Tag's information and RP

[v00d00x]

Hi there,

My name is Pedro, i've 22 years old and i live in Portugal.
First of all i would like to let you know, that i haven't played FL in years. Back in that time, even the online gaming wasn't completly RP.
I've decided to install again freelancer and discovery mod. I was quite happy to find out that the game is still played today.
So after installing the mod, i've found this server to be perfect. Although, i'm still trying to learn as much as i can about the RP played here. I've created a char with my usual nickname and with my clan tag before... But after reading many posts, i've realized that tags are used to identify the faction that the char belongs to.

My question is, do i really need to create a new char? Is there any way to change the nickname? And let's imagine that after some hours playing online, i've decided to join a faction. How do i change the tag? Do i always need to create a char with the tag on the beggining of the name?

Sorry for all this questions but im really confused...

PS: Sorry for my bad english and if i didn't explain properly the question.

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