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[Athenian]

When I have an idea for a character, having to go through the whole process of starting another starflier in Liberty and doing a long journey and then missions and bribes...to be honest, it annoys the hell out of me. It was fun for a little while at the start playing Discovery, but it caused as much frustration and annoyance. Plus, it detracted a lot from any character I made who wasn't Liberty basedor originated there.

What you suggest is an idea worth considering. Ayone flying a BHG knows that repping can cause all sorts of ludicrous situations. Spend time killing Red Hessian NPC's and next thing you know, you're friendly with Corsairs. If certain faction reps could be fixed and tied to the ID, that might be an idea. I'd also like to see different starting options, one that would allow you to begin in a particular ship at a particular base with a ID already fitted. eg I decide Im going to play a Xeno character. So I start on Ouray in a starblazer with full Xeno rep and ID. Or if I opt to play a non factionised Rheinlander trader, I start on New Berlin in a Rheinland ship (maybe a freighter for a small time trader) with all Rheinland lawful factions green and unlawfuls red (not necessarily full though). So long as i keep one of those ID's those factions would stay red, regardless of how many npc's I shoot. Things is , that raises the question of changing ID's.

Just a thought. I don't think the process of repping is particularly enjoyable. I get limited time to play. Rep fixing has wasted a lot of my time on the server. If the PvE aspect of the game - missions especially - was a little more varied, repping might be more interesting - perhaps different rep boosts for certain missions; missions that would reward you with a ship or an item.

Player interaction (PvP especially) is governed by the ID carried. Rep isn't technically supposed to matter. Surely anything that acknowledges this is worth considering.

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