Choose Faction at new game?

[EdzUp]

With more ships making an appearance over the next few years would it be possible to:
1) choose who we serve at the start of a new game so we are placed in one of their systems
2) be given a ship from said faction

By faction I mean the big three, this would make it more easier to serve them instead of spamming the lhs 3447 system and everyone has to make a pilgrimage to their chosen faction.

I would love to look at imperial space but from lhs 3447 it would take ages to get there, being able to choose where your character grew up would give us a more interesting game dynamic.

 

[Supermax]

This idea makes a lot of sense. Maybe new pilots should have their homeworld picked randomly from a set of viable worlds in their home faction's space, the rationale being that only these worlds have a "pilot's academy" of sorts where you could become a space pilot.

Pilots who have achieved a rank of "Elite" in either category should have the option to spawn at the faction's home system if they chose to reset their savegame.

Additionally you could receive a really small reputation boost for your chosen home faction.

 

[CMDR Hagglebeard]

With more ships making an appearance over the next few years would it be possible to:
1) choose who we serve at the start of a new game so we are placed in one of their systems
2) be given a ship from said faction

By faction I mean the big three, this would make it more easier to serve them instead of spamming the lhs 3447 system and everyone has to make a pilgrimage to their chosen faction.

I would love to look at imperial space but from lhs 3447 it would take ages to get there, being able to choose where your character grew up would give us a more interesting game dynamic.

LHS 3447 isn't the only system where players can start, some of my friends started in Aiabiko in Gamma.

 

[EdzUp]

Well I have started three times in a row and always end up in LHS 3447

 

[30K]

Same for me as EdzUp has stated.

 

[CMDR Hagglebeard]

Well I have started three times in a row and always end up in LHS 3447

Most people do, and i don;th think you can change your spawn point, ever.

 

[EdzUp]

This is why I thought it would be a good idea to pick a major faction as a start point, if the game is indeed pockets of reality around a player there would be no problem actually spawning the player in any one of the faction systems as long as they have a station.