OKAY MY TWO CENTS FOR THE RECORD, since I asked about the civilians! I am definitely pro new ship, since most of the ships basically filled up during pre-game holds (though I guess we'll see how things shake out after the first month), but I'm also pro-civilians. I think it's definitely more challenging to play a civilian, so they should be only available to people who already have a character in the RAC lest they be left out of plot, but I feel like civilians could help support the bounty hunting part of the game. Criminals, informants, bar owners, rogue bounty hunters, etc -- would be a great way to generate plot and add to some of the atmosphere on the colonies that shouldn't feasibly take away from the bounty hunter plot as long as they're tied to the action and current characters in some way. And honestly, I'd love a fourth character but being involved in four ships' bounties is a whole lot. I'd rather have a character who could be less military, more support. :)