I think it bears saying that I PMed a whole lot of faction leaders. Also, to be fair, Suzanna's fighter is level 90. Thats right, its a fighter. An Rc. It didn't respond to me either, I don't think....but then again, I do blather on in system chat.
In response to Eternal: I dislike the suggestion of alternate dimensions and the incorporations of other stories because I feel it clashes with suspension of disbelief and construction of a coherent universe...it breaks the fourth wall, constantly. Moreover, Freelancer, and Disco as a separate thing from freelancer, has a reasonably specific science to it, and its close to reality...its not that these are alternate dimensions, its that they're different stories. Freelancer is rich and full of its own story, and Disco even more so. Adding in another contemporary fiction weakens that. I find it distasteful and an example of both creative laziness and a criminal disinterest in the purity. But, then, I'm purist myself.
As to the hours, one could wonder what those four hundred hours of fighter jockeying are, as opposed to the hundred and seventy nine hours of Cap flight...Time ingame doesn't necessarily mean time playing or interacting with the community.