Mr.Payne.....I feel that you speak the truth.
Most,not all,are only interested in the bare minimum of rp,so they can go straight to the blue message.
On a rare occasion,I do find some decent rp out there.......but its getting very thin.
Most will scan whatever ship I'm on,and tell me that my set-up is wrong......seems they only scan it from pvp point of view.
So,what does that tell me ? Do I forgo the rp aspects as to the loadouts on my ships? Or think to myself "go sundive you little (insert your choice of sentance enhancers here) "
99% of the time,I choose the latter,for even as long as I have been playing the game,I prefer to do it MY way,cause its not always about the pvp.