As long as this change doesn't affect my current characters,then sure.

DPR, fair enough, you never said grey = criminals, but the low standing cap suggest exactly that, and the OP was making the assumption that wanting to be grey = pirate. If a Serco can get +600 Itani standing, then grey should be able to also. I'd be fine with a sensible standing cap, like 600. That still eliminates access to the top nation ships, and I agree that restricting these ships to very well liked and trusted pilots is logical. Other ships that ought to be restricted to these "faction personnel" should have their standing requirements adjusted to reflect this, rather than capping a players standing very low to prevent it.

It's not just your suggestion I've made this argument in. Every time someone makes a grey-as-a-nation-type-thing, they want to limit other standings somehow, usually asking for tri-KOS as a requirement. Even the OP wanted Hated as a requirement for "joining" grey. Your suggestion is better (IMO, of course), but I still think the cap is too low. I already don't fly nation ships, but that's not the only thing standing affects.

A low standing indicates you are disliked, or even hated by a given faction. Why? Usually because you got up to no good in their space, or attacked their ships. In the case of Serco/Itani, it's because the two have been at war for centuries. Neither of these reasons are applicable to a grey aligned pilot that does not harm other factions, and so, IMO, the 600 cap makes much more sense.

I would agree with +600 if INC changed the svg,ibg,wtd to require +601 but I highly doubt he would do that. It should be done regardless of grey/unaligned becomes a thing or not.

I agree with you there, too. National ships should require 601+ standing, but that's a different suggestion I guess.