Possible ideas for XOL.

[Wilbo_Baggins]

Just an idea, but this is something that could be used in X online.

At the beginning of the game, you could choose your race. And your ranks with other races would be based around that.
Also, in regards to the problem of PKing, it could be made so that you could chose pirate as a race, which allows you to break through friendly fire. I.e Boron shoots Split, no effect, but a pirate can attack these people, and so on. This could add a new dimension of Role-playing to the game, as well as deal (somewhat) with the problem of PKing. If everyone can open fire on everyone, then you will obviously get jerks running around (or flying, whatever) shooting indiscriminatly. But, if they have to trade in being able to dock at most stations for being able to do so, then the problem would be reduced and could be dealt with.

Just a suggesstion.