Right now, every time I create a new character I feel as though any roleplay is impossible.
Someone sees me in a starflea and thinks "Oh, it's someone setting up or a total noob.", and
so they simply don't say anything. Also, I tend to not say anything either, because I'm
trying to set my character set up.(A process which takes much too long, I loathe flying around
solely for the purpose of buying equipment suitable for my character RP.)
With the beginning ships being actually usable maybe the Civilian ID, before it gets replaced,
will bring a unique stage of character roleplay.
Of course, this change wouldn't completely solve this problem by any means. If you
see an RM tagged starflea in New York, obviously that person is setting a character up,
but it's no longer because of the starflea that this assumption is made. Now, when you
see a starflier, you actually should scan it to see if it's just a civilian getting their wings,
a LF merc looking for a job, or a Xeno with a roll of tape busily at work trying to get his
comm fixed so he can threaten you. And hey, that Xeno in a starflea might actually
be a threat! Imagine that.