I came back to Neocron a few days ago since a couple of my friends who used to play are meant to be returning (Namely Mephesto, Hawklord, Cybot and Tank) and joining the Nept server.
Well, I decided to take the chance and restart playing ALiCE, and I have to say I'm quite suprised. So far, I've only faced mild ridicule from a couple of people. One was blatently a moron, and the other was simply bored and appologised. I really do believe that Neptune could be an excellent server for roleplaying.
The players there are generally not all PKing 14yos with a bad attitude.
The streets are quiet enough to RP in peace without worrying about being interrupted by random OOC spam.
There are enough players, who aren't Roleplayers, but will RP at times, which gives us a head start in regards to sympathy.
The skill gain is fast, which means anyone worried about rerolling their char will be able to level up quite quickly (I got to 49/51* in 3 days).
There're still enough people who are Csts, Pokers etc, meaning that you won't be left without weapons and equipment.
We could easily unite all the RPers onto Nept and have our own nice little community.