1. Things will probably be improved over time, I know our tatooine textures have gone through many versions. ISD doesn't has as detailed of textures, but it took a dev (forgot which one) a very long time to do.
2. Its not easy to fall down. If you are falling off the railing in the hanger maybe you dont belong in there. Learn to walk before you fly.
3. No, definitely not, devs worked too hard on cockpit view to just default out of it. In my opinion the camera angles should be changed a bit and players should be LOCKED into either chase camera or chicken pit view. Remove the other views entirely. But thats jsut my opinion.
4. There is a sniper rifle, some server admins have their settings all jacked up and they are not selectable in the customize screen. try out some other servers until you see one that has extra weapons available.
"Munchkin: One who, on being told that this is a game about politics and intrigue in 17th century Italy, asks to play a ninja."—
Andrew Rilstone