Hey CMDR,
Thanks for getting in touch and for passing on your feedback, we'll be sure to pass this on to the developers.
I can totally understand that you might want to enjoy the multiplayer experience but without PvP, it's a feeling shared by a fair few CMDRs.
I'd recommend looking into one of the private groups dedicated to a strictly PVE experience, they outlaw PvP and remove such users from their groups. I believe the biggest one is Mobius, you can find details about them here: https://elitepve.com/
Do note that these are entirely community run but it might be the middle ground you were looking for to enjoy the game with other players without a risk of being attacked.
Please do let us know if there is anything else that we can help you with and we'll be glad to assist.
Kind regards,
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Elite Dangerous Customer Support Wing
Well good to hear you guys have are having a big enough reputation to appear in the official customer support manual
Congratulations on Mobius on being a go to for frontier customer support. Keep up the great reputation.