I was considering joining, but I'm extremely discouraged by the initial power level as set by the Life-Hierarchs. The scale of settlement and space militarization that they possess is insane. One-hundred thousand vessels the size of small asteroids? The fact that those that are armed are capable of repelling entire armadas?

This appears to be a relatively cramped neighborhood, and this nation already appears to have a pre-emptive hegemony in place as well as a -massive- terrestrial presence.

EDIT: It'd be very out of character for any of the concepts I have in mind, or any sane, sovereign nation in general to accept their neighbors implementing such a huge Sword of Damocles being dangled over their head.