Indeed, this amount of information has increased my thirst and desire for even more information about Eternal Crusade. Now that I've seen these answers, I really wish to ask for even more...
Perhaps, but there is a whole lot of Pen and Paper roleplayers amongst us as well, and just bringing up the question this early on can mean a lot to its future. Not taking my chances, if the prideful storyteller kings of Bioware neglected this, ( They dead nao'. ) one better take the initiative and bring the idea up whilst it's not too late.
Hey TN! Saw your post just as we were taking off. Unfortunately we don't have an answer for you, since we're still a ways away from addressing in-game communication in a deep way! I've seen some conversations in general forums about roleplaying in Eternal Crusade- this is a community we do want to support, so we'll be trying to choose an approach that will satisfy you. Hope that helps ease the burn.
Any chance that could be elaborated on? What kind of capabilities are we talking about? Player Count, Resources, Cohesion maybe? Also shameless pug of my own questions that unfortunately got there late (Dota is distracting)