I've recognized that some players are salty with our faction, but let's put all of that in context. Remember that this is a feedback thread and is not meant to spew out harsh criticism.
- The K'Hara| are only friendly to the Wild/Aoi, simply because they are their human hosts who will happily serve their masters. Anyone else is worthy of being shot, though there's the option for some mind-bending RP (eg. by having your character feel the presence of something dreaded). If you want to RP with nomads that are more tolerant of humans, choose the Vagrants. After all, you can't tame a lion expecting to not get mauled.
- From the ordinary human's perspective of view, yes, we are the "bad" guys of Discovery Freelancer. It has been that way since vanilla. You already have a good memory of the original storyline since that is part of Discovery canon. Remember that the K'Hara| treat humans as intruders and enemies ever since they managed to weaken them in the storyline. The Vagrants were separated by the hypergate and had developed a separate mindshare over time, that eventually led them to choosing some of humanity rather than reunification.
- If you meet a Nomad ID'd indie face to face, you can expect the usual hostile RP, then combat. As long as they're observing the server rules, they are okay. It is not our fault if they commit a sanctionable act, because they are simply not part of the K'Hara|. The Omicrons are thought by most as not safe, hence the only logical explanation for this is the presence of the occasional Nomad. You can choose to spice things a bit more, but most human players would try to flee unless they have the strength to deal with a Nomad or a group of them.
- Also, if you want your human character to be friends with the K'Hara|, just restart as a Nomad or Wild. You don't need to join the K'Hara| or Aoi in the first case. The other choice is to work your way up through RP encounters (ingame and forum) with K'Hara| and Aoi, either as a human, a Wild Pawn, or an indie Nomad. If done right, you can make your way into the player faction (recruitment is still open). I myself played a GC character that eventually came to respect the Nomads and become a member of the Aoi Iseijin. Similarly, Shinju managed to RP with Godslayer for his own unique ship SRP.
I hope that summarizes our perception. There's always room for some holistic RP with us, even if in most cases it ends up with the usual aggression.
