Astral Astoria is optional, but its a good place to start nonetheless. It focuses more on small storylines rather than the big galactic picture. The Battlegrounds proper is where you're likely to find all the big fleet battles and planetary takeovers.

TRF has quite a few factions, but they are optional as well. Still, they're a great way to jump right in on a certain side, and there are a very diverse variety of them, so you're almost guaranteed to find one that would suit your character. Most of the faction leaders are very friendly, especially to newbies, as they don't often get new faction members.

If you look through the OOC Forums and Rebel Cafe, there are some arguments, a few of them very heated, but most everyones friends here, and we're almost always joking around. As a whole, TRF is a pretty nice community to be at, and anyone else here will gladly answer all your questions and more. Much more. At great length. Whether you want them to or not.

Astral Astoria is optional, but its a good place to start nonetheless. It focuses more on small storylines rather than the big galactic picture. The Battlegrounds proper is where you're likely to find all the big fleet battles and planetary takeovers.

TRF has quite a few factions, but they are optional as well. Still, they're a great way to jump right in on a certain side, and there are a very diverse variety of them, so you're almost guaranteed to find one that would suit your character. Most of the faction leaders are very friendly, especially to newbies, as they don't often get new faction members.

If you look through the OOC Forums and Rebel Cafe, there are some arguments, a few of them very heated, but most everyones friends here, and we're almost always joking around. As a whole, TRF is a pretty nice community to be at, and anyone else here will gladly answer all your questions and more. Much more. At great length. Whether you want them to or not. ;)