Discovery actually has some of the less strict rules in terms of RP than many many other roleplay servers. I came from Tides of War (Star wars total conversion) which was RP heavy and we had oh so many restrictions. Discovery almost seemed chaotic when I came here. Being able to buy whatever I wanted (within reason) and being able to fly around the FL universe again (Gets lonely in non-NPC star wars land:rolleyes:)
That's what makes Discovery so great though. It has combined the freedom and open ended-ness of Freelancer with some strengthening rules that allow for better RP and in the end, more fun. Not forgetting a heck of a lot of goodies to go oogle at too. Oh and of course the community that seems to work rather well even when some people are trying to tear it all down.