If indies keep up the good work they can never be "punished" by the officials, so to speak. For instance, Cerberus had some little "problems" with the official Order faction, but as our RP evolved, we attracted many eyes and lots of positive impressions. If indies really want to enjoy the game without carrying of the server rules, they can go for the other nonRP servers, like the DoD, or the "Relaxed RP" ones.
Thing is... if indies respect the rules and have a decent RP with the officials, there wouldn't appear any problems.
Rudimentary creatures of blood and flesh, you touch my mind, fumbling in ignorance, incapable of understanding. - Sovereign