I am a Indie in most part. I have 5 ships one is a LN the rest belonging to no faction.
The only reason I registered the LNS is to receive the LNS for my Cruiser. No additional requirements were needed simple and to the point. Register and play. That was easy. If it did not get registered it is just the same; I could fly around with the same ship just without the LNS tag.
Now I have a Hacker BS, totally indie and no accounting to a faction. I like not being part of factions. I respect the rules and requirements and try to be in rp and in character. What I am disturbed about is what it seems now is if you want a ship you join a faction. If you already have a BS (which I do) you must join a faction or lose your BS lic. Well I think that’s a bunch of BS.
I worked hard and long for my ship, to just to be taken away by some faction I dont know. In addition I have no wishes in joining a Faction. I don’t want the HF or LH tag. I am not particularly fond of either faction. This is why I am independent. An independent can do just as well or better than people who are fractioned. I am not here to be outranked or told or ordered to do something by someone in a faction, I have that in real life. (I don’t mind playing in rp or char with faction players it can be fun, I just have no intentions of joining more factions.)
I just want to log and play. What a concept right!? To play.. and to have fun.