Actually, since the killing of Admiral Schultzky the presence of Rheinland military in NY system is quite strong all over the system - for ... understandable reasons. And Zebby , your lucky, there are even Rheinland Gunboats and Wolverine 's flin' around
That you have to buy the game at least once was clear from the beginning, but that you have to buy ADDITIONALLY to get ... immersion and a good game ... and again and again for every bit of content... and pay to win ...
LOL ... making MORE MONEY but as I - mostly - still believe in the "good" of mankind (is CR human ? or a "hidden" Kilrathi ? )maybe his "vision" for the game has become sooo ... great, that he needs even more developers, designers, pizza deliveries ... whatsoever to move on in the game development