the different groups would be grand. I'm sure the lawfuls always feel slightly despondent when they see a unified wall of pirates facing them as well. I know that was the case back in the day when the Rheinland Revolutionary Alliance was a thing, or whatever it was called. Throwing in a little internal discord would liven things up for all sides involved.