I play on Xbox because my only PC is actually just a small net book. I have only played on solo because my experiences of xbox multiplayer have often been frustrating and I can imagine jarring immersion breaking moments from some of the characters I have come across before. When I stumbled across this PvE group I realised the game can only get better!

This is also the first forum I have ever joined so im totally newbie about posting etc.. - lots of reading to do before I start contributing in earnest.
I have a few general questions / concerns that Im sure are answered elsewhere but would appreciate help with now if possible. Having never played open / group I'm nervous that I might not recognise a player and shoot at them. Is there any quick and obvious way to identify if a ship is a player?
The other concern I have is that I have invested in a hotas and adapter to (theoretically) use on my xbox but see in the documentation that this adapter is used primarily to cheat. I don't think this is really cheating because PC users can naturally make use of hotas. But without natural support in game or by Microsoft I'm nervous I might get suddenly banned. Does anyone know if it is ok to play this way?
Finally just a little bit about me, I'm married with 4 kids ranging from 3 yrs to 24 including step children. My wife is disabled to the point that I have now had to quit work to look after her. I have always loved games and elite 2 has always been one of my all time favourites so I was overjoyed when Dangerous appeared on the Xbox early access

I am just heading to Colonia having recently visited Sagittarius A and hope to have scanned enough for Elite exploration rank - fingers crossed!
I hope to meet some of you back in the bubble
