These misc things converge: names, medals, ranks, queen own version of BE, squads etc.
For me, is an absolute YES. The biggest and more powerful buffs that can exist in any game based on ss13 are CUSTOMIZATION, INTERACTION and FREEDOM OF CHOICE updates. By making xenos interesting and fun to play people will play xeno, the balance between players going marine / xeno would become more equal MEANING THAT we can stop making xenos OP or marines retarded, because you can solve everything with numbers. Numbers/=/acceptable losses (KIAS, MIAS) etc.
Discuss, debate, but most important, be nice